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18.50%

Greenhouse gases emissions that are transport-related (MftE: Calendar year 2023)

Updated: 17 November 2025 at 3:51 pm

93,403

Total battery electric motor vehicles in the fleet

Updated: 11 February 2026 at 9:30 am

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36

Road deaths for the current year to date

Updated: 11 February 2026 at 9:30 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

31%

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

Updated: 14 November 2025 at 11:50 am

1

hour is the average amount of time New Zealanders spend travelling each day (2023-2024)

Updated: 4 November 2025 at 4:49 pm

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