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Facts and figures

45

Road deaths for the current year to date

More on Road deaths

24,976

The number of Electric vehicles on the road

More on Fleet statistics

$4.60

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

48.90b

Vehicle kilometres travelled (Calendar year 2019)

Calendar year 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

Qantas–Japan Airlines Joint Business Agreement

Qantas and Japan Airlines have lodged an application seeking authorisation for a Joint Business Agreement for 3 years.

Upcoming consultations

Closed consultations

Outcomes from recent consultations

Qantas Airways–American Airlines reauthorisation 2020

The Minister of Transport agreed to reauthorise the alliance between Qantas and American Airlines for 5 years from 14 November 2020 until 14 November 2025.

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.