Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007

In November 2007 the Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007 was signed. It will come into effect progressively from 3 January 2008.

For a copy of the new Rule, which updates and replaces the existing Rule, please click here to View the full Rule on the Land Transport New Zealand website

In preparing the draft Rule the Government and Ministers considered a range of documents. These are presented here for information:

A media release by Hon Judith Tizard announcing the release of the Rule.
A list of questions and answers on the Rule and its content.
The Cabinet Paper (PDF, 212kb) that was submitted to Cabinet seeking approval of the policies set out in the Rule.
The Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF, 79kb) that accompanied the Cabinet Paper.
The Submissions Analysis (PDF, 140kb) that was prepared based on the 84 submissions received before the close off date.
The report “Update and Extension of Vehicle Emissions Modelling (PDF, 406kb) prepared by the consulting firm Covec on the likely environmental and economic impacts of the proposed Rule. This updated their earlier report from 2006 that is also available here: Socio-Economic Impacts of Emissions Standards on Used Imported Vehicles Final Report November 2006 (PDF, 618kb).
The Health and Air Pollution in New Zealand (HAPiNZ) study, which found that up to 500 people die prematurely each year is available here: http://www.hapinz.org.nz/