Statutory framework overview
Land transport planning and investment works through a process set out in legislation. A range of entities are involved, like Waka Kotahi and councils. And some of these entities need to produce or act upon statutory documents that are required by law.
This page includes two parts:
- a summary of the statutory framework
- a diagram of relationships within the statutory framework
Summary of the statutory framework
Diagram of relationships within the statutory framework
This diagram shows the relationships between different parts of the transport planning and investment system. Click on items in the diagram to see more detailed information.
These parts of the system include:
- legislation
- entities
- documents which must be produced or acted upon by law
Note: this diagram does not display in Internet Explorer. Please use Chrome, Firefox or Edge.
Open this diagram in a new window
Download this diagram as a PDF
%% ----------------------------------------- %%
%% This section defines the diagram of the
%% transport planning statutory framework.
%%
%% Internet Explorer is not supported!
%%
%% Please open this page in Chrome or Firefox
%%
%% ----------------------------------------- %%
flowchart LR
%% ----------------------------------------- %%
%% Colour and style definitions
classDef legislation fill:#C44,stroke-width:0px,color:white
classDef entity fill:#105781,stroke-width:0px,color:white
classDef doc-central fill:#777,stroke-width:0px,color:white
classDef doc-local fill:#999,stroke-width:0px,color:white
classDef doc-nonstat fill:#c8ce5b,stroke-width:0px,color:white
classDef whitespace fill:#eee,stroke-width:0px,color:white
%% ----------------------------------------- %%
%% Legislation names and links to pages
%%LTA[Land Transport Act 1998]
click LTA "./land-transport-act-1998.html"
%%IFFA[Infrastructure Funding and\n Financing Act 2020]
click IFFA "./infrastructure-funding-financing-act-2020.html"
LTMA[Land Transport Management Act 2003]
click LTMA "./land-transport-management-act-2003.html"
class LTMA legislation;
RMA[Resource Management Act 1991]
click RMA "./resource-management-act-1991.html"
class RMA legislation;
KOHCA[Kāinga Ora -\n Homes and Communities Act 2019]
click KOHCA "./kainga-ora-homes-communities-act-2019.html"
class KOHCA legislation;
WK{{Waka Kotahi}}
click WK "./waka-kotahi-nz-transport-agency.html"
class WK entity;
LGA[Local Government Act 2002]
click LGA "./local-government-act-2002.html"
class LGA legislation;
UDA[Urban Development Act 2020]
click UDA "./urban-development-act-2020.html"
class UDA legislation;
%% ----------------------------------------- %%
%% Entities, documents and links to pages
Regions{{Regional Councils}}
click Regions "./regional-councils.html" _self
class Regions entity;
Councils{{Territorial Authorities\n City/District Councils}}
click Councils "./territorial-authorities.html" _self
class Councils entity;
RTC{{Regional Transport Committees}}
click RTC "./regional-transport-committees.html" _self
class RTC entity;
NLTP([National Land Transport Programme])
click NLTP "./national-land-transport-programme.html" _self
class NLTP doc-central;
RLTP([Regional Land Transport Plans])
click RLTP "./regional-land-transport-plans.html" _self
class RLTP doc-local;
RPTP([Regional Public Transport Plans])
click RPTP "./regional-public-transport-plans.html" _self
class RPTP doc-local;
KR{{KiwiRail}}
click KR "./kiwirail.html" _self
class KR entity;
RNIP([Rail Network Investment Programme])
click RNIP "./rail-network-investment-programme.html" _self
class RNIP doc-central;
%%ATAP([Auckland Transport\n Alignment Project])
click ATAP "./auckland-transport-alignment-project.html" _self
class ATAP doc-nonstat;
%%LGWM([Let's Get Wellington\n Moving])
click LGWM "./lets-get-wellington-moving.html" _self
