Our Publications

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Ministry of Transport governance documents

Key documents

Connecting New Zealand: a summary of the government’s policy direction for transport
Date: August 2011
Connecting New Zealand is a document that summarises the government’s overall policy direction for transport. 

Safer Journeys road safety strategy to 2020
Date: March 2010
Safer Journeys, New Zealand's road safety strategy to 2020 is a strategy to guide improvements in road safety over the period 2010–2020.

Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding (GPS).
Date: May 2009
The Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding (GPS) sets out the government’s priorities for expenditure from the National Land Transport Fund over the next 10 years.

Know How Guide on Land Transport Planning and Funding in New Zealand
(PDF v7.0 2.444kb)
Date: December 2008
The Know How Guide on Land Transport Planning and Funding in New Zealand – the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2003 provides practical advice for transport decision makers on the Land Transport Management Act 2003.   

MOTivate

The Ministry publishes a free external newsletter, MOTivate which provides information on the development of transport policy and Ministry activities. From June 2009 MOTivate will be produced electronically on a bi-monthly basis. Contact the Ministry to have your name included on the mailing list or view our latest issue.

Other documents

An alphabetical list of strategic documents and reports is available here. Those not available online are available on request from the Ministry.