Ministry of Transport (New Zealand)

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Ministry of Transport
Te Manatū Waka
File:NZ MoT Logo.gif
Agency overview
Formed1968 (1968)
JurisdictionNew Zealand
HeadquartersLevel 6,
89 The Terrace,
Wellington
WELLINGTON 6140
Employees146 (June 2012)[1]
Annual budgetVote Transport
Total budget for 2014/15
$4,518,701,000[2]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Martin Matthews
    - Secretary / Chief Executive
Child agency
Websitewww.transport.govt.nz

The Ministry of Transport (Maori: Te Manatū Waka) is the New Zealand Government's principal transport policy adviser. The vast majority of its work is providing policy advice to the Minister and Associate Minister of Transport to shape transport policy for New Zealand.

History

The Ministry of Transport was formerly responsible for enforcement of traffic laws before their division of traffic officers was merged into the same organization as the police in 1992.[3]

Government transport sector

The transport sector includes four Crown entities and three State-owned enterprises:

Crown Entities

State-Owned Enterprises

They are responsible for day-to-day hands-on management of daily traffic, aviation, rail and maritime activities. Their roles and the composition of their boards are defined in legislation.

The Ministry negotiates an annual performance agreement with each entity on behalf of the Minister, monitors the entities' performance against that agreement, and recommends appointments to the entities' governing bodies.

The Ministry provides policy advice to the Minister, in collaboration with the Crown entities, including the making of transport rules. As well, the Ministry negotiates on behalf of New Zealand, bilateral and multilateral air services agreements and is the licensing authority for foreign international airlines operating services to and from New Zealand.

Additional

The Ministry also:

  • administers, on behalf of the Minister, the contract with the Meteorological Service of New Zealand (Metservice) for the provision of public weather warnings and forecasts
  • manages the Motor Vehicle Register (MVR) and revenue collection functions which includes the collection and refund of motor vehicle registration and licensing fees, road user charges and fuel excise duty, and the maintenance of the MVR. The New Zealand Transport Agency is contracted to provide these services under an agreement with the Secretary for Transport.
  • has responsibility for the operation of the Milford Sound/Piopiotahi Airport, and oversees the Crown's interest in joint venture airports
  • administers transport legislation, rules and regulations
  • represents New Zealand at international fora
  • licenses all international airlines operating to and from New Zealand

The Ministry does not have a hands-on-role in daily traffic, aviation, rail or maritime matters.

See also

References

  1. ^ Annual Report 2011-12
  2. ^ http://www.treasury.govt.nz/budget/2014/summarytables/estimates/09.htm
  3. ^ "Councils keen to police roads". The New Zealand Herald. 22 May 2002. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

External links

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