Regional updates

We’re forecast to invest $658 million in Te Tai Tokerau (Northland’s) land transport system during the 2021–24 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) period. This will help create a safe, resilient network to get goods to export markets, connects communities and helps people access employment and education opportunities.

Investment in Auckland’s land transport system of a forecast $7.2 billion during the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) period will focus on continuing to deliver the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) to support population growth and the development of new communities with better access to more sustainable travel choice.

The forecast $1.8 billion investment in the Waikato during the 2021-24 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) will provide a safe, accessible land transport system that is both reliable and resilient to move people and goods along inter-regional routes.

$1.4 billion has been forecast to be invested in the Bay of Plenty in the 2021-24 National Land Transport Plan (NLTP). This funding will support economic growth and respond to the needs of the growing population for better travel options.

$259 million is forecast to be invested in Tairāwhiti – Gisborne’s land transport system during the 2021–24 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) period. This will help Gisborne’s economy to grow and people to access essential health, education and employment opportunities. Improved access and resilience of the road network will also be supported.

The forecast $410 million investment in the Hawke’s Bay land transport system during the 2021–24 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) period is targeted at improving safety and resilience while supporting the region’s economy and forecast growth.

$476 million will be invested on maintaining and upgrading Taranaki’s transport system during the 2021–24 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) to help support the region’s residential and economic growth.

$1.3 billion is forecast to be invested in the Manawatū-Whanganui region during the 2021-24 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) to strengthen the region’s position as an important freight hub connecting the central North Island and support the local economy, regional development and urban growth.

Our $3 billion investment in Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Wellington during the 2021–24 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) period is focused on getting more people using sustainable travel options to move around the region and improving the safety, reliability and resilience of the transport network.

Our $390 million investment in the combined Nelson, Tasman, and Marlborough region during the 2021–24 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) period will increase the reliability of the transport network to help primary industries get their goods to market, while also helping to support travel choice and shift the way people move about.

The $202m investment earmarked in the 2021–24 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) for Te Tai-o-Poutini – West Coast, of which $60m is allocated to state highways, will be targeted at maintaining critical connections with the remainder of the South Island, improving preparedness on responding to extreme weather events, maintaining access to existing tourist locations and improving safety across the road and rail network. This also includes speed and infrastructure projects. 

More than $1.3 billion is being invested in Waitaha – Canterbury during the 2021–24 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) period to create a safe, more resilient road and rail network, that will support the movement of people and goods. 

Our investment of $1.1 billion in the transport system during the next three years Ōtākou/Murihiku – Otago/Southland is aimed at creating a safe transport system that reduces harm both to people and the environment and represents value for money.