Electric vehicles
Electric vehicles are vehicles charged from an external electricity source.They can be powered in two ways:solely by electric batteries. These are commonly known as pure electric vehicles; ora...
View ArticleSafer Speeds Package - Q&A
OVERVIEWWhat does the Safer Speeds Programme cover?The Safer Speeds Programme (Safer Speeds) is New Zealand’s new approach to speed management under the Safer Journeys strategy.One of the Safer...
View ArticleLand Safety
In this section you will find information on the government's road safety strategy, road safety survey results, and information on holiday road tollsSignificant reductions in the number of fatalities...
View ArticleDepartmental disclosure statements
Disclosure statements are departmental documents that provide information about the development and content of legislation proposed by the Government. They seek to assist the Parliamentary and public...
View ArticleRoad safety surveys
The Ministry of Transport conducts and collates information for a number of road safety surveys every year. Survey topics include child restraints, seatbelt use, speed and the annual Public Attitudes...
View ArticleHigh risk drivers statistics
The Ministry of Transport has released its latest report on the impact of high-risk drivers.Definition of high-risk driversFor the purposes of these reports high-risk drivers include:unlicensed and...
View ArticleRoad crash statistics
The Ministry works with the NZ Transport Agency to provide a range of transport statistics.Motor vehicle crashes in New ZealandSpreadsheet tables and figures of the annual statistical statement on road...
View ArticleMonthly road crash statistics update - April 2016
The data presented here are provisional.Crash data as at 9th May 2016.Twenty-seven people died on New Zealand roads in April. This is 4 fewer than April 2015 and 4 more than the average April road toll...
View ArticleMotor Vehicle Register
Access to personal information held on Motor Vehicle RegisterAccess to personal information held on Motor Vehicle RegisterFrom 1 October 2012, administration of applications under s241 of the Land...
View ArticleRoad toll
The Ministry is responsible for officially recording road toll information. This page contains information on the daily, quarterly and annual road toll.On this page:Daily road toll updateMonthly road...
View ArticleAnnual road toll historical information
Information on this page includes historical annual road toll statistics dating back as far as the Ministry of Transport has records available to 2014.Further information on the Christmas/New Year Road...
View ArticleTransport Knowledge Conference 2016
This full day conference will take a customer perspective to look into transport issues and solutions.Do we understand the transport choices and preferences of users, communities and society? How do we...
View ArticleMonthly electric and hybrid light vehicle registrations Sep 2016
Title has changed: Monthly electric and hybrid light vehicle registrations OctSep2016
View ArticleNew Zealand Vehicle Fleet Statistics
Monthly vehicle registrationsQuarterly vehicle fleet statisticsAnnual vehicle fleet statisticsThe Ministry has developed a comprehensive set of Transport Indicators, which also include information on...
View ArticleChristmas/New Year holiday period road toll
Christmas/New Year holiday period road toll 2016/17The official holiday period will begin at 4pm on Friday 23 December 2016 and end at 6am on Wednesday 4 January 2017.Christmas/New Year holiday period...
View ArticleElectric vehicles
Electric vehicles are vehicles charged from an external electricity source.They can be powered in two ways:solely by electric batteries. These are commonly known as pure electric vehicles; ora...
View ArticleYoung drivers crash facts
Young Driver Crash Facts 2015 contains the latest summary of young driver crash data including graphs and tables.Young drivers tend to be over represented in all types of crashes. Young drivers are...
View ArticleSpeed crash facts
Managing travel speeds is a core part of an efficient and safe road transport system. Speed management involves consideration of travel times, safety, fuel use and other environmental issues.Monitoring...
View ArticlePedestrian crash facts
Pedestrian Crash Facts 2015 contains the latest summary of pedestrian crash data including graphs and tables.Walking is one of the safest modes of travel available. It carries the second lowest risk of...
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