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NLTP FINAL ASSESSMENT, MODERATION AND 
PRIORITISATION APPROACH (FOR INTERNAL USE) 
17 MAY 2021 
FINAL 
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PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT 
ACT 
To provide clarity on the key timeframes and supporting actions required for completing the final 
moderation and prioritisation of Improvement activities for Approved Organisations and Waka Kotahi.  
 
OBJECTIVE  

The f inal moderation of improvement activities is scheduled for the week of the 14 June 2021.  The 
supporting information from the final moderation and subsequent steps allows for the most informed advice 
INFORMATION 
to be given to the Waka Kotahi Board when setting the investment thresholds and confirming activities for 
NLTP inclusion by Activity Class. This process outlined is to ensure a robust and successful moderation 
process is achieved. 
The overall objective will ensure: 
f or improvements >$2M 

conf idence the Investment Prioritisation Method (IPM) has been applied consistently  
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conf irm the IPM rating is one that is trusted – with an outcome that is fair, valid, and reliable 

daylight any risks to the programme, including assessment, eligibility, and deliverability risks 

support the key narrative of outcomes 
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f or Low Cost Low Risk activities <$2M  

To gain confidence in the assessment process to ensure each programme has been reviewed 
equally and reliably. 
 
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TIME FRAMES 
Step 
Due date 
Responsibility 
1. 
TIO open for submissions 
10 May 2021 
NLTP Development Team 
2. 
Final submissions – Improvements 
21 May 2021 
AO’s/Waka Kotahi project 
managers 
3. 
Final submission - LCLR 
21 May 2021 
AO’s/Waka Kotahi project 
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managers 
4. 
NZTA Assessments completed – 
4 June 2021 
Investment Advisors* 
Improvements 
5. 
NZTA Assessments completed –
4 June 2021 
Investment Advisors* 
LCLR 
6. 
Final moderation preparation - ACM  7-11 June 2021 
Activity Class Managers 
Analysis 
7. 
Final moderation workshop 
14-16 June 2021 
Core Team (Appendix A) 
8. 
Post workshop Analysis 
23 June 2021 
Activity Class Managers 
 
 

 
 
 
 
9. 
Final wrap up workshop – scenario 
23 June 2021 
Core Team (Appendix A) 
testing  
10.  Activity Class Recommendations 
30 June 2021 
Activity Class Managers 
*  Investment Advisors includes Local Partnership Investments, Business Case Team - Programme and Standards, and System 
Management 
 
 
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MODERATION PRINCIPLES 
The f ollowing principles guide our approach to final moderation.  
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•  We are a team, 
•  We are focused on achieving the objectives of final moderation, 
•  We all have clear roles and we deliver on those roles, 
•  We take a step by step approach to moderation, 
•  We come prepared for final moderation workshops – we set clear expectations on what inputs are 
needed and from whom, 
•  We keep workshops focused – The right people, the right conversations, 
The principles were developed from lessons learnt from the final moderation of the continuous programmes 
and the initial moderation of improvement activities: 
INFORMATION 
 
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
The roles below are responsible for undertaking the moderation process to achieve the outcome of the final 
moderation. 
 
 
 
 
 
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Core Team 
 
 
The core team is formed with representatives of all the key teams involved in the development of the NLTP. 
The core team will take a “one team” approach to moderation. They are included as experts in their specific 
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f unction and leaders within Waka Kotahi. This core team is to attend all sessions / or as required (e.g. IAs) 
and represent a perspective cognisant with their roles.   
Role Name 
Role Description 
 
Activity class managers  To lead each respective Activity Class by providing insights into activity class 
 
submissions, identify key risks, theme’s and observations to help guide the 
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approach to the final moderation workshop. 
 
NLTP development 
To form a view across the entire NLTP including insights into the overall National 
team 
programme submission.  
 
