Planning & Investment Knowledge Base

Support negotiations with approved organisations and State Highways - Overview

 

Introduction

This section provides an overview of the National Manager Investment’s role of supporting regional negotiations with Approved Organizations and Transport Agency(state highways).

 

Supporting negotiations

To ensure the best alignment of local, regional and national land transport activities with GPS A Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding issued under section 86 of the LTMA (Government Policy Statement) impacts and best investment outcomes the Transport Agency(planning & investment) will enter into negotiations with Approved Organisations and the Transport Agency(state highways) on their programmes.

 

The aims of the negotiations are:

  • a common understanding of the outcomes the Transport Agency seeks in giving effect to the GPS A Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding issued under section 86 of the LTMA
  • a common understanding of local, regional and national issues, challenges and opportunities
  • debate of proposed transport programme activities
  • discussion and improvement of alignment between local, regional and national priorities
  • informed input into the Transport Agency’s regional and national moderation
  • informed input into Regional Land Transport Plans Plans describe the tactics to give effect to a strategy. They are specific in content, action oriented and outputs focussed, resulting in a tangible set of activities to be delivered within a clear timeframe. (RLTPs Regional land transport plans, prepared under Part 2 of the LTMA, as from time to time amended or varied. ) and the National Land Transport Plan (NLTP A National Land Transport Programme Interrelated and complementary combination of activities that, when delivered in a coordinated manner, produce synergies – can span more than one work category and more than one activity class, e.g. a programme could include a road improvement and public transport improvement activities. adopted by the NZTA under section 19 of the LTMA, as from time to time amended or varied ), and
  • informed input to the final approvals for programme components recommended to the Transport Agency Board The NZ Transport Agency Board. when it adopts the NLTP A National Land Transport Programme Interrelated and complementary combination of activities that, when delivered in a coordinated manner, produce synergies – can span more than one work category and more than one activity class, e.g. a programme could include a road improvement and public transport improvement activities. adopted by the NZTA under section 19 of the LTMA, as from time to time amended or varied .

 

Study, strategy and plan development stage

Although shown as a discrete step in the AO A regional council, a territorial authority, an approved public organisation. In respect of this P&I Knowledge Base, the definition includes Auckland Transport. Local Transport Programme Interrelated and complementary combination of activities that, when delivered in a coordinated manner, produce synergies – can span more than one work category and more than one activity class, e.g. a programme could include a road improvement and public transport improvement activities. process, to achieve the best NLTP A National Land Transport Programme Interrelated and complementary combination of activities that, when delivered in a coordinated manner, produce synergies – can span more than one work category and more than one activity class, e.g. a programme could include a road improvement and public transport improvement activities. adopted by the NZTA under section 19 of the LTMA, as from time to time amended or varied outcomes, negotiations between the Transport Agency(planning & investment) and Approved Organisations/the Transport Agency(state highways) should be continuous and ongoing. Critical stages in the timeline for development of the NLTP provide an opportunity for discussion, clarification and negotiation. These stages are at:

 
 

Last Updated: 04/11/2015 5:14pm