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Facts and figures

147

Road deaths for the current year to date

Updated: 3 June 2023 at 9:30 am

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56,700

Total battery electric motor vehicles in the fleet

Updated: 5 May 2023 at 9:44 am

More on Fleet statistics

46.76b

Vehicle kilometres travelled (Calendar year 2021)

Updated: 4 May 2023 at 6:36 pm

Calendar year 2021

$4.60b

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

Open consultations

Consultation on Euro 6/VI vehicle emissions standards

The proposed changes to the Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007 – the ‘Vehicle…

Upcoming consultations

Closed consultations

Strategic priorities

Here are the Ministry's strategic priorities for 2023.

Improve road safety

The Road to Zero strategy sets out our vision for a New Zealand where no one is killed or seriously injured in road crashes.

Start to decarbonise the transport system

The Ministry's work to support the actions in the transport chapter of the Emissions Reduction Plan.

Strengthen New Zealand’s supply chains

The Ministry is leading the development of the New Zealand freight and supply chain strategy which seeks to identify what is needed to optimise the…

Enable emerging aviation technologies

The Ministry's work to support the integration of new technology into our aviation system.