Chief Executive’s Report - March
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Government Policy Statement on Land
Transport 2018 (GPS) – latest actions
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Since th eNZ Transport Agency Board’s workshop on
9 February 2018:
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There has been ongoing work to revise the draft GPS in line
with feedback from Minister Genter’s office (mainly on
access), but the priorities remain unchanged
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The Transport Agency has provided further advice to
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Ministers on funding/revenue issues and options
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We have begun work to revise the Investment Assessment
Framework (IAF) to incorporate the new GPS priorities
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The Minister wrote to local government on 15 February 2018
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The Transport Agency provided supplementary information
to councils on 16 February 2018 about how the Transport
Agency wil engage with councils following release of the GPS
to help them revise their regional land transport plans
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Government Policy Statement on Land
Transport 2018 (GPS) – current issues
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The strategic direction of the draft GPS is now largely agreed with Ministers, and the current
focus is on funding, revenue and activity class al ocations
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The Ministry’s advice to Ministers has been based on an $11 bil ion scenario for state
highways, but Ministers are considering scenarios lower than this
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Ministers are also looking at options to increase investment in some additional activities
through the National Land Transport Fund (for example, heavy rail, cycling), including
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through use of targeted Financial Assistance Rates (FARs). This would further constrain
available spend for state highways
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Specific ministerial direction would be needed to give effect to any new targeted FARs – such
as for mass transit, heavy rail, safety, regional improvements, walking and cycling
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On 21 February 2018, Ministers agreed that the release date for the draft GPS wil be
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This wil put significant pressure on the time that councils have available to review their
regional plans to align with the GPS. The Transport Agency wil need to be ready and agile to
support councils to work through changes to their regional programmes as soon as possible
after the draft GPS is released
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Government Policy Statement on Land
Transport 2018 (GPS) – Next steps
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• The timeline agreed by Ministers on 21 February 2018 for finalising the draft GPS by
30 June 2018 is :
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Cabinet approval for release of the draft GPS to be sought on 26 March 2018
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Public engagement on the GPS from 27 March to 24 April 2018 with the draft IAF and
State Highway Investment Proposal (SHIP) to be released for engagement as soon as
possible after release of the GPS UNDER
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Formal ministerial consultation with the NZ Transport Agency Board – 14 to 21 May 2018
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Cabinet approval of final GPS – 25 June 2018
• Timing of engagement with the Board on the draft GPS is likely to be:
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Endorsement of the draft IAF for engagement, by round robin in March
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Endorsement of the revised draft SHIP for engagement following release of the draft GPS,
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by round robin
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Ministry presentation to the Board on 20 April 2018
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Formal ministerial consultation on the draft GPS with the Board in May
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Ex Cyclones Fehi & Gita
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Ex-tropical cyclone Fihi: Much of New Zealand experienced severe weather on
1 February 2018. On the South Island’s West Coast, Fehi downed trees and power
lines, disrupted communications infrastructure, and caused extensive damage to
sections of State highway 6. As a consequence of the resulting road closures,
115 road users, many of them tourists, were trapped in vehicles between Fox
Glacier and Franz Josef overnight on 1 February
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Ex-tropical cyclone Gita: On 20 February 2018, this cyclone arrived in New Zealand,
significantly impacting Taranaki, Manawatū, Wel ington, Nelson/Tasman, West
Coast, Canterbury and Central Otago. The cyclone caused significant road closures
due to flooding, high winds, rock fal , slips, heavy rain, sea swel s, fal en trees, debris
and one instance of a bridge drop-out in Geraldine
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• Managing these types of events is a significant challenge and our focus is on the
safety and wel -being of our customers, contractors and staff. The Transport Agency
is currently focused on restoring access where this has been impacted
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