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Planning, programming and funding manual

Published: 25 08 2008

The Planning, programming and funding manual sets out the NZTA's policies, procedures and guidance for the planning and management of land transport activities that can be funded from the national land transport fund.

This manual will guide the 2009/10–2011/12 regional land transport programmes (RLTPs) and the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) – the first three-year transport programmes. It sets out policy and procedures for developing and managing the RLTPs and NLTP during those cycles.

The manual was also used to manage the 2008/09 NLTP.

The procedures described in this manual have been developed to assist approved organisations to prepare and plan projects and activities for which they seek funding from the NZTA, within the framework of the NZTA’s overall funding allocation process.

The Planning, programming and funding manual is also available in PDF, either as the whole document or in parts. The PDF version is the master document.

Note: The online version and PDF section for the Planning, programming and funding manual now incorporate the changes from Amendment 1 and is effective from 1 July 2009.

Chapter F2 Transport planning

F2.2 W/C 001: Regional land transport planning management

Definition: work category 001

Regional land transport planning management

This work category provides for regional authority statutory land transport planning activities.

Examples of qualifying activities

Examples of qualifying activities include:

  • regional transport committee servicing
  • regional land transport strategy (RLTS) preparation and management, including consultation, approval, variation, monitoring and reporting
  • regional land transport programme preparation, including consultation, approval, variation and management.

Exclusions: work category 001

This work category excludes:

  • studies and strategies defined under work category 002: Studies and strategies
  • preparation of activity management plans, including regional public transport plans – these are funded under work category 003: Activity management plans.

Regional transport committees

Each regional council is responsible for appointing a regional transport committee (RTC) for its region.

RTCs have specific statutory functions.

Legislation: LTMA s105, s106 and clause 11 of schedule 7.

Regional land transport strategies

Regional councils have the statutory oversight responsibility to prepare, consult on, approve, make available, review and report on their RLTS.

RLTSs should be developed in collaboration with NZTA regional staff, taking into account any guidelines for RLTSs issued by the Minister of Transport.

Legislation: LTMA s73 to s83 and clauses 1 to 10 of schedule 7.

Regional land transport programmes

In all regions except the Auckland region, regional councils have the statutory oversight responsibility to prepare, consult on, approve, make available and review their regional land transport programme (RLTP). The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) has this responsibility in the Auckland region.

The form and detail of the RLTP, prescribed by the NZTA in accordance with sections 16(4) and 17(4) of the LTMA, are set out in this manual and in the Regional land transport programme guidelines issued separately by the NZTA.

Legislation: LTMA s12 to s18F.