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There has been considerable investment and improvement in the Taranaki transport network in recent years – largely in response to New Plymouth’s residential and industrial growth and an increasing dependence on roading infrastructure by commercial tr…

The Nelson region currently faces a number of transport-related issues, including: the need for efficient transport networks to support freight and tourism flows; a heavy reliance on private motor vehicles; and a number of safety-related concerns.

The Marlborough region currently faces a number of transport-related issues, including: the need for efficient transport networks to support freight and tourism flows; road safety concerns associated with increasing heavy traffic movements; and netwo…

Maintaining state highways and local roads will be a top priority for the Otago region in the next 10 years, to ensure existing capacity enables economic growth and productivity in the region.

The Southland region needs to address a number of transport-related issues between now and 2012.

The Northland NLTP seeks to improve connectivity within the Northland region and between Northland and the rest of the country to help stimulate economic growth and productivity.

Manawatu-Whanganui is strategically important in the lower North Island as a transport hub, both for north-south and east-west travel and as a focal point for a wide range of social services for the central North Island.

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.