39718 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 21 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	39718 (2026)
Question asked:	07 Sep 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	15 Sep 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_39718_2026
Document guid:	49d0348d-a34a-44b9-936b-0865c178d4eb

39718 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: What methodology did the New Zealand Transport Agency use to set normal funding assistance rates for the 2027-30 National Land Transport Programme, and in what respects, if any, does that methodology differ from the one used to set rates for the 2024-27 period?

Hon Chris Bishop: I am advised that NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) used the methodology developed in the funding assistance rates policy which is available on its website here: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/partners/planning-and-investment/planning-and-investment-knowledge-base/2024-27-nltp-investment-requirements/2024-27-nltp-principles-and-policies/funding-2/funding-assistance-rates-far-policy