How can I find research reports?
All research programme reports are published on this website. Research reports published from 2005 are available on our website for downloading. PDF scans of earlier research reports are available by emailing research@nzta.govt.nz.
In addition, this spreadsheet (updated quarterly) lists all research programme reports. It includes a list of key words associated with each report and a link to the pages on our website where the reports can be downloaded, or PDF scans requested by emailing research@nzta.govt.nz.
Some newly published research programme reports, and the abstracts of all published reports, are profiled in the quarterly NZTA Research newsletter. If you would like to go on the mailing list to receive this newsletter please email research@nzta.govt.nz.
Links to all research programme reports are on the ARRB/Austroads road research register (external link). This register contains land transport related research information from throughout Australasia.
The NZTA also provide an email notification when research reports have been published to the website. If you would like to be added to this email list, please email research@nzta.govt.nz.
A list of all NZTA research programme active research projects is also available, and this list includes any projects that are being procured.
What research do we invest in?
The purpose of the research is to acquire new knowledge that can be applied by transport decision makers to deliver more effective, efficient and economic transport solutions.
To ensure that the research programme does not serve the operational needs of any single entity, the NZTA requires that research:
- informs the policies, tools, guidelines, technologies or systems used by transport decision makers to achieve the objectives of the Land Transport Management Act, the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding and the NZTA's strategic outcomes as profiled in the NZTA's Statement of intent
- meets the needs of more than one potential end user of the research, or is of benefit to the wider transport sector
- is accessible to end users
- does not exclusively benefit a single organisation to meet its operational needs, and
- does not provide commercial gain for a sole supplier or single product.
How does the NZTA invest in research?
The NZTA research programme framework (PDF, 58 KB) provides clear research objectives and helps to focus our approach to research investment. The framework is centered around five research areas for land transport, provides research objectives for each of the research areas, and lists research output areas of high and medium strategic fit (albeit the current focus is on high strategic fit). In addition, it aligns the programme with the work of transport decision makers, namely the NZTA, Ministry of Transport and approved organisations.
For researchers
To receive information about future requests for research proposals, register on the New Zealand Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS) (external link) and follow the free registration procedure outlined. Once registered, GETS will notify you when Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the subject areas you have nominated are posted.
A standard NZTA research agreement (PDF, 220KB) for NZTA research programme funded projects is available for your information.
All research reports are peer reviewed by two independent peer reviewers in accordance with NZTA's research programme peer review guidelines (DOC, 280KB).
All NZTA research programme funded reports are prepared in accordance with the NZTA's research report style guide (PDF, 240KB).
