Research
To improve the performance of the land transport asset.
Environmental effects (research)
To mitigate the adverse impacts of land transport.
National freight demands study
The efficient movement of freight has particular importance to New Zealand's economy, however, there was an information gap on freight movements in New Zealand and this needed to be filled for the government to make informed decisions on freight issues.
Natural hazard risk management (research)
To reduce the impact of a natural hazard.
To more efficiently and safely manage the movement of vehicles.
Walking is one of the safest modes of travel available. It carries the second lowest risk of being killed or injured per time unit travelled on New Zealand roads.
This Profile aims to make visible the extent and importance of pedestrian activity and injury in New Zealand. Its focus is on walking as a transport mode, and it aims to provide an accessible overview to those who plan our communities, manage our roads, or are concerned about the safety of our transport environment.
To improve public safety through improvements to the land transport environment/architecture.
Public attitudes to road safety
The New Zealand Public Attitudes Survey has been undertaken periodically since 1974, and annually since 1994, to evaluate attitudes to road safety issues, primarily alcohol-impaired driving and speed.
This section contains information about travel, motor vehicle crashes, road user attitudes and behaviours in New Zealand. The studies have been produced by the Research and Statistics section of the Ministry's Strategic Directions Group.
Information about completed research funded through Land Transport NZ's research programme is published in Land Transport NZ's quarterly publication, Land transport research.
Land Transport NZ funds innovative research that contributes to the aim of achieving an integrated, safe , responsive and sustainable land transport system in New Zealand.
This annual publication is a survey of New Zealand research and funding organisations. It includes all reported road safety research with a New Zealand component being undertaken or completed during the year under review.
To improve public safety through improvements to the land transport environment/architecture.
The social costs of a road crash and the associated injuries include a number of different elements:
Sustainable land transport (research)
To improve the sustainability of the land transport system.
To provide a better understanding of travel behaviour and user preferences.
In 2006, 86 people were killed and a further 1141 were injured in road crashes involving trucks1. This was 21 percent of all deaths and 8 percent of all reported injuries on our roads.
A detailed analysis of the entire New Zealand vehicle fleet was published by the Ministry of Transport on 3 April 2009 using data from 2008. The report The New Zealand Vehicle Fleet is published annually on the internet only.
