National Land Transport Programme

The National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) is the mechanism through which Land Transport New Zealand (Land Transport NZ) allocates funds across the following activity classes:

• maintenance of the local roading network
• maintenance of the state highway network
• local road construction
• state highway construction
• transport demand management, rail and sea freight 
• passenger transport services
• regional development (funding for regions with acute transport needs)
• walking and cycling
• administration and project control
• research and performance monitoring
• promotion, information and education
• Land Transport NZ’s operating expenditure
• NZ Police and land transport activities.

Land Transport NZ provides financial assistance to the following approved organisations:

• Territorial authorities (comprising city and district councils) to jointly fund maintenance and construction of local roads, passenger transport infrastructure, promotion of walking and cycling, community programmes and administration and project control. Land Transport NZ provides a national average of 50 percent financial assistance for maintenance programmes and an additional 10 percent for construction projects, with local rates and other local authority revenue providing the balance.
• Territorial authorities in the Northland and Tairawhiti areas for regional development. This is 100 percent funded by Land Transport NZ.
• Regional councils for the provision of passenger transport services, transport demand management, rail and sea freight. The level of financial assistance from Land Transport NZ varies, but is generally at least 50 percent.
• Transit New Zealand (Transit) for New Zealand’s state highway system, including maintenance and construction of state highways, promotion of walking and cycling, passenger transport-related state highway projects and administration and project control. Land Transport NZ fully funds work on the state highway system, though tolls and developer contributions may also contribute to a project’s funding.
• To research agencies for research.
• NZ Police is funded from the National Land Transport Fund for road safety enforcement and education activities. Allocations to the NZ Police are approved by the Minister of Transport.
• Local government and community groups are funded for road safety activities.

 The allocations to activity classes within the NLTP are announced annually prior to the financial year beginning 1 July. Some activities are approved for funding at this time; others are approved or likely to be approved during the year. Not every planned activity proceeds according to the expected timeframe or cash flow requirement so amendments are made to the NLTP from time to time. Consequently, the NLTP is an ongoing programme through which activities are approved for funding throughout the year and allocations to activity classes are adjusted.

 To have activities approved for funding during the year, approved organisations must include them in their land transport programme or long-term council community plan. Land Transport NZ considers these submissions and decides which activities should be included in the NLTP.

Page created: 30 June 2005
Last updated: 28 June 2006