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Strategic Context for Transport in New Zealand
Martin Matthews
Chief Executive
LGNZ Congress, 11 February 2011
Overview• Role of the Ministry
• Strategic Issues:
– Economic
– People
– Energy
– Technology
– Environment
• Summary
• What the Ministry of Transport is focusing on
Role of the Ministry
• To be a trusted, impartial expert adviser to government: shaping transport for New Zealand.
• Providing a range of evidence based policy advice to the Minister of Transport.
Economic Issues
What are the patterns of New Zealand’s international and domestic economy and how do we fund the transport
infrastructure and services that supports them?
Far Away
Gross Domestic Product
Economic Research Service, USDA, November 2005
Export and Import locations
Auckland
Lyttelton
Port Chalmers
Gisborne
Bluff
Napier
New Plymouth
Nelson
Picton
Taharoa
Timaru
Tauranga
Wellington
Whangarei
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Percentage of NZ imports and exports by weight and value by NZ port - 2009/10
Import by port (value) Export by port (value) Import by port (weight) Export by port (weight)
Percentage
Po
rt
About New Zealand
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Otago
Southla
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10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
70.00
2006-07 2031
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NFDS 2008
Growth in freight flows terminating in regions
Northla
nd
Auckla
nd
Wai
kato
Bay o
f Ple
nty
Gisborn
e
Hawke
s Bay
Taran
aki
Man
awat
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Wel
lingto
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t Coas
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Cante
rbury
Otago
Southla
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10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
2006-07 2031
To
tal F
low
s o
rig
ina
ting
in R
eg
ion
(m
ton
ne
s)
Growth in freight flows originating in regions
NFDS 2008
Labour productivity
OECD Territorial Reviews: Competitive Cities in the Global Economy, 2006
People Issues
What is happening to New Zealand’s population (growing, ageing, diversifying, and becoming more urbanised) and
what will the impact of their choices will be on the transport system?
Population growth and changes
www.treasury.govt.nz
How people may travel in the future?
Car Rail+Ferry Bus Active0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 83%
1%4%
12%
70%
4%
8%
18%
2006
2041
Mo
de
Sh
are
Ministry of Transport analysis
Population growth to 2031
Auckland region New Zealand0
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
Statistics NZ projections June 2009
Energy Issues
How do we enable the mobility that New Zealanders require in an environment of both increasing fuel prices
and price volatility?
Future sources of oil
2004 World Energy Outlook
Energy demand by fuel type
U.S. Energy Department
Environment Issues
What effect does transport have on the environment and conversely how will that impact on New Zealand’s
transport system?
Energy emissions by sector
www.med.govt.nz
Resilience
Technology Issues
How do we capture the benefits of technology to improve the transport system as quickly and easily as possible?
The role of technology
Summary
The key issues facing transport include:
– Economic
– People
– Energy Funding
– Environment
– Technology
What the Ministry of Transport is focusing on
• Identification, collection and monitoring of key datasets
• Forward Plan for transport 2011
• Trends and issues workshops 2011
• Scenario development 2011
• National Infrastructure Plan 2 2011
• Government Policy Statement 2012
Questions?