5 February 2026
File Ref: IRC-9630
Liam Knight-Devlin
[FYI request #33420 email]
Tēnā koe Liam,
Thank you for your email dated 5 January 2026 to Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council
(the Council) requesting the following information:
With the announcement of national building standards (NBS) reform I was interested in
knowing if the city council or any pertinent agency within has information regarding the
classification system used to decide if a street or thoroughfare is considered high-denisty or
high-use?
Specifically, I was interested in knowing if the following streets (Leeds Street & Egmont
Street) have any classifications correlating to their mixed use by both private vehicles and
pedestrians.
Thank you for your response email to me dated 20 January 2026 confirming that you are interested in
understanding:
1. The modelling system/methodology used to determine if a road is considered high use in
Wel ington
2. If Egmont Street and Leads Street (Wellington City 6011) are considered high use under
this system.
Your request has been considered under the Local Government Of icial Information and Meetings Act
1987 (LGOIMA).
The Council has adopted t
he NZTA One Network Framework (ONF) to classify its streets based on
the function of each road. This Framework provides a focus on the people, place and movement of
people and goods. This Framework recognises that streets not only provide for people and goods
moving but these streets are also places for people to live, work and enjoy.
The diagram on the first page of the following link gives an overview of how the One Network
Framework (ONF) classifies streets, both rural and urban (most applicable for Egmont and Leed
Street)
One Network Framework (ONF) factsheet - 2025. As Egmont Street is a private Street, it is not classified under the ONF.
Leeds St is classified under ONF as the following:
• Movement Ranking = M4 (Movement is across all modes of transport)
• Place Ranking = P3
• Street Family = Urban
• Street Category = Local Street
Transport Modes
• Freight = F7 (Access, <25 heavy vehicles per day)

• General Traffic = GT7 (Access, <1000 vehicles per day)
• Walking = W2 (Walking Secondary)
• Cycling = C3 (Cycling Supporting)
• Public Transport = N/A (Not Applicable)
The freight and general traffic mode classifications provided above are based on traffic count data
collected in 2009. As this is a low-volume road that has experienced minimal change over time,
further traffic counts have not been deemed necessary.
I trust this information is helpful. If you have any concerns about the response, please contact
[Wellington City Council request email].
Nāku noa, nā
Ollie Marchant
Senior Advisor
Of icial Information & Privacy
Wellington City Council
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