The National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) contains all the land transport activities, such as public transport services and road construction and maintenance, which are expected to receive funding from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. Waka Kotahi is responsible for allocating funding to land transport.
The 2008/09 NLTP sets out the significant transport issues facing land transport and lists the transport activities that have been given funding from the National Land Transport Fund and also those that may be funded during 2008/09. It sets out forecasts of anticipated expenditure and revenue over 10 years.
To ensure funding decisions take into account the New Zealand Transport Strategy, the LTMA and other requirements placed on approved organisations, Land Transport NZ follows a six-step allocation process, outlined below.
The funding allocation process is described in Land Transport NZ’s programme and funding manual.
Land Transport NZ encourages approved organisations and other funding applicants to discuss and seek funding for proposals that contribute to the purpose of the LTMA. Organisations are encouraged to follow a process of proposal development and consultation that is consistent with the objectives of both the approved organisation and Land Transport NZ.
Approved organisations and other funding applicants are required to assess their proposals in terms of the LTMA, using a process that considers relevant requirements as specified in the Act. Land Transport NZ reviews the assessment and assigns a profile to each proposal covering the seriousness and urgency of the issue or problem addressed, the effectiveness of the proposal in dealing with the issue and the requirements of the Act, the efficiency of the proposal and confidence in the proposal delivery and effectiveness. Land Transport NZ will also assess strategies such as a walking and cycling strategies or area based transport strategies. Its support for a strategy increases confidence in future funding for activities implementing the strategy, and also simplifies future funding applications.
The profiles are used to assist prioritisation with regards to the provisional allocation of funds to each activity class and the prioritisation processes applying to certain activity classes.
Programming is the final step in forming the NLTP. It involves balancing the priority order of proposals with estimated revenue and proposed activity class allocation. It requires considering the programme as a whole to ensure it meets the requirements of the LTMA by being balanced across activity classes and ensuring integration between major transport projects and services.
Before approving funding of an activity or activity class, Land Transport NZ verifies the assessments made in Stage 2 and ensures requirements of the LTMA are being met. NZ Police activities funded in the Land Transport NZ’s Land Transport Programme are approved by the Minister of Transport.
Land Transport NZ monitors the implementation of the NLTP by assisting, advising and co coordinating approved organisations in developing methods to monitor the effectiveness of the overall programme at the strategic ‘outcome’ level, the condition of the transport system and the effectiveness of individual activities and packages within the NLTP. Through this process, approved organisations develop more effective land transport programmes.
The NZ Police activities funded by Land Transport NZ’s Land Transport Programme are monitored by the Ministry of Transport on behalf of the Minister of Transport.
The NLTP is administered using a web-based application called Land Transport Programmes online (LTP online). Approved organisations submit their land transport programmes using this application. LTP online is also used by approved organisations to report and check on the status of activities and programmes, and update activity information. Approved organisations are also able to review whether an activity has been included in the NLTP and whether it has been approved for funding.
Page updated: 30 June 2008
