Research 

Transport Monitoring Indicator Framework

The Transport Monitoring Indicator Framework (TMIF) provides a national, and where possible regional, framework for the monitoring of the New Zealand transport system. Led by the Ministry of Transport in collaboration with the wider transport sector, the framework is also a tool for informing and evaluating transport-related policies and other work.

Road Crash Statistics

• Road toll: See the New Zealand Transport Agency website for latest tables of road deaths, fatal crashes and deaths by region.
• CAS: the Crash Analysis System. CAS is an integrated computer system that provides tools to collect, map, query and report on road crash and related data. This page on the NZ Transport Agency website includes information for those interested in accessing CAS. 
• Crash blackspots: tables that list the worst crash blackspots at both national and regional level.
• Rail level crossing statistics: information about rail level crossing incidents, crashes and casualties.
• Monthly overview of crash statistics: latest monthly overview of fatal and injury crash  statistics.
• Motor vehicle crashes in New Zealand: full text, tables and figures of the annual statistical statement on road crashes in New Zealand.
• Motor vehicle crash data: background information on crash statistics.
• Regional road safety issues: See the NZ Transport Agency Regional  Road Safety Issues reports for regional road safety statistics. Click on the left hand navigation on this page of the NZ Transport Agency website.
• Social cost of road crashes and injuries: Information about the average and total social cost of road crashes and injuries occurred in New Zealand.
• Crash fact sheets: These fact sheets outline useful statistical information on road safety issues, drawn from yearly motor vehicle crash data. Topics include alcohol, speed, fatigue, young drivers, cyclists, motorcyclists, pedestrians and diverted attention.

Road Safety Surveys

• Public attitudes to road safety: full text, tables and graphs of the annual surveys, focusing on drink driving, speed and safety belts.  Surveys are also available as PDF files. 
• Safety belt and child restraint use: text, tables and graphs of safety belt and child restraint wearing rates (front and rear safety belt use by adults, and child restraint use by children under 5).
• Cycle helmets: text, tables and graphs of cycle helmet wearing rates by age group, by regions and by Police District.
• Speed surveys: annual survey of unimpeded vehicle speeds on open and urban roads. Text, tables and graphs by region and Police District.

Travel Survey

The New Zealand Household Travel Survey provides information about day-to-day travel in New  Zealand - how people travel, where they go, when and why, and how risky it is.

Vehicle Fleet Statistics

• Information on New Zealand's vehicle fleet. 
• Vehicle registration information is held by the NZ Transport Agency.

Understanding Transport Costs and Charges 

The Ministry of Transport is undertaking a study to update the knowledge of transport costs and charges. It is anticipated that this study will be completed by around December 2010.

Environmental Research

Environmental research in the transport sector helps inform policy development on issues including vehicle emissions and energy sources.

Other research topics

• Land transport sector research: papers published under the NZ Transport Agency funding programme.
• Road safety research funding: an explanation of how road safety research is funded and by whom. Includes links to more detailed information and to funding organisations.
• Road safety research conferences: links to sites hosting papers from road safety research conferences and notices about forthcoming conferences and seminars.
• Transport Research Strategy: The strategy includes a research work programme that sets out priorities for the transport sector over the next five years. 
• New Zealand road safety research: table list of current road safety research in New Zealand.