Documents that refer to outcomes

Related outcomes

NOT RELATED: Assisting ecomomic developmentRELATED: Assisting ecomomic developmentNOT RELATED: Assisting safety and personal securityRELATED: Assisting safety and personal securityNOT RELATED: Improving access and mobilityRELATED: Improving access and mobilityNOT RELATED: Protecting and promoting public healthRELATED: Protecting and promoting public healthNOT RELATED: Ensuring environmental sustainabilityRELATED: Ensuring environmental sustainability

Statements of desired outcomes now appear widely in New Zealand legislation as well as in strategies and plans, although not always using the word 'outcomes'. Some are statements of high level outcomes; others are statements of intermediate outcomes - which are essentially more-easily-measured steps along the way to achievement of the high level outcomes.

The following table identifies the documents that have statements of outcomes for land transport:

Outcomes called Level of outcomes Local / regional / national Source document
Objectives High level National NZ Transport Strategy 2002 (NZTS)
Objectives High level National Land Transport Management Act 2003 (LTMA)
Directional statements Intermediate National Transport Sector Strategic Directions document 2005 (TSSD)
Long term targets Intermediate National Update of the New Zealand Transport Strategy 2008
Short term targets Intermediate National & regional Government Policy Statement 2009 (GPS)
Trend statements Intermediate National Trend statements
Trends & targets Intermediate National National Energy Strategy
Trends & targets Intermediate National National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy
Trends & targets Intermediate Regional Regional Policy Statements
Trends & targets Intermediate Regional & local Regional land transport strategies
Trends & targets Intermediate Regional & local Regional Plans

Trend Statements (2007)

NZTA stated its approach to achievement of the governments desired outcomes for land transport in its Statement of Intent (SOI) 2007-2010 (PDF, 2.6 MB, 122 pages). It identified a number of trends that need to be addressed for the sector to progress towards land transport sustainability and safer transport on land. These trend statements are:

  • CO2 emissions from land transport reduce
  • fatal and serious injury crashes reduce
  • more people choose active and shared modes of transport
  • the availability and use of shared transport, passenger transport and services for the transport disadvantaged increases
  • people drive in a way that uses less energy and is safe in the conditions
  • the commercial and private motor vehicle fleets become more energy efficient and safer, use less energy and reduce emissions, noise and vibration
  • a higher proportion of freight is carried on rail and coastal shipping
  • freight industry productivity improves
  • development patterns of towns and cities reduce the need for people to travel
  • development of towns and cities, design of networks, and operating rules provide a safe and convenient environment for walking, cycling and other personal travel options
  • people use private vehicles less at congested times
  • traffic flows more efficiently and with greater reliability on the road network.

Regional policy statements, land transport strategies and plans

The preparation of regional policy statements is the responsibility of regional councils. The preparation of regional transport strategies and regional transport plans is the responsibility of the regional transport committees, which are convened by regional councils. The strategies and plans play a crucial role in the new structure for planning and funding land transport. They are the mechanism for the sector to look broadly, and critically, at current and future regional conditions; to identify issues, problems and opportunities; and to agree on the preferred strategy for the long term.

Please visit regional council websites for individual policy statements, strategies or plans.

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