Land Transport New Zealand

Land Transport Safety Authority
Transfund New Zealand

Dissolved31 July 2008Superseding agency

NZ Transport Agency

JurisdictionNew Zealand governmentHeadquartersWellington, New ZealandEmployees~1,000Annual budget$2.7 billion (2009)^[1]Minister responsible

Steven Joyce, Minister of Transport

Agency executives

Paul Fitzharris, Acting Chair
Wayne Donnelly, Chief Executive

Parent agencyMinistry of TransportWebsitewww.landtransport.govt.nz

Land Transport New Zealand was a Crown entity in New Zealand, tasked with promoting safe and functional transport by land, and includes responsibilities such as driver and vehicle licensing. It was created on 1 December 2004 by the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2004, was the successor entity to the disestablished Land Transport Safety Authority and Transfund New Zealand, and was disestablished from 31 July 2008,^[2] merging with Transit New Zealand to become the NZ Transport Agency.^[3]

References

^ Dearnaley, Mathew (1 July 2008). "State outlay on public transport grows 24pc". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
^ "Briefing for the incoming Minister of Transport" (PDF). Land Transport New Zealand. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
^ "New Transport Agency chief appointed". Land Transport New Zealand. Retrieved 1 July 2008.