How the ORS is calculated
Under the Operator Rating System (ORS), the NZ Transport Agency collects relevant safety information to collate your overall rating. The information is collected from three types of safety-related...
View ArticleConsultation
Stakeholder consultation and public engagement has formed a key part of the Southern Corridor Improvements Project to date, and will continue to do so through to the Project completion.Community...
View ArticleSlip repair will see SH1 passing lane at Moerewa open again by Christmas
When the slip repair is finished a one kilometre northbound passing lane will be reopened, helping ease traffic delays for motorists heading up the hill.The NZ Transport Agency says work to repair the...
View ArticleWhere to go for an overseas conversion
From 1 August 2016, the NZ Transport is strengthening the requirements when converting an overseas driver licence to a New Zealand driver licence. If you want to convert your overseas driver licence,...
View ArticleQuarantine Road roundabout upgrade complete
NZ Transport Agency Network Performance Manager Mark Owen thanks motorists, local businesses and residents for their patience while the upgrade took place.The new roundabout features:extra lanes added...
View ArticleDelegated decisions
Although the Transport Agency Board continues to make significant decisions related to the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP), most funding and procurement decisions have been delegated to...
View ArticleData
The ONRC business case approach requires robust data. Local authorities must use the ONRCreport on over fifty performance measures in their reporting, and many of the measures mustmeasures, which must...
View ArticleConstruction Update
Progress through JuneDespite the wet weather, the Southern Corridor Improvements Team has made steady progress over the last month. Work has included pavement construction, bridge upgrades, services...
View ArticleDriver licences
From 1 August 2016, the NZ Transport is strengthening the requirements when converting an overseas driver licence to a New Zealand driver licence.If you want to convert your overseas driver licence,...
View ArticleNew residents & visitors
From 1 August 2016, the NZ Transport is strengthening the requirements when converting an overseas driver licence to a New Zealand driver licence.If you want to convert your overseas driver licence,...
View ArticleCrowdsourcing feeds into integrated winter road conditions tool
The tool integrates locally-supplied information with the NZ Transport Agency’s existing traffic and travel web information on road conditions, area warnings, snow, ice, road closures and delays and it...
View ArticleSafe Roads Alliance
On this pageWho are weOur projectsOther project sites currently being developedMaps showing project sitesHow we’re making rural roads safer Get in touch Who we areMade up of the NZ Transport Agency...
View ArticleWinter Journeys
For road travellers, winter (usually between June and August) can be the most dangerous time of year for driving, it doesn’t have to be if you’re prepared and plan your trip in advance.Motor vehicle...
View ArticleCarmen Road, Hornby, Christchurch, second closure at railway lines
The work starts Friday night at 7 pm, 29 July, running through to 6 am Monday morning, 1 August, at the latest.Last weekend’s work went well in the dry conditions, said NZ Transport Agency Journey...
View ArticleSnow possible late afternoon, overnight South Island passes
“Please drive with care and keep safe following distances,” said Transport Agency Journey Manager Lee Wright.Snow is also forecast for State Highway 1 Leith Saddle, Waitati to Dunedin early Friday and...
View ArticleSAP CRMS
This section provides access to the training and reference documents that are available for the SAP customer relationship management system (CRMS).Quick help guidesHNO CRMS create customer individual...
View ArticleExpect lengthy delays at SH29A Maungatapu roundabout this weekend, avoid the...
The NZ Transport Agency is encouraging drivers to avoid State Highway 29A at the Maungatapu roundabout this weekend as delays of up to 12 minutes are possible.Heavy machinery, including large cranes,...
View ArticleBridge beams’ big road trip
The beams are being trucked down from Auckland overnight, and are being accompanied by pilot vehicles.NZ Transport Agency Highway Manager Neil Walker says the Transport Agency’s Transport Operations...
View ArticleIce and snow driving update 11 am — weather improving, fewer restrictions
State Highway 6 Haast Pass is open after a short closure between the Pass and Makarora.SH7 Lewis Pass is openSH7 Rahu Saddle is open.SH73 Arthurs Pass to Otira is now open with no restrictions.All...
View ArticleStart on detailed design of Dunedin one-way system cycle lanes
The NZ Transport Agency says a start is about to be made on designing cycle lanes that will physically separate cyclists from traffic on the State Highway 1(SH1) one-way system through central and...
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