Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007

In November 2007 the Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007 was signed. It came into effect progressively from 3 January 2008. A number of minor and technical changes were made to the emissions rule through an amendment rule in 2009. 

View the the 2007 Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Rule and its amendments on the NZ Transport Agency 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 v7.0, 212kb) that was submitted to Cabinet seeking approval of the policies set out in the Rule.
• The Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF v7.0, 79kb) that accompanied the Cabinet Paper.
• The Submissions Analysis (PDF v7.0, 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 v7.0, 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 v7.0, 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/