Technical disciplines

A range of resources to understand the impact of vehicle emissions from land transport including tools for assessing air quality effects from roading projects, as well as guidance and research on transport-related air quality management and monitoring.

Biodiversity is the variety of life forms, providing people with the fundamental processes and products needed to survive.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency requirements when preparing applications, the guidance available to ensure a consistent approach and information on our environmental permit compliance system CS-Vue.

Standard reference for all temporary traffic management on state highways and local roads.

To be used by consultants when preparing cost estimates.

Conservation of historic and cultural heritage is part of the planning and delivery process for infrastructure projects undertaken by the NZ Transport Agency.

Our roading and transport activities have the potential to affect the daily lives of so many New Zealanders, so it’s important that their values, priorities and opinions about how mobility is delivered is an important part of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s business.

Ensure the work you are doing will meet the Transport Agency’s environmental and social responsibility requirements with an overview of legislative and policy requirements.

Information within this portal relates to insurances and bonds for Highways and Network Operations professional services and physical works contracts.

Intelligent transport systems (ITS) are to apply technology solutions to deliver operational and transport management outcomes, as well as contributing to safer roads.

Planning and operational policy and processes for developing and implementing the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP), to give effect to the Government Policy Statement (GPS).

View a collection of handy guides focused on walking, cycling and public transport.

Network outcomes contracts (NOCs) see Waka Kotahi take a more hands on approach with respect to strategic asset management and contract management.

Transport noise and vibration can cause a range of impacts on people and communities from general interference with everyday activities to more significant effects such as sleep disturbance.

View manuals, technical memoranda, and specifications on delineation, drainage, pavements, surfacings, and unsealed pavements in each relevant subject area in this section.

Information about the Highways and Network Operations group's commercial intelligence, measurement and monitoring capability with respect to the cost of maintenance and renewals.

Our approach to procurement uses a range of delivery models. These models have been developed based on international best practice and adapted to the New Zealand context.

The NZ Transport Agency has developed its own project management practice over recent years. The guidance included in this section attempts to document lessons learnt as we have developed and delivered projects and to provide advice on the best way to progress through various mandatory processes while avoiding pitfalls along the way.

Waka Kotahi acquires land and land rights for the construction of highway projects. There's also disposals and valuation information available.

Quality assurance provides confidence to Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and its customers that assets procured have been built to specification, will achieve their performance objectives, and provide information critical to the successful ongoing asset management and maintenance.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency invests in innovative and relevant research, which plays a critical role at the forefront of land transport thinking and thereby contributes to achieving the government’s goals for transport.

Resilience is when there is a disruptive event on our roads people still need to get to where they are going. Resilience is about preserving and restoring access to the roading network despite unexpected disruptive events.

Information on resource efficiency tools, standards and specifications, case studies and relevant research.

Risk and therefore risk management is an inherent and fundamental aspect of the Transport Agency's business. The Transport Agency applies an enterprise risk management (ERM) approach as an integral part of its management philosophy.

This section provides supplementary guidance and advice about the use of different safety systems and interpretation of the new Austroads Guides and any necessary New Zealand specific variations.

There are a range of topics that have been included in bylaws from parking to speed limits. A list of state highway bylaws is available.

Information about our requirements if you are designing, constructing or maintaining stormwater assets and our erosion and sediment control guidelines and templates.

View standards/manuals, specifications and design guides/advice notes on bridges and culverts, tunnels, geotechnical and soil structures, other highways structures and structures operation and maintenance.

Guidance for the comparisons carried out between observed and modelled outputs, commonly during the base model development phase of a project.

As we develop our transport networks, we are working to ensure quality urban design principles and landscape principles inform the planning, design, implementation and management of the network.

This page describes the legal requirements in the Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2002. It also includes information about subsequent relevant legislation.