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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.

Contents

Using the manual

This part provides entry points for locating information in the manual and also describes the manual content and structure.

 

Part A: Introduction to the manual and the planning, programming and funding process

This part gives an introduction to land transport planning, programming and funding, describing sources of funds and how the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF) works.

 

Part B: Strategy and integrated planning

The Land Transport Management Act 2003 (LTMA) places emphasis on strategic planning, which needs to be integrated between transport modes and across sectors. This part of the manual covers strategy development and integrated planning.

 

Part C: Regional Land Transport Programmes

The 2008 amendment of the The Land Transport Management Act 2003 introduced coordination of land transport programming at the regional level. Regional land transport programmes (RLTPs) are now the main input to the NLTP. This part of the manual gives guidance on the preparation of RLTPs.

 

Part D: National activities and the National Land Transport Programme

This part covers the legislation and guidelines that the NZTA uses to make recommendations on the Road Policing Programme; activities managed or delivered by the NZTA on a national basis; and the legislation, guidelines and processes that the NZTA follows when preparing the NLTP.

 

Part E: Funding approval, procurement and management

This part describes the NZTA's funding approval of activities; procedures for implementing and managing the NLTP and making claims for funding assistance; and procedures for monitoring, auditing and reporting on the land transport system and land transport activities.

 

Part F: Activities, work categories and funding policies

This part defines the work categories that make up activity classes; provides examples of activities that can be funded under each work category; and provides rules and rates for funding assistance for each activity class.

 

Part G: Assessment methods and peer review

This part covers the NZTA's detailed assessment methods for activities and combinations of activities. It also covers the NZTA's approach to peer reviews.

 

Appendices

Page updated: 28 September 2009