Government Policy Statement on land transport Te Tauākī Kaupapa Here a te Kāwanatanga mō ngā waka whenua

We published the Government Policy Statement on land transport 2021/22–2030/31 (GPS 2021). This comes into effect on 1 July 2021.

Government Policy Statement on land transport 2021

We set up an ongoing work programme to increase the quantity and quality of GPS monitoring and evaluation.

Monitoring and evaluating the delivery and impact of the GPS is important to:

• work out to what extent the Government’s transport priorities, objectives and results are being achieved
• ensure New Zealanders can be confident the Government is investing in transport efficiently and effectively
• support the continuous improvement of the GPS and the transport investment appraisal system to achieve effective transport outcomes.

This work programme has 3 parts:

• developing a set of reporting indicators for each GPS
• producing and publishing annual monitoring reports against these reporting indicators
• conducting up to 2 evaluations each year to examine specific aspects of the GPS in more detail.

We will also focus on:

• integrating GPS reporting with our other reporting
• supporting the development of identified indicators where data is not yet collected
• identifying topics of interest that would benefit from more detailed evaluation.

We have published the first report on progress against GPS 2018 priorities.

Government Policy Statement for land transport 2018 

How this fits with our other work

This programme fits with a wider programme of work to strengthen the transport evidence base, including the Transport Evidence Base Strategy and Transport Indicators.

Transport Evidence Base Strategy

The Transport Evidence Base Strategy aims to ensure the transport sector has the right data, information, research and evaluation to deliver an evidence-based transport system that improves wellbeing and liveability. Reporting against the GPS helps to develop the transport evidence base.

Transport Evidence Base Strategy 

Transport Indicators

The Transport Indicators are based on the Transport Outcomes Framework and track progress on the 5 outcomes of the transport system — inclusive access, healthy and safe people, environmental sustainability, resilience and security, and economic prosperity.

The Transport Indicators are multi-modal and outcome-focused, while the GPS reporting indicators include input, output and outcome indicators relating to investment from the NLTF. The Transport Indicators and GPS 2018 reporting indicators were developed in parallel and reflect each other as much as possible.

Transport Outcomes Framework 

The GPS reporting indicators and Transport Indicators also supplement other government reporting frameworks and dashboards, such as Treasury’s Living Standards Framework and Stats NZ’s Indicators Aotearoa

Living Standards Framework(external link)

Indicators Aotearoa(external link)

The Government Policy Statement on land transport 2018/19–2027/28 (GPS 2018) came into force on 1 July 2018, and is the current GPS until GPS 2021 comes into effect on 1 July 2021.

Government Policy Statement on land transport 2018

The Government Policy Statement on land transport 2015/2016–2024/25 (GPS 2015) came into effect on 1 July 2015.

The Minister for Transport amended GPS 2015 on 4 April 2017 to:

• enable Waka Kotahi to implement the land transport components of the Housing Infrastructure Fund
• increase the funding range for the walking and cycling activity class
• enable Waka Kotahi to implement the New Zealand Business Number
• recognise the land transport impacts of the November 2016 earthquake.

The Government Policy Statement on land transport 2012/13­­–2021/22 (GPS 2012) came into effect on 1 July 2012.

In December 2012, the Minister for Transport announced increases to petrol excise duty and road user charges for 2013, 2014, and 2015. In order to use the funds generated by these increases to complete the Roads of National Significance project by the deadline, some small changes were made to GPS 2012:

• The activity class for ‘New and improved infrastructure for State Highways’ was increased by NZD$100 million per year for the years 2013/14 and 2014/15.
• Expenditure targets were increased by NZD$100 million per year for the years 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16.  

The Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding 2009/10–2018/19 (GPS 2009) came into force on 1 July 2009.

This GPS replaced an earlier GPS 2009 released by the previous Government in August 2008.