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Facts and figures

195

Road deaths for the current year to date

Updated: 5 October 2024 at 9:30 am

More on Road deaths

81,117

Total battery electric motor vehicles in the fleet

Updated: 5 October 2024 at 9:30 am

More on Fleet statistics

1

hour is the average amount of time New Zealanders spend travelling each day (2019-2022)

Updated: 26 January 2024 at 2:19 pm

More on Household travel

46.76b

Vehicle kilometres travelled (Calendar year 2021)

Updated: 4 May 2023 at 6:36 pm

Calendar year 2021

Open consultations

Proposed application fees for the independent review function

28 October 2024

Upcoming consultations

Closed consultations

Strategic priorities

Here are the Ministry's strategic priorities for 2023.

Improve road safety

The Road to Zero strategy sets out our vision for a New Zealand where no one is killed or seriously injured in road crashes.

Start to decarbonise the transport system

The Ministry's work to support the actions in the transport chapter of the Emissions Reduction Plan.

Strengthen New Zealand’s supply chains

The Ministry is leading the development of the New Zealand freight and supply chain strategy which seeks to identify what is needed to optimise the…

Enable emerging aviation technologies

The Ministry's work to support the integration of new technology into our aviation system.