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As well as being a regular road and rail user, my work for the New Zealand Ministry of Transport used to include land transport policy issues, particularly relating to technology. This page is devoted to land transport in New Zealand.
Tranz Metro passenger train at Mana station, New Zealand (2007)©
Relevant New Zealand departments and agencies
Relevant New Zealand departments and agencies
NZ Transport Agency - merged Transit New Zealand and Land Transport NZ
Some New Zealand ministerial statements and speeches focused on land transport
Some New Zealand ministerial statements and speeches focused on land transport
Update of the New Zealand Transport Strategy - 11 December 2007 - Hon Annette King
New Zealand economic regulation of road and rail transport
New Zealand economic regulation of road and rail transport
Relevant legislation includes the Land Transport Act 1998 and the Transport Act 1962. Free access is available on the web to New Zealand legislation.
Major land transport operators in New Zealand
Major land transport operators in New Zealand
Urban Passenger
CityLink - Whangarei
Transdev - Auckland urban rail passenger transport
Transdev Wellington - Wellington urban rail passenger transport
NZ Bus - Auckland and Wellington buses
Birkenhead Transport - Auckland buses
Howick and Eastern - Auckland buses
Road
Tulloch Transport - Mataura, Southland
TNL Group - Nelson
Rail
Great Journeys New Zealand - long-distance passenger services
New Zealand organisations
New Zealand organisations
Academic sites
Academic sites
Transportation Research Centre - University of Auckland
Transport Research Group - University of Waikato
Transport Research Network - University of Otago
MITO - Motor Industry Training Organisation
New Zealand Institute of Highway Technology - New Plymouth
Reports, speeches, research articles and papers
Reports, speeches, research articles and papers
Interesting reports, speeches, research articles and papers available online include (the first set is generally by academics and the second set by government practitioners):
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The New Zealand Transport Strategy 2008 - Hon Annette King
Connecting New Zealand - 31 August 2011 - Hon Steven Joyce
Decarbonising Transport Action Plan 2022-2025 by the Ministry of Transport
Other sector sites
Other sector sites
Schedule information for some New Zealand urban passengers services:
Metro - Christchurch
Metlink - train and bus timetables from the Wellington Regional Council
Bus Train Ferry - timetables from Auckland Transport
For real time tracking of urban passenger services in the three main centres:
AnyTrip NEW
For official road safety information:
Road to Zero - road safety strategy
Rightcar - vehicle safety and emissions
Crash Analysis System data - map from NZTA
For those planning to drive by road:
Google Sites
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