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Regional Transport Committee

Meeting information

The Regional Transport Committee comprises elected members from the region's territorial authorities, Waikato Regional Council, and officials from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, KiwiRail and CCS Disability Action (Waikato).

The committee is responsible for:

  • preparing the Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) for approval by the regional council.
  • providing the regional council with advice and assistance it may request in relation to its transport responsibilities.
  • undertaking monitoring to assess progress on implementing the RLTP.
  • preparing and approving the Regional Road Safety Strategy.
  • advocating for transport investment in the region.
  • working collaboratively with local government and stakeholders across the region to prioritise and address transport issues.
  • preparing the Regional Speed Management Plan.
  • preparing the Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) for approval by the regional council.

Waikato Regional Council Members: Cr Mich’eal Downard (Chair), Cr Angela Strange (Deputy Chair). 

Other Committee Members: Deputy-Mayor Angela O’Leary (Hamilton City Council), Cr Phillip Buckthought (Hauraki District Council), Mayor Adrienne Wilcock (Matamata-Piako District Council), Cr Rodney Dow (Ōtorohanga District Council), Deputy-Mayor Hamish Daine (South Waikato District Council), Deputy-Mayor Kevin Taylor (Taupō District Council), Mayor Len Salt (Thames-Coromandel District Council), Cr Eugene Patterson (Waikato District Council), Cr Claire St Pierre (Waipā District Council), Cr Janette Osborne (Waitomo District Council), David Speirs (Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency), Angus Hodgson (Kiwirail - non-voting). 

Alternate Committee Members: Cr Maxine van Oosten (Hamilton City Council), Cr Josh Martyn (Hauraki District Council), Deputy-Mayor James Thomas (Matamata-Piako District Council), Cr Steve Hughes (Ōtorohanga District Council), Cr Bill Machen (South Waikato District Council), Mayor David Trewavas, Cr Sandra Greenslade (Taupō District Council), Cr John Morrissey (Thames-Coromandel District Council), Cr David Whyte (Waikato District Council), Cr Mike Pettit (Waipā District Council), Mayor John Robertson (Waitomo District Council), Lyndon Hammond (Kiwirail - non-voting), Kathy Harward (CCS Disability Action - non-voting). 

The future meeting dates and times published on this page are unconfirmed until the publication of the agenda.

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2025 Meetings

 

Date and time

Documents

Recording

10th March 2025, 9.30am
9th June 2025, 9.30am
8th September 2025, 9.30am
8th December 2025, 9.30am

 

2022 Meetings

Date and time Documents Recording
21 February 2022, 9.30am

Agenda

Minutes

Recording
16 May 2022, 9.30am

Agenda

Minutes

Recording
22 August 2022, 9.30am

Agenda

6. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Presentation

Minutes

Recording