This page relates to the 2024-27 National Land Transport Programme.

Introduction

This page provides information about the programmes and projects set out in the Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS) 2024. As part of the focus on economic growth and productivity, GPS 2024 reintroduces the Roads of National Significance programme and introduces a programme of Roads of Regional Significance across New Zealand. It also sets out a number of major public transport projects.

For further information about the role of the GPS and its strategic priorities, refer to the page on the GPS 2024 in this Planning and Investment Knowledge Base.

Government Policy Statement on land transport

Roads of National Significance

GPS 2024 reintroduces the Roads of National Significance programme to achieve the government’s strategic priorities. By highlighting these projects, the government expects their strategic corridors will be prioritised in the development of the NLTP.

You can read more about the Roads of National Significance on the NZTA website.

Roads of National Significance

Roads of Regional Significance

GPS 2024 also highlights a number of Roads of Regional Significance, which represent a region’s most essential corridors.

You can read more about the Roads of Regional Significance on the NZTA website.

Roads of Regional Significance

Major public transport projects

GPS 2024 highlights major public transport projects to be developed alongside local government to deliver more travel choice and reduce congestion in our main centres of Auckland and Wellington.

The major public transport projects in Auckland include:

  • completion of the City Rail Link
  • completion of the Eastern Busway
  • Northwest Rapid Transit corridor
  • Airport to Botany Busway.

In Wellington, the major public transport investments include:

  • upgrades to rail network substations through Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility
  • (LNIRIM) project
  • replacement rolling stock for the Wairarapa and Manawatu lines.