Stakeholder Engagement - Understanding Transport Costs and Charges Phase One Summary Report

6. The Ministry conducted a transparent and inclusive stakeholder engagement process to raise awareness of the project, as well as to allow stakeholders to offer views, comments and suggestions.
    
7. Four central government workshop forums (being Maritime, Road, Rail and Public Transport) took place at the Ministry between 8 May and 23 May 2008. Transport policy staff and technical specialists including staff from the Ministry of Transport, NZ Transport Agency (formerly Land Transport New Zealand and Transit New Zealand), Maritime New Zealand, Treasury, ONTRACK and KiwiRail (previously Toll NZ) were invited to attend these discussion forums. 
    
8. Following the workshop forums, a series of face-to-face or telephone interviews were also conducted, between 19 May and 13 June 2008, to discuss specific costs and charges information requirements in detail. These interviews involved:
   • Central government New Zealand Treasury and various policy teams of the Ministry of Transport (including maritime, environment, safety and revenue and charging)
   • Other transport agencies NZ Transport Agency, Ontrack and KiwiRail.
   • Local bodies Auckland Regional Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Christchurch City Council 
   • Industry representatives New Zealand Shipping Federation, New Zealand Automobile Association, Road Transport Forum, Ports of Auckland and Port of Napier.
      
9. The purpose of the information gathering and consultation process was to:
   • raise awareness of the project
   • fill the information gaps about the current funding, charging and pricing arrangements
   • understand costs and charges information needs for meeting policy development demand in order to achieve the objectives and targets of the New Zealand Transport Strategy 2008
   • identify costs and charges information availability and gaps.

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