The Minister of Transport released the final Government Policy Statement on land transport 2021/22–2030/31 (GPS).
GPS 2021 builds on and consolidates the priorities of GPS 2018. The strategic priorities for GPS 2021 are safety, better travel options, improving freight connections and climate change.
Activity classes have been set to allow Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and local government to invest in these priorities.
No changes are proposed or forecast for petrol excise duty and road user charges in GPS 2021.
The Transitions Guide explains what the differences between GPS 2018 and GPS 2021.
We're inviting stakeholders and the wider public to give feedback until 5pm, 11 May 2020 (note this has been extended from the original deadline of 5pm, Monday 27 April).
We're inviting stakeholders and the wider public to give feedback until 5pm, 11 May 2020 (note this has been extended from the original deadline of 5pm, Monday 27 April).
To help us and the Minister of Transport develop a final GPS 2021, we had planned to hold briefings and workshops with a wide group of stakeholders including local government, the transport sector, and relevant non-government organisations. However, in response to COVID-19, it’s no longer appropriate to have face-to-face events.
Instead, you can watch the presentation online. Presentations work best in full-screen mode.
If you are planning to email submissions through an automated process or online petition platform, please first email the GPS team at gps@transport.govt.nzto ensure your submissions are correctly recognised and considered.
Your submission is public information
We will publish a summary of submissions after the engagement period has closed and submissions have been analysed. If you do not want your name or any identifying information to be included in anything we publish (including because you believe your comments are commercially sensitive) please indicate this clearly in your submission.
Note that your submission is subject to the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). This means other people will be able to obtain copies of submissions by making a request under the OIA. If you think there are grounds for your information to be withheld under the OIA, note this in your submission. We will take your reasons into account and may consult with you when responding to requests under the OIA. The Ministry may also be required to share submissions with a Parliamentary Select Committee. We will first consider, for example, whether the submissions contain personal or commercially sensitive information.
All submissions will be public records and will be held for a time period required by the Public Records Act 2005, then destroyed.