Government Policy Statement on land transport

The Government Policy Statement on land transport 2018/19–2027/28 (GPS 2018) came into effect on 1 July 2018.

The Government Policy Statement (GPS) 2018 and 2021 Activity Class Evaluation reports published June 2025 examined the GPS contribution to local road maintenance and walking and cycling improvements against value for money considerations such as impacts and outcomes, business requirements, value indicators, benefits gap factors and capacity and capability requirements.

Recommendations from both reports inform the following:

• the delivery and implementation of GPS 2024
• GPS 2027 development
• ongoing improvements to the Ministry’s Value for Money framework.

The Ministry completed two independent evaluations of GPS 2018 in February 2023.

• Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS) 2018 Evaluation
• An evaluation of modal shift in the Government Policy Statement (GPS) on land transport

The first Report examined the extent to which land transport investments were delivered in a manner aligned with GPS strategic priorities over 2018 - 2021. The second Report focused on how the GPS supports mode shift and where improvements can be made to enhance the impact of mode shift in future GPS iterations.

Recommendations from both reports will be implemented as part of the following:

• the delivery and implementation of GPS 2021
• GPS 2024 development
• ongoing improvements to the Ministry’s monitoring and evaluation functions.

The Government Policy Statement on land transport 2015/2016–2024/25 (GPS 2015) came into effect on 1 July 2015.

The Government Policy Statement on land transport 2012/13­­–2021/22 (GPS 2012) came into effect on 1 July 2012.

The Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding 2009/10–2018/19 (GPS 2009) came into effect on 1 July 2009.

This GPS replaced an earlier GPS 2009 released by the previous Government in August 2008.