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Vote Transport

MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister of Transport (M72)

ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry of Transport

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT: Minister of Transport

Overview of the Vote

Vote Transport encompasses the funding of the road, rail, aviation and maritime transport modes.

The major entities involved are the Ministry of Transport, the New Zealand Transport Agency and KiwiRail, as well as the other Transport Crown entities, the Civil Aviation Authority (incorporating the Aviation Security Service), Maritime New Zealand and the Transport Accident Investigation Commission.

Road

The largest element of the Vote is the funding for the National Land Transport Programme ($3.200 billion or 75% of the total Vote) which is principally funded from road tax revenue collected by the Crown. The main change in this area is the creation in 2010/11 of a new appropriation to provide a short term borrowing facility. The appropriation for this in 2011/12 is $750 million (2010/11: $250 million). This accounts for the apparent increase in the Vote but the appropriation does not take account of any repayments made in the year and the facility may not exceed $250 million at any one time.

Rail

Funding for Rail makes up 21% of the Vote - $900 million.

$250 million is the second tranche of the government's commitment to the KiwiRail Turnaround Plan, the aim of which is for KiwiRail to develop a commercially sustainable freight business within 10 years.

Another $250 million is funding to roll over existing Crown loans that mature in 2011/12.

The majority of the balance of $400 million is for projects supporting metro rail in Auckland and Wellington. Additional funding of $88 million over 8 years was provided in Budget 11 to assist with work on the Wellington network. The government is supporting an operating model that sees the regions bearing a larger share of metro rail costs.

Other Funding

The balance of the Vote ($160 million) is split between:

  • The Ministry of Transport ($53 million, of which $18 million is contractual payments to the New Zealand Transport Agency).
  • Crown entities for services ($23 million). The Crown entities receive most of their funding from third party fees and charges.
  • Motor Vehicle Registry services provided by the New Zealand Transport Agency.
  • SuperGold card public transport concessions ($22 million).
  • Weather forecasting services from Meteorological Service of NZ.

Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Transport in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.

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