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In 1989 the New Zealand government introduced legislation to reform the process whereby public funds were spent on the procurement of public passenger transport services, and to take effect from 1 July 1991.

A research project was undertaken in 2001–2003 to investigate the application of employer travel plans in New Zealand.

Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is widely used in transport policy development and planning in Europe and North America.

A study, carried out in 1998–2000, investigated if a traffic noise lvel of 55dBA, the level allowed in the 1994 Transit New Zealand Road traffic noise guidelines, was an acceptable limit in New Zealand for areas that previously had low traffic noise.

These guidelines for integrated stormwater management provide guidance on a range of issues relating to the management of stormwater run-off from state highways and local roads in New Zealand, including: the legal framework within which stormwater ma…

The Highway Permits computer program stores overload capacity data for all state highway bridges, and some local authority bridges, together with a description of the highway network.

A methodology has been developed to identify the cost-optimal earthworks cut slope design and establishment of appropriate earthworks contingency factors.

Both the design of new pavements in New Zealand and their rehabilitation treatments are currently performed in accordance with the Austroads Pavement Design Guide and its New Zealand Supplement.

The aim of this study, carried out in 2003, is to provide information to improve the design of pedestrian-vehicle spaces used on New Zealand roads, so that pedestrian-vehicle conflicts are reduced.

Deck joints are a potential source of deterioration and maintenance problems in a bridge structure and have been identified as the most common maintenance problem in New Zealand road bridges.