The research and statistics section of our website provides information about the road toll and crash statistics, transport monitoring indicators, travel and road safety surveys, and the vehicle fleet. It also provides links to other transport and environmental research.
Transport Domain Plan July 2016
The Transport Domain Plan identifies what data is important to achieve better transport outcomes for New Zealand.
Transport Research Strategy 2016-2020
The Transport Research Strategy gives clear guidance on the direction for transport research and outlines how the diverse research community can collaborate into the future.
Crash facts
Contains fact sheets outlining useful statistical information on road safety issues, drawn from yearly motor vehicle crash data.
Draft Transport Research Strategy
The draft Transport Research Strategy is jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Transport and the NZ Transport Agency. A steering group representing all transport modes, as well as central and local government, has overseen the development of the Strategy. It aims to secure a research environment that best serves the goals of the New Zealand transport system.
Vehicle fleet
Information about New Zealand's vehicles, including cars, commercial vans and trucks, buses, motor caravans, motorcycles and mopeds.
Other transport research
Includes transport and environmental research, including information about the Understanding transport costs and charges study.
Road crash statistics
Includes crash fact sheets, monthly and annual overviews of crash statistics, rail level crossing statistics, and the social cost of road crashes.
Road safety surveys
Includes surveys on speed, seatbelt use, and public attitudes to road safety.
Road toll
Includes the daily road toll, quarterley reporting, historical information and holiday road toll information.
Transport indicators
Transport indicators grouped by subject, and includes national and regional trends, tables and graphs.
Travel survey
The New Zealand Household Travel Survey provides information about how people travel, where they go, when and why and how risky it is.
Transport Domain Plan
The Transport Domain Plan is a project being jointly led by the Ministry of Transport and Statistics NZ to improve the quality, relevance, and availability of transport-related information.