What's in this section on sustainable transport?

This section on sustainable transport contains information and resources to help people make transport choices that lead to a better New Zealand for current and future generations.

Sustainable vehicles

• Fuelsaver website: Find out how much you spend on fuel, and how much you can save.
• Rightcar website: Choose the right car online by comparing safety, fuel efficiency and emissions data for new and used cars. The site also includes information on fuel economy ratings, vehicle pollution and emissions standards, and safety features.

Travel progammes and planning

• Travel behaviour change programmes: encouraging people to travel using sustainable modes of transport (public transport, on foot, by bike, or by car share).
• Travel plan guidelines: resources to help you set up your own Walking school bus, workplace or school travel plan.
• Workplace travel plan case studies: successful workplace travel plans.
• Your safe driving policy: resource to help New Zealand employers keep their staff safe on the roads and improve the efficiency and sustainability of their operations.
• Travel to and from school: information for parents, caregivers and teachers about travel to and from school. Includes:
  • Walking to school: this has a lot of benefits for children, their caregivers and the environment. It also means less traffic congestion around the school gate.
  • School buses: tips for increasing safety on and around school buses.
  • Being roadsmart for school: suggestions for parents about walking and cycling to school.
  • School traffic safety team manual: a training manual to help school traffic safety teams – school patrols, traffic wardens and bus wardens – maintain their outstanding safety record.
• Walking and cycling: information for cyclists and pedestrians, and resources for organisations wanting to encourage people to bike and walk.
  • Cycle counting in New Zealand: information about various types of cycle traffic counting, including continuous, automatic and manual counts.

Passenger transport funding

• Information about how Land Transport NZ funds passenger transport.

Research into sustainability

• Land Transport NZ has commissioned a number of research reports on sustainable land transport.
• Transport network optimisation (PDF, 2 MB, 49 pages) - This discussion document looks at ways of optimising New Zealand’s road transport
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Reports on the transport sector

Reports from our performance of land transport section:

• At a glance: a high-level overview of the contribution that land transport makes to the government's economic, social and environmental objectives for transport.
• Trend statements: reports on the 13 trends identified by Land Transport NZ as indicators of progress towards better land transport sustainability and safety.

Last updated: 26 February 2008