To facilitate and chair moderation meetings and record the outcomes and 
provide advice on key process requirements. 
To provide support to the Activity Class Managers by actively raising 
observations and clarify where further consistency is to be determined. 
RELEASED  The NLTP development team manage the overall NLTP development process 
and communicate the outcomes with key internal and external stakeholders. 
Investment assurance 
To provide assurance to the overall NLTP process – this is achieved by having 
confidence in the methodology applied to assessments, consistency of the 
application of the Investment Prioritisation Method and supporting the Activity 
Class Managers and NLTP Development team by providing guidance to the 
process. 
Local government 
The core team representative wil  support the process by actively raising 
partnerships 
observations and clarify where further consistency is to be determined. 
WAKA KOTAHI NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY 
NLTP FINAL ASSESSMENT, MODERATION AND  PRIORITISATION 
APPROACH (FOR INTERNAL USE) // 2 
 

 
 
 
 
 
To provide project insight to the application of the Investment Prioritisation 
against each activity – this may have been obtained through the Local 
government partnership team feedback through the assessment period.  While it 
is not expected that the representative can discuss each project - the relevant 
Investment Advisors may be called in to provide further certainty (this will be 
hosted through ‘Teams’.) 
Business case team – 
 To provide project insight to the application of the Investment Prioritisation  1982
programme and 
against each activity – this may have been obtained through the Local 
standards 
government partnership feedback through the assessment period.  While it is not 
expected that the representative can discuss each project - the relevant 
ACT 
Investment Advisors may be called in to provide further certainty. 
 
The core team representative wil  support the process by actively raising 
observations and clarify where further consistency is to be determined. 
M&O investment advice  To provide project insight to the methodology applied to the assessment of the 
LCLR programmes. 
The core team representative wil  support the process by actively raising 
observations and clarify where further consistency is to be determined. 
 
Further attendees from the teams above will attend some sessions or part sessions as required. Further 
detailed attendees list provided as appendix A. 
INFORMATION 
 
MODERATIONS STEPS 
1. Transport Investment Online Open for submissions 
OFFICIAL 
(Latest externally released instructions through NLTP Bulletin – 6 May 2021 -email) 
•  The deadline for final submissions of activities and programmes into TIO for the 2021-24 NLTP is 
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21 May. 
  

•  The Transport Programme module, which allows you to submit your activities and programmes for 
RLTP inclusion, will be available from Monday 10 May. 
  

•  The RLTP Development module will be ready later in May for Regional Transport Committees 
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(RTCs) to include submitted activities into their RLTPs. 
  

•  We're still working on the Transport Model template and the RLTP Planning Management 2021-24 
template. We'll work directly with relevant councils to ensure the small number of projects that use 
these templates will be included in their RLTPs and the NLTP. 
  

•  We have entered the majority of activities and phases from the interim spreadsheets into the new 
templates in TIO. Please contact your investment advisor if you have questions about any of your 
data in TIO. 

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•  This month we're moving any ongoing 2018-21 phases for committed activities into the new activity 
templates. These activities will initially show current activity class and work category information. 
  

•  We'll complete this work in time for you to review all your activities and submit these by 21 May. 
  
•  We have produced guidance on finalising activities and programmes in TIO and submitting these to 
RTCs.  
WAKA KOTAHI NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY 
NLTP FINAL ASSESSMENT, MODERATION AND  PRIORITISATION 
APPROACH (FOR INTERNAL USE) // 3 
 

 
 
 
 
2. 
NZTA Assessments – Improvements 
TIO has been updated with new phases of existing activities and new activities, that were originally 
captured within the AO’s submitted excel spreadsheets, now being captured within the system. Investment 
Advisors should do a sense check of these new phases and activities to ensure they have accurately 
transf erred. 
Investment Advisors are to complete a thorough assessment of each AO’s programme of improvement 
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activities against the IPM, within their area of responsibility. In so far as is possible, the identification and 
resolution of any issues arising from the reconciliation of activities with the draft final RLTP should occur in 
collaboration with the Region’s Lead Strategic Planner.     
ACT 
Investment Advisors specifically to review and confirm the following: 

Eligibility of new improvement activities 

Review the Improvement Activities to confirm sufficient information has been submitted for 
inclusion and that the information is accurate and consistent with the draft final RLTP 

Completion of a Waka Kotahi assessment – GPS result, Scheduling and Efficiency 

Deliverability, certainty & affordability 
Additional information that supports investment in an activity that is provided by an AO or their Investment 
Advisors, should be added as a supporting document in TIO. 
Additional fields in TIO 
IA’s are to ensure completion of the additional fields in TIOA that need to be completed within the system to 
INFORMATION 
ensure the activity can be submitted to the RTC f or RLTP and NLTP inclusion. This includes additional 
inf ormation such as: 
•  Public name (if any) 
•  RLTP Objectives and Priorities 
•  Benefits and Measures 
•  Reviewing the project owner assessment and updating your Waka Kotahi assessment 

