RLTP related topics and help

From the Planning, programming and funding manual


Other resources:

Police activities and the RLTP

The Planning, programming and funding manual discusses the relationship between police activities and the RLTP.

Section C12.10 (17 KB) covers:

  • The relationship between police activities and the RLTP
  • Safety and personal security
  • Meeting targets, strategies and plans
  • Level of police resources
  • Impact of planned changes

Section C12.11 (17 KB) covers:

  • Provision for road policing in studies and strategies
  • Working with local authorities and other relevant agencies
  • Police involvement with community programmes
  • Targeting roads with a poor safety record
  • Targeting at-risk road-user groups

Assess the RLTP

Section C12.9 of the Planning, programming and funding manual (19 KB) provides guidelines for assessment by each RTC and ARTA of its RLTP, covering

  • Compliance with the LTMA
  • Method used (if other than the NZTA methodology)
  • What is included in the assessment
  • Statement of issues, problems and opportunities - including supporting evidence
  • Statement of transport priorities and targets
  • Contribution of RLTP to priorities

Develop the draft RLTP

Section C12.8 of the Planning, programming and funding manual (21 KB) covers the development of the draft RLTP as follows:

  • Regional advisory group (RAG) tasks
  • Submissions from approved organisations and NZTA
  • Timely use of LTP online
  • NZTA guidance and assessment / review

Develop regional priorities

Each RTC (ARTA for the Auckland region) must prioritise all activities, other than those that are exempt, develop regional priorities and assess its RLTP.

Section C12.5 of the Planning, programming and funding manual (23 KB ) covers

  • Processes for consultation, drafting and finalizing the RLTP
  • Statement of transport issues, problems and opportunities
  • Statement of transport priorities
  • Key strategies, packages and interventions
  • Funding plan and 10 year forecast
  • Develop region-specific guidelines
  • Directions and targets in strategic documents

NZTA review of draft RLTPs

As well as providing assistance and advice to RTCs and ARTA as they develop their RLTPs, the NZTA needs to pull the RLTPs into a draft National Land Transport Programme (NLTP).

Section C12.4 of the Planning, programming and funding manual (21 KB) covers

  • Purpose of the review
  • Provide national perspective
  • Review contribution to GPS
  • Agree and nationally prioritise activities
  • Review and agree draft funding plans
  • Coordinate between RLTPs

Terms used in the LTMA

There are terms used in the LTMA in the provisions for the content of RLTPs that are not defined in the LTMA. This section provides the NZTAs guidelines on these terms.

Following these guidelines will:

  • ensure that terms used in an RLTP are consistent with NZTA terminology
  • enable each activity and combination of activities to be more easily included in the NLTP.

Legislation: LTMA s16 and s17.

Section C1.3 of the Planning, programming and funding manual (63 KB) covers

  • Activities included without prioritization
  • Nationally significant activities
  • Activities with inter-regional significance
  • Regionally significant activities
  • Significant expenditure from other sources

Legislative provisions for an RLTP

Section C1.4 of the Planning, programming and funding manual (65 KB) summarises the LTMA provisions for an RLTP and includes a reference to the relevant section of the LTMA for each provision.

  • Preparation and approval responsibilities
  • Approved organizations propose activities
  • Core requirements of RLTP
  • Form, content and detail
  • Consultation with other parties
  • Separate consultation with Maori
  • Maori contribution to decision-making
  • Needs of transport disadvantaged
  • Approval of an RLTP
  • Dates for approving and forwarding an RLTP