class LGWM doc-nonstat;
%%RTZ([Road to Zero\n Strategy])
click RTZ "./road-to-zero.html" _self
class RTZ doc-nonstat;
%%NZRP([New Zealand\n Rail Plan])
click NZRP "./new-zealand-rail-plan.html" _self
class NZRP doc-nonstat;
NonStat([Government Commitments\n ATAP, LGWM, RTZ, NZRP])
click NonStat "./government-commitments.html" _self
class NonStat doc-nonstat;
GPSLT([Government Policy Statement\n on Land Transport])
click GPSLT "./government-policy-statement-land-transport.html" _self
class GPSLT doc-central;
WKIP([Waka Kotahi Investment Proposal])
click WKIP "./waka-kotahi-investment-proposal.html" _self
class WKIP doc-nonstat;
DP([District Plans])
click DP "./district-plans.html" _self
class DP doc-local;
RP([Regional Plans])
click RP "./regional-plans.html" _self
class RP doc-local;
NPS-UD([National Policy Statement\n on Urban Development])
click NPS-UD "./national-policy-statement-urban-development.html" _self
class NPS-UD doc-central;
GPSUD([Government Policy Statement\n on Urban Development])
click GPSUD "./government-policy-statement-housing-urban-development.html" _self
class GPSUD doc-central;
KO{{Kāinga Ora}}
click KO "./kainga-ora-homes-communities.html" _self
class KO entity;
Blank([ ]) %% placeholder
class Blank whitespace;
%% Blank2([ ])
%% class Blank2 whitespace;
SDP([Specified Development Projects])
click KO "./specified-development-projects.html" _self
class SDP doc-central;
%% ----------------------------------------- %%
%% Relationship definitions creating diagram
subgraph Transport
NonStat -.-> GPSLT
subgraph Rail
KR == LTMA s22A: KiwiRail must prepare ==> RNIP
end
subgraph Transport planning
LTMA -- LTMA s66: Minister of Transport\n must issue --> GPSLT
WK -. LTMA s22C: Waka Kotahi must advise .-> RNIP
GPSLT -. LTMA s22C: consistent .-> RNIP
RNIP -. LTMA s22B: Minister of Transport must decide .-> NLTP
GPSLT == LTMA s19B: Waka Kotahi must give effect ==> NLTP
LTMA -- establishes --> WK
WK --> WKIP
WKIP -.-> NLTP
KR -. LTMA s16: Auckland/Wellington RLTPs\n must include a list of\n significant rail activities\n proposed by KiwiRail .-> RLTP
RLTP -. LTMA s19B: Waka Kotahi must\n take into account .-> NLTP
RPTP -. LTMA s19B: Waka Kotahi must\n take into account .-> NLTP
WK -- LTMA s105 --> RTC
GPSLT -. LTMA s14: consistent .-> RLTP
RTC == LTMA s13: must produce ==> RLTP
Blank -. LTMA s19B: Waka Kotahi must\n take into account .-> NLTP
end
end
subgraph Land use
Regions -- LTMA s105 --> RTC
NPS-UD -.- Blank
NPS-UD -. RMA s55: can amend .-> RLTP
Regions == LTMA s119: must produce ==> RPTP
LGA -- LGA s12 --> Councils & Regions
Regions == RMA s65: prepare ==> RP
Councils -- LTMA s105 --> RTC
Councils == RMA s72 ==> DP
NPS-UD -. RMA s67: regional plan must give effect to\n RMA s55: regional council must amend\n these documents if NPS directs .-> RP
NPS-UD -. RMA s55 .-> RPTP
RMA -- RMA s52: Minister for the Environment\n may prepare a National Policy Statement --> NPS-UD
NPS-UD -. RMA s76: district plan must give effect to\n RMA s55: local authority must amend\n these documents if NPS directs .-> DP
KOHCA -- KOHCA s22: Minister of Housing and\n Minister of Finance must issue --> GPSUD
KO --> SDP
UDA -- UD s47: Ministers may declare\n an SDP established --> SDP
GPSUD -. KOHCA s26: Kāinga Ora must give effect to the GPS .-> SDP
SDP -. UD s98: Local authority must have regard to SDP area and objectives\n UD s100: Kāinga Ora has power to decline plan change .-> DP & RP
KOHCA -- KOHCA s8: establishes --> KO
UDA -- UD: extends powers of Kāinga Ora --> KO
end
RP -. LTMA s124: take into account .-> RLTP
DP -. LTMA s124: take into account .-> RLTP
%% ----------------------------------------- %%
%%
%% Internet Explorer is not supported!
%%
%% Please open this page in Chrome or Firefox
%%
%% ----------------------------------------- %%