(Note below are policies first for those candidates who have listed information with us - the rest can be found at policy.nz - thank you to Policy NZ who have granted permission for us to reproduce the information below)

Transport

Helping communities get from A to B is a key responsibility of local government, from making sure the buses run on time to providing car parking and walking and cycling paths. Whether public transport is the responsibility of the regional or local council depends on where you are in the country. Local councils also own 87% of New Zealand’s roads.

• Commit to active transport solutions that are delivered without loss for private vehicle transport.
• Seek an active and well publicised lobbying of central government in regard to the vital creation of a second harbour crossing.
• Commit to zero emission bus led solutions to specific public transport plans – for instance, buses not light rail to the airport.

• Rapid and reliable public transport with more routes and frequency. Bring forward light rail to the north and north west.
• Improve accessibility by connecting pedestrian and cycle ways.
• Prioritise solutions like Penlink to ease congestion. Public transport along Penlink from opening.

• Incentivise uptake of low carbon alternatives including electric cars, e-bikes, buses, ferries – increasing services, charging and reliability.
• Maximise and effectively leverage existing transport infrastructure eg footpaths, heavy rail and ferry networks.
• Enable smoother traffic flows across region with more active traffic light optimisation and monitoring/reduction of peak flows.

For all candidate responses on transport visit policy.nz