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234

Road deaths for the current year to date

Updated: 21 September 2026 at 9:00 am

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108,405

Total battery electric motor vehicles in the fleet

Updated: 22 September 2026 at 9:30 am

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18.10%

Greenhouse gases emissions that are transport-related (Calendar year 2024)

Updated: 17 September 2026 at 3:51 pm

5:40 hours

is the average amount of time New Zealanders spend travelling each week (2024-2025)

Updated: 22 May 2026 at 8:38 am

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11.80%

Percentage of New Zealanders (15+ years old) who used public transport in the last year (2024–2025)

Updated: 6 May 2026 at 11:59 am

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2024

Annual statistics for road crashes, serious injuries, and deaths.

Safety — Annual statistics

49.84b

Vehicle kilometres travelled (Calendar year 2024)

Updated: 17 November 2025 at 2:54 pm

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17.01M

Tonnes transported annually on the NZ rail network

Updated: 17 November 2025 at 2:40 pm

Freight Information Gathering System: Rail 2024