New Zealand Transport Agency
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The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is a New Zealand
Crown entity tasked with promoting safe and functional transport by land, including the responsibility for driver and vehicle licensing and investigating rail accidents. It was created on 1 August 2008 by the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008
, merging Transit New Zealand
with Land Transport New Zealand
. Its legal name, as established by the Act, is New Zealand Transport Agency, but it operates as NZ Transport Agency.
The initial NZTA Board was criticised by the National Party opposition in July 2008 as being "stacked" with New Zealand Labour Party
political appointees. However, after the 2008 election, various board members were since appointed or reappointed according to the National government's choices.
three times (in 2004, 2007 and 2008), and have been finalists an additional four times. The NZTA's Feet First programme won the 2009 New Zealand Plain English Award for Best Project. The Feet First website won Web Marketing Association Standard of Excellence awards for education and government in 2009.
number at an NZ Post outlet, or by using a vehicle checking website.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Crown entity tasked with promoting safe and functional transport by land, including the responsibility for driver and vehicle licensing and investigating rail accidents. It was created on 1 August 2008 by the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008
Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008
The New Zealand Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 came into force on 1 August 2008.One of its outcomes was the merging of Transit New Zealand and Land Transport New Zealand to form the NZ Transport Agency.-External links:**...
, merging Transit New Zealand
Transit New Zealand
Transit New Zealand was, from 1989 to 2008, the New Zealand Crown entity responsible for operating and planning the New Zealand State Highway network...
with Land Transport New Zealand
Land Transport New Zealand
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...
. Its legal name, as established by the Act, is New Zealand Transport Agency, but it operates as NZ Transport Agency.
The initial NZTA Board was criticised by the National Party opposition in July 2008 as being "stacked" with New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
political appointees. However, after the 2008 election, various board members were since appointed or reappointed according to the National government's choices.
Awards
The New Zealand Transport Agency and its predecessor organisations have won the Cycle Friendly AwardsCycle Friendly Awards
The New Zealand Cycle Friendly Awards were devised by the Cycling Advocates' Network in 2003. The purpose of the awards is to acknowledge and celebrate some of the most notable achievements in the country that are helping to promote cycling and to create a cycle-friendly environment.- History and...
three times (in 2004, 2007 and 2008), and have been finalists an additional four times. The NZTA's Feet First programme won the 2009 New Zealand Plain English Award for Best Project. The Feet First website won Web Marketing Association Standard of Excellence awards for education and government in 2009.
Public data access
NZTA stores licensing, registration and Warrant of Fitness details for any road-registered vehicle within New Zealand, including cars, motorbikes, trailers, trucks and earthmoving/agricultural machinery. Any member of the public can query NZTA's database by making a request using the license plate or VINVin
Vin may refer to:*Voltage input, an alternative form for Vin-People:*Vin Diesel*Vin Scully*Vin Suprynowicz*Vin, the name of a character from the video games Jak II and Jak 3*a diminutive of the name "Vincent"...
number at an NZ Post outlet, or by using a vehicle checking website.