OFFICIAL 
 
Updating phase detail pages  
Investment Advisor for the activity will need to ensure the AO has provided the required additional 
inf ormation, as well as, completing any additional fields required of them (i.e. NZTA Recommendation for 
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inclusion into the NLTP). 
In preparation for the moderation on Monday 14 June we are seeking confidence and consideration 
across the following areas: 
•  Eligibility of new improvement activities 
•  Review the Improvement Activities to confirm sufficient information has been submitted for 
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inclusion and that the information is accurate and consistent with the draft final RLTP 
•  Completion of a Waka Kotahi assessment of submitted improvement activities 
•  Deliverability, certainty & affordability 
Investment Advisors will need to discuss the findings of their reviews during the detailed review of activities, 
by activity class, during the moderation workshops.  
Completed assessments for all AOs (including Waka Kotahi) to be captured within each individual activity 
within TIO by Friday 4 June.  
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Following engagement with the Local Government Partnerships and Business Case standards it has been 
agreed that Investment Advisors will work together to develop a regional summary covering key 
assessment themes, issues and risks must be completed by Investment Advisors and provided to 
[email address] and [email address] by Friday 4 June. A template and 
supporting guidance for the completion of the regional summaries will be made available by Friday 21 
May
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WAKA KOTAHI NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY 
NLTP FINAL ASSESSMENT, MODERATION AND  PRIORITISATION 
APPROACH (FOR INTERNAL USE) // 4 
 

 
 
 
 
 
3.   
NZTA Assessments – LCLR 
Investment Advisors are to complete a thorough assessment of AO’s LCLR programme against the IPM 
(f ocusing on High & Very High GPS Aligned projects), within their area of responsibility. Insofar as is 
possible the identification and resolution of any issues arising from the reconciliation of activities with the 
draf t final RLTP should occur in collaboration with the Region’s Lead Strategic Planner. A cross-regional  1982
summary of LCLR programme will also need to be to ACMs which will be presented on during the 
moderations workshop.      
Investment Advisors specifically to review and confirm the following: 
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•  Eligibility of activities included within the LCLR programme 
•  Alignment of LCLR programmes to AMP/ PT Equivalent/ Walking and Cycling Network Plans, 
and/or business cases 
•  Understanding programme certainty, deliverability & affordability 
•  Confirmation of the NZTA assessment of GPS alignment for the component parts of the LCLR 
programme 
•  Confirmation of how the LCLR programme will deliver against activity class objectives 
There are significant NLTF f unding constraints which will impact on available funding for LCLR 
programmes for the 2021-24 NLTP. Due to the funding constraints it is likely that only LCLR projects that 
have a GPS alignment rating of VH or H will receive LCLR programme level funding. Theref ore, can IA’s 
please perform a thorough, line by line assessment of activities with VH or H GPS alignment rating.  
INFORMATION 
Investment Advisors need to present the findings of their LCLR reviews during the moderation. The 
questions outlined in the “Assessment of LCLR activities” need to be completed for each of your LCLR 
programmes under review in the lead up to the moderation. These will form the basis of the summary of the 
LCLR programme assessments which will be provided to by ACMs and the NLTP Development Team.  
The investment advisor assessments of each LCLR programme need to be attached as a supporting 
document in TIO, along with any additional information provided by an AO or their Investment Advisors in 
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support of the programme.  
Investment Advisors will need to ensure the AO has provided the required information in TIO, as well as, 
completing any additional fields required of them (i.e. NZTA Recommendation for inclusion into the NLTP). 
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The f ollowing support will be provided through the assessment period. 

Sessions will be set up over this period to provide a forum where issues/queries can be raised this 
will include ACM’s and respective Investment Assurers.  

