Transit New Zealand
Transit New Zealand (Transit) is the Crown Entity responsible for state highways - the strategic roads and motorways that are about 12% (10,894 km) of all New Zealand's roads, but account for about half of the 36 billion vehicle kilometres we travel every year.
Our annual budget is over $1 billion and we have about 350 staff. Our Chief Executive is Rick van Barneveld, who reports to a statutory Board. Working With Others Who we work with and how we work together.
Transit works closely with others in a number of key areas. Achieving our planned levels of activity requires an extraordinary level of collaboration and coordination with our transport partners.
The RCA is a group of representatives from the territorial local authorities, Department of Conservation, Land Transport New Zealand, and Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ), led by Transit. The purpose of the RCA is to exchange information and provide updates on working groups, legislation, standards and guidelines, highway and procurement strategies and other issues relevant to road controlling authorities and the other member organisations.
To integrate growth, development and land use planning with multi-modal transport planning, Transit works with local authorities all over New Zealand, seeking integrated solutions in both land development and transport through interactive planning processes. To succeed in delivering on plans for Auckland, Transit must secure a high level of co-operation from key partners. In particular, the advancement of key projects through borrowing will require full co-operation and agreement by relevant Auckland local authorities to provide:
* Adequate resources for their input to the development of the projects
* Early commitment to the scope for each project
* Timely and active support for processing planning applications.
Transit is a major contributor to improving road safety, notably with the Ministry of Transport, New Zealand Police and Land Transport New Zealand, including the activities of the National Road Safety Committee.
Travel demand management is a required component of the New Zealand Transport Strategy, the Local Government Act, and the Land Transport Management Act 2003 (LTMA). Transit recognises that delivery of this requires an integrated approach, which will be achieved through collaboration with Auckland Regional Transport Authority, regional councils and territorial authorities.
Transit's second toll project, the Tauranga Harbour Link was developed in partnership with Tauranga City Council. Transit's Toll Systems Project - which will provide a national toll management and administration system - is being jointly managed with Land Transport New Zealand and the Ministry of Transport.
