Funding

Stepping forward - the three-year National Land Transport Programme

The move from annual to three-year funding of land transport activities was one of the key recommendations of the Government’s Next Steps in the Land Transport Sector Review  which will be implemented following the passage of the Land Transport Management Amendment Bill.

New procurement environment

The New Zealand Transport Agency is working with approved organisations to create a new procurement environment and has published a new Procurement manual for activities funded through the national land transport programme.

Domestic sea freight development funding

The Domestic Sea Freight Development Fund is to help the sea freight sector prepare to play a greater role in our freight system. Public and private sector organisations can apply for funding from the domestic sea freight section of this website.

Funding and procurement manuals

Funding and procurement manuals explain the processes approved organisations are required to follow when applying for funding and purchasing outputs.

The National Land Transport Programme (NLTP)

The NZ Transport Agency provides funding for land transport primarily through the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP).

Funding areas

The NLTP’s funding activity classes change over time in response to transport needs, but current major aspects of the funding programme include:

• Maintenance, renewal and improvement of local roads and state highways
• Passenger transport – assisting regional councils provide passenger transport.
• Regional and national development (read questions and answers about the changes announced on 18 July 2007).
• Research, Education and Training
• research projects that improve our understanding of New Zealand’s land transport system
• education and training activities
• Road construction
• the Road Policing Programme - funding the NZ Police’s road policing activities (links to NZ Police website).

Other information

• Land Transport NZ stakeholder surveys: Land Transport New Zealand values the working relationships it has with its stakeholders and see them as crucial to promoting land transport sustainability and safety. To gauge the health of these working relationships Land Transport NZ carried out an annual stakeholder survey. 

Last updated: 30 June 2008