Regional summary template for LCLR programmes will be provided by the ACMs by 21 May 

Workshop to explain and upskill IA for LCLR assessment will be held in the w/b 17th May  
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Final LCLR programmes are due to be submitted on 21 May - the final assessment of LCLR programmes 
needs to be uploaded in to TIO by Wednesday 2 June.  
You will also need to submit your cross-regional summary of the AOs LCLR programme to 
[email address] and [email address] by Friday 4 June. 
It is expected that IAs will present their regional summary of their LCLR programme assessment at the 
June f inal moderation session. A template will be provided by the ACMs by Friday 21st May. 
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4.  
Pre-final moderation preparation and analysis 
 
Once the f inal assessments have been completed the ACMs will analyse the assessments for their activity 
classes and the regional summary templates provided by each Investment Advisor. It will not be possible to 
review the assessment of every project. ACMs will use the general overview of each regional programme 
identify activities with issues or risk and will focus on projects that are most likely to be funded or are on the 
perimeter of potentially receiving funding.  
WAKA KOTAHI NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY 
NLTP FINAL ASSESSMENT, MODERATION AND  PRIORITISATION 
APPROACH (FOR INTERNAL USE) // 5 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Prior to the moderation workshops each Activity Class Manager will circulate list of projects that appear to 
be outliers (e.g. have a high or low assessment rating for an IPM element as compared to similar activities) 
which need f urther investigation or explanation or appear inconsistent across regions. Investment Advisors 
are expected to respond back to the respective ACM and confirm if the rating will be changed before the 
moderation workshops commence. 
 
Any outliers that remain unresolved prior to final moderation will be specifically discussed in the final 
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moderation sessions. 
Results f rom the ACM analysis of their activity classes will be presented at the start of the final moderations 
sessions. 
ACT 
 
5. 
Final moderation workshop 
 
The f inal moderation workshop is the process by which the core moderation team evaluates the 
assessment practices and decisions, and acts on the findings to ensure consistency and fairness. It is also 
the system that ensures the 2021/24 NLTP bids are complete. An objective is to guide Investment Advisors 
through a consistent moderation approach. 
It is planned to moderate low cost low risk projects first, followed by the investment projects in Activity 
Class order. The f inal agenda will confirm the sequencing. 
The moderation workshops will be run over three days. A detailed agenda with timings will be circulated to 
INFORMATION 
attendees prior to the meetings but a high-level overview is: 
Day 1 - 14 June 2021 
•  Opening remarks, confirmation of process and any key themes from initial moderation 
•  Regional reflections – consideration methodology, AMP alignment, deliverability, eligibility 
•  Moderation of Low Cost Low Risk by activity class 
•  State Highways 

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Local Roads 
•  Walking and Cycling 
•  Road to Zero  
•  Public Transport 
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•  Wrap up session  
•  Key themes/observations 
•  Observers feedback of moderation process 
•  Confirmation of any action items and agreed changes to any bid 
Days 2 & 3 - 15/16 June 2021 
UNDER 
•  Opening remarks, confirmation of process and any key themes from initial moderation 
•  Moderation of Investment Activities 
•  Public Transport  
•  Rail 
•  Walking and Cycling 
•  Road to Zero 
•  Local Road Improvements 
•  State Highway Improvements 

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Investment Management 
•  Wrap up session (at the end of each day)  
•  Key themes/observations 
•  Observers feedback of moderation process 
•  Confirmation of any action items and agreed changes to any bid 
•   Day 3 - Wrap up session to include a review of how Government Commitments (ATAP, LGWM) 
and Regional distribution may sit (should time allow). Concluding any activity class moderation from 
day 2. 
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NLTP FINAL ASSESSMENT, MODERATION AND  PRIORITISATION 
APPROACH (FOR INTERNAL USE) // 6 
 

 
 
 
 
Each workshop will be chaired by a person who will preside over the meeting, and there will also be an 
assigned notetaker to record any follow up actions and decisions made. 
The Activity Class Managers will lead the discussion for their respective areas. They will present a 
summary table of the overall bids received and the confidence they have in the assessments and identify 
any issues that may stand out. They will have circulated beforehand a list of any issues or questions they 
may have to the Investment Advisors.  
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Investment advisors will be invited to specific slots within the meeting and should be prepared to discuss 
details of any projects that have been identified for discussion, in particular how the IPM assessments for 
those projects were determined. Specific projects will be identified prior to the workshop as this is by 
exception rather than analysing every project or regional programme. 
ACT 
 
Due to room and time constraints, it is recommended that the Team Leader Local Government 
Partnerships will form part of the core team with Investment Advisors on stand-by to call in if needed. A 
representative from the Business Case Project Management Standards will also be present across all three 
days with team members phoning in of required.  
 
