Technical disciplines

A resilient land transport system is critical for keeping people, products, and places connected for a thriving Aotearoa New Zealand. Resilience for NZTA is about keeping roads open and the transport system available so people and businesses can rely on the transport system to get to where they want to go despite unplanned events or disruptions.

Air quality management and monitoring of emissions from vehicles and the effects of land transport infrastructure projects, maintenance and operations.

Biodiversity is the variety of life forms, providing people with the fundamental processes and products needed to survive.

Climate change mitigation and adaptation work at NZTA, as well as climate change related research work and tools available to project teams.

Coastal processes have impacts on infrastructure, as well as infrastructure having impacts on the coastal environment.

NZTA requirements when preparing applications, the guidance available to ensure a consistent approach and information on our environmental permit compliance system CS-Vue.

Managing contaminants in soil, which could pose a threat to human health or the environment.

Standard reference for all temporary traffic management on state highways and local roads. It includes levels of temporary traffic management, signs and forms used, and a series of sample traffic management plans.

To be used by consultants when preparing cost estimates for capital projects.

Our roading and transport activities have the potential to affect the daily lives of so many New Zealanders, so it’s important that their values, priorities and opinions about how mobility is delivered is an important part of NZTA’s business.

The environmental and sustainability operational policy, standards, specifications and guidance in this section must be followed in all NZTA land transport infrastructure capital projects, operations and maintenance.

Protecting and conserving New Zealand’s heritage and minimising the impacts of our transport system activities on heritage places.

Information within this portal relates to insurances and bonds for Transport Services professional services and physical works contracts.

The Integrated Delivery Model (IDM) is the new contract model for road maintenance, which will be progressively introduced to replace the Network Outcomes Contract (NOC) over the next five years.

Intelligent transport systems (ITS) are to apply technology solutions to deliver operational and transport management outcomes, as well as contributing to safer roads.

Planning and operational policy and processes for developing and implementing the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP), to give effect to the Government Policy Statement (GPS).

View a collection of handy guides focused on walking, cycling and public transport.

Network outcomes contracts (NOCs) see NZTA take a more hands on approach with respect to strategic asset management and contract management.

Assessing and mitigating transport-related noise and vibration and its impacts on people and communities.

View manuals, technical memoranda, and specifications on delineation, drainage, pavements, surfacings, and unsealed pavements in each relevant subject area in this section.

Information about the Transport Services' commercial intelligence, measurement and monitoring capability with respect to the cost of maintenance and renewals.

Our approach to procurement uses a range of delivery models. These models have been developed based on international best practice and adapted to the New Zealand context.

NZTA has developed its own project management practice over recent years. The guidance included in this section attempts to document lessons learnt as we have developed and delivered projects and to provide advice on the best way to progress through various mandatory processes while avoiding pitfalls along the way.

NZTA acquires land and land rights for the construction of highway projects. There's also disposals and valuation information available.

Quality assurance provides confidence to NZTA and its customers that assets procured have been built to specification, will achieve their performance objectives, and provide information critical to the successful ongoing asset management and maintenance.

NZTA invests in innovative and relevant research, which plays a critical role at the forefront of land transport thinking and thereby contributes to achieving the government’s goals for transport.

Minimising resource use and optimising resource recovery, which helps minimise environmental impacts, contributes to reducing carbon emissions and has the potential to cut costs.

Risk and therefore risk management is an inherent and fundamental aspect of NZTA business. NZTA applies an enterprise risk management (ERM) approach as an integral part of its management philosophy.

Enhancing road design and infrastructure to make them safer.

This section provides supplementary guidance and advice about the use of different safety systems and interpretation of the new Austroads Guides and any necessary New Zealand specific variations.

Enhancing the positive effects and minimising the negative effects of our activities on people and communities.

There are a range of topics that have been included in bylaws from parking to speed limits. A list of state highway bylaws is available.

Protecting water quality through constructing or maintaining stormwater assets and controlling erosion and sediment.

View standards/manuals, specifications and design guides/advice notes on bridges and culverts, tunnels, geotechnical and soil structures, other highways structures and structures operation and maintenance.

Infrastructure sustainability rating schemes provide a consistent method of assessing, achieving, and communicating the positive environmental and social outcomes associated with infrastructure projects.

Guidance for the comparisons carried out between observed and modelled outputs, commonly during the base model development phase of a project.

Ensuring quality urban design principles and landscape principles inform the planning, design, implementation and management of our land transport network.

This page describes the legal requirements in the Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2002. It also includes information about subsequent relevant legislation.