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Road safety

Waikato Regional Council provides a leadership role in regional road safety. We also oversee the development and implementation of the region's transport policies, and have a specific role in road user education.

Passenger transport

Waikato Regional Council is responsible for the planning, management and provision of public transport in the region. Find out more about these services.

Speed management

We're working with road controlling authorities and road safety partners to changing the way people approach speed on roads in the Waikato region.

Waikato Transport Emissions Model

Have a look at this scenario building tool that helps assess how a range of factors and interventions can help achieve our regional transport emission reduction targets.

Transport Activity Procurement Strategy 2023 - 2025

This strategy outlines Waikato Regional Council's approach to the procurement of transport sector activities funded in partnership with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Guidelines for EVSE on council land

Guidelines have been developed to support the future network of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) and charging stations on council land. They are primarily for organisations setting up public charging infrastructure, but may also be useful for those installing EVSE on private land.

Waikato Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) 2024-2054

The Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) has been developed for the region by the Waikato Regional Transport Committee, and sets out how we intend to develop the region’s land transport system over the next 30 years.

Transport emissions

Transport Emissions Reduction Working Group

The Regional Transport Committee has set a target in the Regional Land Transport Plan to reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector by a minimum of 30 per cent by 2030 from 2018/19 levels.

To keep a focus on ensuring the Waikato region meets this target and contributes to meeting national objectives and working towards a net zero carbon system by 2050 the Regional Transport Committee has established the Regional Transport Emissions Reduction Working Group.

The working group will provide the political oversight and direction to a programme of activities identified in the supporting Emissions Reduction Action Plan. Membership of the Working Group is made up of members drawn from the Regional Transport Committee, with the Working Group reporting progress back to the RTC.

Waikato Regional Transport Emission Model

Waikato  Regional  Council  has  commissioned  the  consultant  firm  MRCagney  to  develop  the  Waikato Regional  Transport  Emission  Model.  This  model  can  be  used  to  determine  the  combination  of interventions that will enable the region to achieve its emission reduction targets.

The model functions as a scenario building tool that enables a user to assess a range of interventions that can contribute towards achieving transport emissions reductions.

The model allows the user to specify input data such as population, trip count, trip length, mode share, fleet electrification, public transport kilometres, and private vehicle emissions factor reduction.

The model compares the base year of 2018 to expected emissions in 2030 based on the adapted inputs of the model. The tool is a valuable aid to help understand what the impact of specific interventions might have on future emissions.

Our Regional Transport Story - Herenga waka, herenga kōrero

Transport is vital to everyday life, from going to where we work and play to getting access to the goods and services we need. The regional transport system shapes the places we live and how we live. You can read our regional transport story, below.

Transport is vital to everyday life, from going to where we work and play to getting access to the goods and services we need. The regional transport system shapes the places we live and how we live. You can read our regional transport story, below.