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In December 2023, the New Zealand Minister of Transport Simeon Brown ordered that the agency was to give primacy to its English name. [13] [16] In mid-December 2023, Transport Minister Brown ordered the NZTA to halt halt funding and work on various local council projects to promote cycling, walking and public transportation. [17]
Historically very car-dependent, transport funding in New Zealand is still heavily dominated by money for road projects – in 2010 the government proposed to spend $21 billion on roading infrastructure after 2012, yet only $0.7 billion on other transport projects (public transport, walking and cycling).
The Ministry of Transport has a seven-member Senior Leadership Team [6] led by Chief Executive and Secretary for Transport, Audrey Sonerson. The Ministry of Transport operates out of Wellington (New Zealand's capital city), and Auckland (New Zealand's largest city), employing approximately 180 staff [1] across the two cities.
The use of public transport in New Zealand is low. According to the 2013 New Zealand census, 4.2% of those who worked travelled to work by bus, 1.6% travelled by train, and more than 70% travelled to work in a vehicle they drove themselves. [9]
Rail transport in New Zealand is an integral part of New Zealand's transport network, with a nationwide network of 4,375.5 km (2,718.8 mi) of track linking most major cities in the North and South Islands, connected by inter-island rail and road ferries.
Public transport in Auckland, the largest metropolitan area of New Zealand, consists of three modes: bus, train and ferry. Services are coordinated by Auckland Transport (AT) under the AT and AT Metro brands. Waitematā Station (formerly known as Britomart Transport Centre) is the city's main transport hub.
Public transport in the Wellington Region, branded under the name Metlink, is the public transport system serving Wellington and its surrounding region.It is the most used public transport system in New Zealand per capita, [a] and consists of electric and diesel buses, suburban trains, ferries and a funicular [b] (the Wellington Cable Car).
InterCity is a passenger transport and tourism company in New Zealand. Its parent company is Entrada Travel Group, whose main owners are Ritchies Transport and the Tranzit Group . Entrada operates the country's only long distance bus network, and ferries and cruises in the Bay of Islands .