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In August 2019, Waka Kotahi changed the order of its name to emphasize its Māori language name "Waka Kotahi." The logo was also changed to reflect this change of order. [13] Kane Patena was appointed the first Director of Land Transport for Waka Kotahi from 1 April 2021. [14]
This includes a commitment to promoting the use of Te Reo Māori, which is reflected in the Ministry's current name, Te Manatū Waka – Ministry of Transport [10] with ‘Te Manatū’ translating to ‘the ministry’ and ‘waka’ translating to ‘vessel’. The name change was implemented in 2021 as a part of the Ministry's Māori ...
On 8 December, Minister of Transport Simeon Brown ordered Waka Kotahi (the New Zealand Transport Agency) to give primacy to its English name over its Māori name. [49] That same day, Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds confirmed that the mega polytechnic Te Pūkenga (New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology) would be dissolved and ...
On 4 December 2023 Brown, in his capacity as Transport Minister, ordered that the transport agency Waka Kotahi give primacy to its English name "New Zealand Transport Agency." [41] [42] On 12 December Brown also confirmed that the Government would be keeping its election promise to abolish blanket speed limits on roads and highways.
New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) Mill Road: Auckland: Infrastructure: To change 21 km of road between the Redoubt Road interchange on SH1 in Manukau to the proposed Drury South Interchange on SH1 in Drury. It involves a new corridor which will be a mix of new road and upgrades of existing roads.
Te Ara Tupua is a project to construct a 12-kilometre-long (7.5 mi) safe cycling and walking path in New Zealand, between Melling in Lower Hutt and central Wellington. New Zealand Transport Agency / Waka Kotahi (NZTA) leads the project, with involvement from mana whenua (local Māori groups) Taranaki Whānui and Ngāti Toa, Wellington City Council, Hutt City Council and Greater Wellington ...
The law change has been accused of having turned the New Zealand business into a 'sunset industry' which will eventually die out. [52] In the financial year 2003 / 2004 coastal cargo in New Zealand totalled around 8.6 million tonnes, of which 85% was still carried by local, and 15% by overseas shipping. [53]
State highways are administered by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, while all other roads are the responsibility of territorial authorities. Current North Island ...