Stepping forward

Welcome to Stepping forward, the place for information on the three-year National Land Transport Programme and procurement review.

For additional information on the Next Steps Review of the Land Transport Sector see the Ministry of Transport website at www.transport.govt.nz/next-steps-review-of-the-land-transport-sector-1.

The three-year National Land Transport Programme

The move from annual to three-year funding of land transport activities was one of the key recommendations of the Government’s Next Steps in the Land Transport Sector Review being implemented under the amended Land Transport Management Act.

The Act also provides for the establishment of the NZ Transport Agency(NZTA) which will take over the functions and responsibilities of Land Transport New Zealand and Transit New Zealand.

In coming months we will be updating these pages frequently with information that will be of particular use to approved organisations and transport managers on the transition to the three-year funding programme, its goals, progress and timelines.

We will also be providing electronic newsletters, links to essential documents and the answers to frequently asked questions. In coming months, we will also be combining this with more information for approved organisations that will be carried on the new SmartMovez website.

You can send your questions to nltp3@nzta.govt.nz.

Questions and answers on three-year NLTP

Preparing the first 3-year programme

The Planning, programming and funding manual and the Regional land transport programme (RLTP) guidelines (PDF, 598 KB) have been produced to help you prepare your 2009-12 programmes.

The Ministry of Transport and NZTA have jointly produced a guidance paper on regionalisation of GPS and NZTS targets, which will be needed on a regional level by Regional Transport Committees (RTCs). This document supports a related document on indicative regional allocations to activity classes.

Regionalisation of GPS and NZTS targets (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Indicative regional allocations to activity classes (PDF, 2 MB)
(This document includes ‘Regionalisation of GPS allocations’ for all regions, with each region’s funding ranges listed separately. These funding ranges assist RTCs and ARTA in developing a funding plan for inclusion in their RLTPs, and to ensure affordability of their RLTPs.)

Review of physical works, professional services and public transport procurement procedures

A review of procurement procedures for physical works, professional services and public transport is also taking place in order to:

Ensure alignment between the procurement procedures and the Land Transport Management Act 2003 (LTMA)
Maximise opportunities for achieving value for money from NLTP funds spent by approved organisations in the current market environment.

Community transport fund

The community transport fund is a new fund within the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP). The Minister of Transport asked during May 2008 that the NZTA set aside $10 million per year in the NLTP to provide targeted funding assistance for approved organisations to meet the historic transport needs of established communities in areas of high socio-economic deprivation. It is available for the 2008/09 financial year. For more information see the community transport fund section of this website.

Domestic sea freight development fund

The NZ Transport Agency has allocated $6 million for 2008/2009 and the Minister of Transport has announced a further $30m for the subsequent three years. For more information see the domestic sea freight section of this website.