Consistent with previous moderation workshops there will be external observers from MOT and an AO 
representative who will provide constructive feedback on the workshops and advise of any matters that we 
should address and report back on. 
 
As soon as practical after the moderation workshops a summary of the results should be circulated 
INFORMATION 
including a list of the resulting actions, and who is responsible for completing any identified task. 
 
 
6. 
Post workshop Analysis 
 
Following the final moderation workshop any resulting modifications will be incorporated into the 
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assessments by the COB Tuesday 22nd of  June. This will allow Activity Class Managers to review activities, 
scenarios and risks to each programme. This preparation work will support the discussions in the final 
workshop on Thursday 24th of  June.  THE 
 
7.
 
Final wrap up  workshop – scenario testing  
The post final moderation workshop will be held on the 24th June 2021 where the f ollowing will be further 
discussed: 

UNDER 
 
Final order of activities by activity class, region and profile 
•  Impacts of discretionary funding availability and the risk associated to this 
•  Regional distribution within and across Activity Classes  
•  Affordability of Government Commitments - ATAP, LGWM, R20, New Zealand Rail Plan 
•  Implication of different programming levels and scenarios  
 
8. 
Activity Class Recommendation 
Following the final wrap up workshop the ACMs will write-up their final recommendations for their activity 
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classes including finalising the prioritised list of activities, recommendations on which activities should be 
included within the NLTP and key risks around activities that are not included. This advice is due to be 
provided to the NLTP development team by 30th June. 
 
 
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NLTP FINAL ASSESSMENT, MODERATION AND  PRIORITISATION 
APPROACH (FOR INTERNAL USE) // 7 
 

 
 
 
 
APPENDIX B ASSESSMENT OF LCLR ACTIVITIES 
Question 
Link to Moderation 
Work Completed 
Eligibility 
Are projects within 
Projects above $2M total 
This is a cursory check of the value entered 
the LCLR 
implementation cost will be 
into the spreadsheet only.  If “NO” then 
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programme under 
excluded and will not be 
consider whether the activity should be 
$2m total 
moderated as part of the LCLR 
included as a larger improvement within the 
implementation 
programme. 
appropriate activity class. 
cost for their 
Note: The project line could be above $2m if it 
ACT 
delivery? 
comprises a programme of similar activities all 
individually less than $2m – for example a 
programme of bus stop improvements on 
priority bus routes.
 
