Forums

26 November 2024

Road Controlling Authorities Forum: Implementing under the new GPS

Venue:  Te Papa Tongarewa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington.

Programme

Registration and morning tea: 9:15am

10:00    Welcome

Steve Mutton, RCAF and REG Chairperson

Steve Mutton Director Regional Relationships, NZTA Waka Kotahi

10:10am    Disrupting the market – we need to be smarter in the way we think about infrastructure investment and how we procure so we can deliver better, faster and cheaper

Peter Nunns, Infrastructure Commission

• Information on the development of the National Infrastructure Plan and how that will help guide decision making to enable better, faster, and smarter outcomes.

Peter Nunns Acting GM – Strategy, Te Waihanga – NZ Infrastructure Commission

Link to Peter’s presentation

10:50am    The ‘ins and outs’ of setting speed limits in 2024

Iain McAuley, NZTA Manager Regulatory Technical

• An update on the new approach to setting speed limits (effective 30 October 2024), highlighting significant changes, and answering questions about implementation of the rule.

Iain McAuley Manager Regulatory Technical, NZTA Waka Kotahi

Link to Iain’s presentation

11:30am    Improving TTM efficiency and effectiveness (at a high level)

Vanessa Browne, NZTA Acting GGM Transport Services

• Inform and educate RCAs to increase their understanding about the importance of applying risk based TTM. The RCAF webinar on 3 December will provide national context to the change in approach to TTM.

Vanessa Brown Interim Group General Manager, Transport Services – NZTA Waka Kotahi

Link to Vanessa’s presentation

11:50am    How you can maximise the value from REAAA

Simon Hunt, REAAA Chairperson

• Outlining the purpose and vision of REAAA and the alignment they have with REG and RCAF.

Simon Hunt REAAA Chairperson

Link to Simon’s presentation

12:10pm    Networking opportunity over a light lunch

1:00pm     Getting more from your unsealed roads investment (case study)

Andy Brown, Whangarei District Council Asset Management Infrastructure Planning

• Share the focus of the Northlands Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Unsealed Roads that has led to a better-quality network.

Andy Brown Team Lead - Asset Management Infrastructure Planning Whangarei District Council

Link to Andy’s presentation

1:40pm    Reducing ‘failed to detect’ crashes at rural crossroads (research paper)

Dr Hamish Mackie – Director/Principal Researcher – Mackie Research

• This research topic gathers data on how often ‘failure to detect’ crashes occur, analysing the likely causes, and then testing possibilities for mitigations.

Dr Hamish Mackie Director, Mackie Research

Link to Hamish’s presentation

2.20pm    Break

2:30pm    Implementing under the new GPS

Hon Simeon Brown – Minister of Transport

• Hear from the Minister on his reflection of the last 12 months as Transport Minister, and to inform us of his expectations around delivering the GPS.

Hon Simeon Brown Minister of Transport

3:10pm    Using REG Transport Insights to think differently and drive performance

Alison Tomlinson (Queenstown District Lakes Council) and Cynthia Wilson (Dunedin City Council)

• REG Transport Insights – its development, improved user experience, executive access, and incorporating emerging technologies and mobility, to enable more meaningful conversations.

Alison Tomlinson Strategic Asset Manager, Queenstown District Lakes Council

Cynthia Wilson Systems and Information Team Lead, Dunedin City Council

Link to Alison and Cynthia’s presentation

3:45pm    Wrap up

Steve Mutton, RCAF and REG Chairperson

• Summary of the day, quick-fire updates, and top of mind topics for the next event.

Registrations have closed