Last updated on
25/05/2009 9:22 a.m.
In August 2008, the government launched a set of defined targets for the transport sector and actions to achieve these targets over the next 30 years. This is the first time specific targets have been set for the whole sector and they are detailed in two key documents: the New Zealand Transport Strategy 2008 (NZTS) and the first Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding (GPS). These are part of a raft of changes to the transport sector signalled in the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 and will be the driving force to achieving an affordable, integrated, safe, responsive and sustainable transport system.
The Ministry also released the Transport Monitoring Indicator Framework. The framework measures progress against the objectives, sector outcomes and targets in the NZTS and the GPS. It is a tool for informing and evaluating transport-related policies and strategies.