Is there anything to  Projects that will not be funded 
This is a basic sense check of the project 
suggest projects 
f rom the NLTF will be excluded 
description and primary benefit and that it is 
within the 
and will not be moderated as part  able to be funded in accordance with the 
programme may 
of  the LCLR programme. 
LTMA (e.g. section 20) 
not be able to be 
f unded using the 
NLTF? 
INFORMATION 
Is there anything to  Projects that should be funded 
This is a cursory check if projects within the 
suggest projects 
f rom a continuous programme 
programme should be included as part of a 
within the 
(f or example, end of life like for 
continuous programme within the appropriate 
programme should  like bridge replacements) will be 
activity class. For example, bridge or Public 
be f unded through 
excluded and will not be 
Transport renewals. 
a continuous 
moderated as part of the LCLR 
programme? 
programme. 
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Is the project 
These projects should be 
The investment advisor should rely on their 
discrete (i.e. is 
combined and if above $2M total  professional judgement and knowledge of the 
there evidence to 
implementation cost will be 
AO including business cases/ strategies etc 
THE 
suggest that it’s 
excluded and will not be 
that have previously been developed   
part of a larger 
moderated as part of the LCLR 
project that has 
programme. 
been split-up for 
the purpose of 
accessing LCLR 
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f unds)? 
Alignment with the AMP/ PT Equivalent or Business case 
Is the LCLR 
If  the LCLR programme is not 
It is expected that the Investment Advisor will 
programme 
ef f ectively responding to a 
be familiar with these documents already, if 
responding to a 
problem identified in the AMP, 
the LCLR spreadsheet identifies a business 
problem identified 
PT Equiv. or a business case 
case the Investment Advisor is unfamiliar with 
in the AMP, PT 
then the programme is not a 
– they should review the business case in 
Equiv. or a 
critical component of these 
InfoHub or request a copy from the AO. There 
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business case? 
business cases and could be 
should be a line of sight between the LCLR 
assigned a lower ‘Scheduling’ 
activity and the problems identified in the AMP 
rating.  
or PT equivalent etc. 
Changes to default profiles will 
impact on the AO’s LCLR 
programme and its priority order 
which will be considered during 
moderation. 
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Are LCLR activities  If  the LCLR programme is not 
This is a cursory check of the intervention and 
delivering benefits 
appropriately supported and has 
that it contributes to achieving the stated 
identified in the 
not applied the intervention 
primary benefit – this will help inform the 
AMP, PT Equiv. or 
hierarchy then it should be 
overall assessment of the LCLR programme 
a business case? 
considered whether: 
•  the correct programme 
Is there f it-for-
of  activities has been put  The investment advisor should be looking at 
purpose analysis 
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f orward that can be 
the source documents – it may be analysis has 
to support the 
supported by Waka 
only been high level, Investment Advisors 
identified LCLR 
Kotahi. 
should rely on their professional judgement 
intervention(s) in 
•  the programme should 
and their knowledge of the AO to answer this 
ACT 
any of  the above 
be assigned a lower 
question.  Has there been a consideration of 
docs? 
‘Ef ficiency’ rating. 
value-for-money e.g. most economical option 
Changes to default profiles will 
chosen? 
Has the Approved 
impact on the AO’s LCLR 
The investment advisor should rely on their 
Organisation 
programme and its priority order 
professional judgement and knowledge of the 
considered the 
which will be considered during 
AO including business cases/ strategies etc 
intervention 
moderation. 
that have previously been developed   
hierarchy?   
Programme Certainty/ Deliverability/ Affordability 
Is there any reason  If  the activity is unlikely to be 
Investment Advisors should rely on their 
to conclude that 
delivered during the NLTP period  professional judgement and knowledge of the 
INFORMATION 
the project is 
consider the impact on the AO’s 
AO, experience with similar projects. 
unlikely to be 
bid, whether the project should 
delivered in the 
be risk adjusted or whether the 
NLTP period? 
activity is fundable under the 
2021-24 NLTP period. 
Is there any reason  Investment Advisors and AOs 
Investment Advisors should rely on their 
or evidence to 
should consider whether the 
professional judgement and local knowledge, 
OFFICIAL 
suggest the project  activity is suited to another 
Council databases including RMA planning 
may not be low 
investment pathway (i.e. SSBC 
documents may be useful.    
risk? 
Lite). 
This will increase deliver time 
THE 
and total cost through to 
implementation and should only 
be considered where there is 
evidence that the project is high 
risk/complexity. This will need to 
UNDER 
be confirmed through a 
completed point of entry.  
Is there any 
Project that are cost to the LCLR  Investment Advisors should rely on their 
evidence to 
threshold and where exceeding 
professional judgement and knowledge of 
suggest project 
the threshold is possible should 
Council projects/ previous performance. 
costs could exceed  be excluded from the programme  Consider whether the activity should be 
the $2m 
and treated as an improvement 
included as a larger improvement within the 
investment 
activity over $2M. 
appropriate activity class. 
threshold?    
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Is the LCLR 
If  the LCLR programme is not 
Investment Advisors compare the AO’s bid 
programme 
appropriately supported and has 
request to their 10-year forecast to ensure 
af f ordable? 
not applied the intervention 
sufficient funding is available to support their 
hierarchy then it should be 
LCLR programme. 
considered whether: 
•  the correct programme 
of  activities has been put 
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Does the 
f orward that can be 
Investment Advisors should rely on their 
programme 
supported by Waka 
professional judgement and local knowledge.    
represent value for 
Kotahi. 
money (locally and 
•  the programme should 
f rom the NLTF)? 
be assigned a lower 
‘Ef ficiency’ rating. 
•  the programme should 
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be assigned a lower 
‘Scheduling’ rating. 
Changes to default profiles will 
impact on the AO’s LCLR 
ACT 
programme and its priority order 
which will be considered during 
moderation. 
GPS Alignment 
Are you satisfied 
The AO’s bid has been broken 
This is a cursory check of the intervention and 
that the proposed 
down by activity class and GPS 
that it contributes to achieving the stated GPS 
LCLR activity will 
strategic priority.  
strategic priority – this will help inform the 
contribute towards 
It should be considered how 
overall assessment of the LCLR programme 
meeting the 
changes to LCLR project’s and 
identified GPS 
their GPS alignment ratings flow 
strategic priority? 
through to the AO’s LCLR 
INFORMATION 
Do you agree with 
programme bid. 
Investment Advisors should be familiar with 
the AO’s self-
Changes to the GPS alignment 
the IPM. 
assessment of the 
rating f or an AO’s LCLR bid will 
There are significant NLTF funding constraints 
GPS alignment by 
impact on its priority order which 
which will impact on available funding for 
activity class? 
will be considered during 
LCLR programmes for the 2021-24 NLTP. Due 
moderation. 
to the funding constraints it is likely that only 
LCLR projects that have a GPS alignment 

