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NZ Institute of Highway Technology Improve Transport – Improve the Economy, 1 November 2010 Freight Forward THE RETURN OF REGIONAL PLANNING? Ernst Zöllner, NZTA GM Strategy & Performance 1

IN A LAND FAR, FAR AWAY… 2

OUR CHALLENGE… • In order to maintain our standard of living, NZ will need to ‘earn’ more (through exports) • However, of all OECD nations, NZ: – has the smallest ‘domestic’ market – is furthest away from its export markets • This ‘distance from market’ is a penalty on NZ equal to about 10% of GDP (OECD, 2008) • As a nation, we therefore cannot afford to be less than super efficient in our transport logistics • Network providers and operators must excel in our efforts to improve the efficiency of freight (and in particular, product to market) • Can some form of regional planning be the answer? 3

… DID YOU SAY PLANNING? ! 4

The regional spatial development plan Example of a map

FREIGHT AS ONE OF FIVE NZTA PRIORITIES Improve the Road Safety System Improve the Effectiveness of Public Transport Plan for & Deliver the Roads of National Significance 9 Improve the Efficiency of Freight Movement Improve Customer Service and Reduce Compliance Costs

FOUR-PRONGED FREIGHT ACTION PLAN Improved planning networks to facilitate the efficiency of freight 10 Investment in networks and systems to support freight Managing the national networks (road and rail) to support freight Facilitating the most efficient access to (and use of) the transport networks by freight operators

Starting at the demand side • No national NZ transport strategy or national transport plan or comprehensive interregional corridor plans • Some regional strategies and plans e. g. Auckland • Instruction in GPS to undertake ‘integrated planning’ 11

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KEY ROUTES FOR FREIGHT AND TOURISM Freight Tourism Freight and Tourism 17

RELEVANT STATE HIGHWAY KPI’S Reduce variability of journey times on national strategic freight routes Reduce levels of severe congestion in main urban areas Reported fatal and injury crashes/vkt 18

RAIL TRANSPORT NETWORK • 4, 000 km national rail network, with inter-island ferry connection 19

KEY RAIL FREIGHT ROUTES 3. 8 million tonnes + 2. 2 to 3. 8 million tonnes 0. 9 to 2. 2 million tonnes Less than 0. 9 million tonnes 20

ROADS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE Puhoi to Wellsford Auckland Victoria Park Bottleneck Auckland Western Ring Route Waikato Expressway Tauranga Eastern Corridor Wellington Northern Corridor Christchurch Motorway Projects 21

EMERGING RAIL NETWORK AND SERVICE STRATEGIES For the 900 freight services per week… Increase travel time reliability Improve customer service Explore long term value add opportunities 22

Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Transport, NZ Rail Conference, 21 April 2010 “Frankly everyone is going to have to hold hands and jump together if this is to work” 23

Whangarei 16 Auckland 25 1 2 2 27 26 Hamilton Tauranga 1 5 Whakatane 1 Taupo