The Ministry of Transport is responsible for leading the development of a number of strategies to work towards the goals of the New Zealand Transport Strategy.
In 2002 the government established, in its Road Safety to 2010 strategy, a set of ambitious road safety goals: no more than 300 deaths and 4500 hospitalisations a year by the end of 2010. These goals were developed after an extensive process of public consultations in 2000 and based on a research led analysis of what international best practice interventions could achieve in New Zealand.
On 24 February 2005, the Government launched Getting there - on foot, by cycle, its strategy to advance walking and cycling in New Zealand transport. Getting there - on foot, by cycle aims to improve environments for walking and cycling, improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists, and increase the choice of walking and cycling for day-to-day transport.
The Total Mobility Scheme provides a subsidised taxi service to people with serious mobility constraints by way of taxi vouchers that provide a discount of (usually) 50 percent off the normal taxi fare. It also provides funding assistance for the purchase and installation of wheelchair hoists in taxi vans.