OFFICIAL 
rating of VH or H will receive LCLR 
programme level funding. Therefore, can you 
please perform a thorough, line by line 

THE 
assessment of activities with VH or H GPS 
alignment rating.
 
Many AOs appear to have migrated 
improvement projects to LCLR to take 
advantage of the new threshold. Many of these 
would have been subject to a business case 

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e.g. Walking and Cycling. We would expect 
that you rank these individual projects as Very 
High where they are parts of a programme that 
represent significant value, ahead of isolated 
LCLR pieces of work which do not form part of 
a larger plan or network.
 
If, after your assessment, there are still 
significant number of projects assessed as 
high or very high it may pay to check with the 

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AO how they would like to rank these in the 
case where further granularity in  the ratings 
can usefully help in allocation.
 
Note: please still do a cursive review of 
projects rated VL to M to ensure they have not 
been rated to low by the AOS.
 
  
 
 
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Activity Classes 
Provide an 
Activity Class Managers will use 
Provide your understanding of the programme 
overview of the 
the inf ormation to inform their 
and how it achieves activity class objectives 
LCLR programme 
view of  demand within the 
across the activity 
Activity Class. 
classes 
Have LCLR 
Activities should be correctly 
This is a cursory check of the LCLR 
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projects been 
classified to ensure they are 
programme’s projects to ensure they have 
assigned to the 
drawing f unding from the correct 
been assigned to the correct activity class. 
correct activity 
activity. 
class? 
Reclassification could impact on 
ACT 
the on the AOs LCLR allocation 
dependent on the demand within 
the each of  the Activity Classes.  
General 
Have committed 
Committed activities and their 
LCLR projects are committed only if the project 
activities been 
f unding requirements need to be 
is included in the 2018-21 LCLR programme 
identified in the 
identified and funding will be 
and will be under contract by 30 June 2021.  
LCLR programme 
conf irmed through the interim 
The completion of investigation and/or design 
f unding paper which will be 
works does not mean the activity is considered 
approved by the Board in June. 
committed. Projects are not delivered in 2018-
It is important to ensure that 
21 should be re-submitted, and those projects 
INFORMATION 
committed activities are in in the 
that are uncommitted will be prioritised again 
programme and funding 
in 2021-24 to be reconsidered alongside all 
cashf lows in the spreadsheet. 
other activities 
Commitments have a significant 
impact on funding availability 
within the activity classes and wil  
inf luence activity included within 
OFFICIAL 
the NLTP.  
Comment on the 
Consider whether funding 
Is programme in TIO ready for submission to 
completeness and 
conditions need to be applied if 
the RTC which includes: 
THE 
the quality of 
the AO has not completed 
•  Ensuring all mandatory fields 
inf ormation 
inf ormation requirements within 
completed for inclusion into the NLTP 
included within TIO  TIO to a high enough standard. 
•  Confirming the information included in 
TIO accurate and of high quality 
Ensuring Investment Advisor fields are 
complete and ready for submission
 
UNDER 
Comment on the 
Is the LCLR programme spreadsheet 
quality of the 
submitted in TIO completed to the required 
inf ormation 
standard which includes: 
captured within the 
•  Ensuring errors from the upload of the 
LCLR programme 
spreadsheet have been resolved 
spreadsheet  
•  Sufficient detail has been included 
within the activity list, for individual 
LCLR projects, to ensure a thorough 
review of the LCLR programme can be 

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undertaken 
Findings from the Investment Advisor’s 
programme assessment is completed and 
captured within the bid tab, and for any 
assessments at LCLR project level, this 
information captured against the individual 
activity in the ‘Activity List’ tab
 
 
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ACT 
INFORMATION 
OFFICIAL 
THE 
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