Ministry of Transport (New Zealand)

Ministry of Transport
Te Manatū Waka
Agency overview

Formed	1968 (1968)
Jurisdiction	New Zealand
Headquarters	Level 6, 89 The Terrace, Wellington WELLINGTON 6140
Employees	141 (2015)^[1]
Annual budget	Vote Transport Total budget for 2016/17 $4,265,018,000^[2]
Minister responsible	Hon Simon Bridges Minister of Transport
Agency executive	Martin Matthews Chief Executive
Website	www.transport.govt.nz

The Ministry of Transport (Māori: Te Manatū Waka) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the government on transport policy.

History

The Ministry was established in 1968 with a merger of the then Transport Department and the Civil Aviation Department. In the 1970s, the roles of the Ministry included traffic enforcement, air traffic control, weather forecasting, air accident investigation and lighthouses. Many of these functions were divested to other government organisations over the period from 1988 to 2004.^[3]

The Ministry of Transport was formerly responsible for enforcement of traffic laws before their division of traffic officers was merged into the same organisation as the police in 1992.^[4]

Government transport sector

The transport sector includes four Crown entities and three State-owned enterprises:

Crown Entities

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), includes the Aviation Security Service (AvSec)
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ)
New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)
Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC)

State-Owned Enterprises

They are responsible for day-to-day hands-on management of daily traffic, aviation, rail and maritime activities. Their roles and the composition of their boards are defined in legislation.

The Ministry negotiates an annual performance agreement with each entity on behalf of the Minister, monitors the entities' performance against that agreement, and recommends appointments to the entities' governing bodies.

The Ministry provides policy advice to the Minister, in collaboration with the Crown entities, including the making of transport rules. As well, the Ministry negotiates on behalf of New Zealand, bilateral and multilateral air services agreements and is the licensing authority for foreign international airlines operating services to and from New Zealand.

Additional

The Ministry also:

administers, on behalf of the Minister, the contract with the Meteorological Service of New Zealand (Metservice) for the provision of public weather warnings and forecasts
manages the Motor Vehicle Register (MVR) and revenue collection functions which includes the collection and refund of motor vehicle registration and licensing fees, road user charges and fuel excise duty, and the maintenance of the MVR. The New Zealand Transport Agency is contracted to provide these services under an agreement with the Secretary for Transport.
has responsibility for the operation of the Milford Sound/Piopiotahi Airport, and oversees the Crown's interest in joint venture airports
administers transport legislation, rules and regulations
represents New Zealand at international fora
licenses all international airlines operating to and from New Zealand

The Ministry does not have a hands-on-role in daily traffic, aviation, rail or maritime matters.

Cabinet Ministers

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Peter Gordon	1968	1972	National
Basil Arthur	1972	1975	Labour
Colin McLachlan	1975	1981	National
George Gair	1981	1984	National
Richard Prebble	1984	1987	Labour
Bill Jeffries	1987	1990	Labour
Rob Storey	1990	1993	National
Maurice Williamson	1993	1996	National
Jenny Shipley	1996	1997	National
Maurice Williamson	1997	1999	National
Mark Gosche	1999	2002	Labour
Paul Swain	2002	2004	Labour
Pete Hodgson	2004	2005	Labour
David Parker	2005	2006	Labour
Annette King	2006	2008	Labour
Steven Joyce	2008	2011	National
Gerry Brownlee	2011	2014	National
Simon Bridges	2014	Incumbent	National

References

↑ "Annual Report 2014/15". Ministry of Transport. 15 October 2015.
↑ "Total Appropriations for Each Vote". 2016 Budget. The Treasury.
↑ "History of the Ministry". Ministry of Transport. 4 August 2015.
↑ "Councils keen to police roads". The New Zealand Herald. 22 May 2002. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

External links

Official website

New Zealand Public Service Departments

Part of the Public sector organisations in New Zealand

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