31971 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 31 Jul 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	31971 (2026)
Question asked:	15 Jul 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	27 Jul 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_31971_2026
Document guid:	db761a92-2b26-478c-a8b9-b0cfbe0d8feb

31971 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: How many heavy vehicles, including high productivity motor vehicles, if any, does the New Zealand Transport Agency estimate used the Waihenga bridge each year in 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2025?

Hon Chris Bishop: I am advised by NZTA that average annual daily traffic count for heavy vehicles are as follows: 2011: 258 2018: 354 2021: 293 2025: 351