1 Freight Forward THE RETURN OF REGIONAL PLANNING? Ernst Zöllner, NZTA GM Strategy & Performance NZ Institute of Highway Technology Improve Transport – Improve the Economy, 1 November 2010

2 IN A LAND FAR, FAR AWAY…

3 OUR CHALLENGE… In order to maintain our standard of living, NZ will need to ‘earn’ more (through exports) However, of all OECD nations, NZ: – has the smallest ‘domestic’ market – is furthest away from its export markets This ‘distance from market’ is a penalty on NZ equal to about 10% of GDP (OECD, 2008) As a nation, we therefore cannot afford to be less than super efficient in our transport logistics Network providers and operators must excel in our efforts to improve the efficiency of freight (and in particular, product to market) Can some form of regional planning be the answer?

4 … DID YOU SAY PLANNING?!

The regional spatial development plan Example of a map

FREIGHT AS ONE OF FIVE NZTA PRIORITIES 9 Improve the Road Safety System Improve the Effectiveness of Public Transport Improve the Efficiency of Freight Movement Plan for & Deliver the Roads of National Significance Improve Customer Service and Reduce Compliance Costs

FOUR-PRONGED FREIGHT ACTION PLAN 10 Managing the national networks (road and rail) to support freight Improved planning networks to facilitate the efficiency of freight Investment in networks and systems to support freight Facilitating the most efficient access to (and use of) the transport networks by freight operators

11 Starting at the demand side No national NZ transport strategy or national transport plan or comprehensive inter- regional corridor plans Some regional strategies and plans e.g. Auckland Instruction in GPS to undertake ‘integrated planning’

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17 KEY ROUTES FOR FREIGHT AND TOURISM Freight Tourism Freight and Tourism

18 RELEVANT STATE HIGHWAY KPI’S

19 RAIL TRANSPORT NETWORK 4,000 km national rail network, with inter-island ferry connection

20 KEY RAIL FREIGHT ROUTES 3.8 million tonnes to 3.8 million tonnes 0.9 to 2.2 million tonnes Less than 0.9 million tonnes

21 Puhoi to Wellsford Auckland Western Ring Route Auckland Victoria Park Bottleneck Waikato Expressway Tauranga Eastern Corridor Wellington Northern Corridor Christchurch Motorway Projects ROADS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

22 EMERGING RAIL NETWORK AND SERVICE STRATEGIES For the 900 freight services per week…

23 Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Transport, NZ Rail Conference, 21 April 2010 “Frankly everyone is going to have to hold hands and jump together if this is to work”

Whakatane Tauranga Hamilton Auckland Whangarei Taupo