Agency Name: | Land Transport New Zealand |
Nativename R: | Ikiiki Whenua Aotearoa |
Formed: | 1 December 2004 |
Dissolved: | 31 July 2008 |
Preceding1: | Land Transport Safety Authority |
Preceding2: | Transfund New Zealand |
Superseding: | NZ Transport Agency |
Jurisdiction: | New Zealand government |
Headquarters: | Wellington, New Zealand |
Employees: | ~1,000 |
Budget: | $2.7 billion (2009)[1] |
Minister1 Name: | Steven Joyce |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Transport |
Chief1 Name: | Paul Fitzharris |
Chief1 Position: | Acting Chair |
Chief2 Name: | Wayne Donnelly |
Chief2 Position: | Chief Executive |
Parent Agency: | Ministry of Transport |
Website: | www.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]