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Facts and figures

285

Road deaths for the current year to date

More on Road deaths

23,395

The number of Electric vehicles on the road

More on Fleet statistics

14years

Average age of NZ light vehicle fleet (Calendar year 2018)

$4.60b

Total Expenditure on land transport (Financial year 2018/2019)

57%

of rail freight is bulk commodities

26.90km

Average daily travel (Calendar year 2018)

21%

GHG emissions that are transport-related (Calendar year 2018)

37%

of New Zealanders used public transport in the last year

Open consultations

North Shore Airport's airport authority status application

30 November 2020

North Shore Airport has applied to become an airport authority.

Upcoming consultations

Closed consultations

Outcomes from recent consultations

Government Policy Statement on land transport 2021

The Minister of Transport has released the final Government Policy Statement on land transport 2021/22–2030/31 (GPS).

British Airways–Qatar Airways code-sharing application 2020

The Minister of Transport agreed to authorise an alliance between British Airways and Qatar Airways for 5 years until 31 May 2025.