Agenda of Regional Transport Committee

Meeting of the Regional Transport Committee

Date: Friday 1 September 2017

Time: 10.15am

Venue:

Council Chamber

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

159 Dalton Street

NAPIER

Agenda

Item Subject Page

1. Welcome/Notices/Apologies

2. Conflict of Interest Declarations

3. Short Term Replacements for the 1 September 2017 Regional Transport Committee Meeting 3

4. Confirmation of Minutes of the Regional Transport Committee held on 9 June 2017

5. Follow-ups from Previous Regional Transport Committee Meetings 5

6. Call for Items of Business Not on the Agenda 9

Decision Items

7. Review of Regional Land Transport Plan - Draft Programme of Activities 11

Information or Performance Monitoring

8. Manawatu Gorge Issues and Options 17

9. Safe Roads Alliance Update on Hawke's Bay Projects 19

10. September 2017 Transport Manager's Report 21

11. NZTA Central Region - Regional Director's Report September 2017 29

12. September 2017 Public Transport Update 31

13. RoadSafe Hawke's Bay September 2017 Update 35

14. Advisory Representatives' Verbal Updates

15. Discussion of Items Not on the Agenda 39

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 September 2017

SUBJECT: Short Term Replacements for the 1 September 2017 Regional Transport Committee Meeting

Reason for Report

1. Council has made allowance in the Terms of Reference for the Committee for short term replacements of alternates to be appointed to the Committee where the usual member/s cannot attend.

Committee Membership

Committee Members (Voting)
Councillor Alan Dick	Member and Chairman	HBRC
Councillor Fenton Wilson	Member and Deputy Chairman	HBRC
Councillor Keith Price Alternate Mayor Bill Dalton	Member	NCC
Mayor Alex Walker Alternate Cr David Tennent	Member	CHBDC
Mayor Craig Little Alternate not appointed	Member	WDC
Councillor Tania Kerr Alternate Cr Rod Heaps	Member	HDC
Ms Lisa Rossiter Alternate Ms Julie Alexander	Member	NZTA
Advisory Members (Non voting)
Brian Gregory	Cultural Interests and Environment	HBRC Maori Committee
David Murray	Private motorists, Public Transport users, Walking and Cycling	Automobile Association
Matt Broderick	NZ Police	NZ Police
Steve Young	Port and Coastal Shipping	Port of Napier Limited
Ian Emmerson	Road Transport industry	Road Transport Association
Kim Santer	Rail	KiwiRail
Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
Anne Redgrave	Transport Manager	HBRC
Megan Welsby	Sustainable Transport Officer	HBRC
Robin Malley	Transportation Team Leader	NCC
Shawn McKinley	Roading Manager	CHBDC
Jamie Cox	Engineering Manager	WDC
Mark Clews	Strategic Planning Manager	HDC
Jag Pannu	Transportation Manager	HDC
Paul Murphy	Senior Investment Adviser	NZTA
Simon Barnett	Principal Transport Planner	NZTA
Oliver Postings	Journey Manager	NZTA
Wayne Wallace	Principal Investment Adviser	NZTA

Recommendation

That __________________________ be appointed as member/s of the Regional Transport Committee of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for the meeting of Friday, 1 September 2017 as short term replacement(s) on the Committee for _______________________.

Authored by:

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager
External Relations

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 September 2017

Subject: Call for Items of Business Not on the Agenda

Reason for Report

1. Standing order 9.12 states:

“A meeting may deal with an item of business that is not on the agenda where the meeting resolves to deal with that item and the Chairperson provides the following information during the public part of the meeting:

(a) the reason the item is not on the agenda; and

(b) the reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.

Items not on the agenda may be brought before the meeting through a report from either the Chief Executive or the Chairperson.

Please note that nothing in this standing order removes the requirement to meet the provisions of Part 6, LGA 2002 with regard to consultation and decision making.”

2. In addition, standing order 9.13 allows “A meeting may discuss an item that is not on the agenda only if it is a minor matter relating to the general business of the meeting and the Chairperson explains at the beginning of the public part of the meeting that the item will be discussed. However, the meeting may not make a resolution, decision or recommendation about the item, except to refer it to a subsequent meeting for further discussion.”

Recommendations

1. That the Regional Transport Committee accepts the following “Items of Business Not on the Agenda” for discussion as Item 15:

1.1. Urgent items of Business

Item Name

Reason not on Agenda

Reason discussion cannot be delayed

1.2. Minor items for discussion

Item	Topic	Councillor / Staff
1.
2.
3.

Leeanne Hooper

GOVERNANCE & CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

Liz Lambert

GROUP MANAGER
EXTERNAL RELATIONS

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 September 2017

Subject: Review of Regional Land Transport Plan - Draft Programme of Activities

Reason for Report

1. To review draft programmes of transport activities by Hawke’s Bay approved organisations for the 2018-21 Regional Land Transport Plan.

Financial and Resource Implications

2. The financial and resource implications of the RLTP review have been accounted for in Long Term Plan budgets.

Background

3. The RLTP is a statutory document that must be prepared by the Regional Transport Committee (RTC) every six years, as required by the Land Transport Management Act 2003 (LTMA). The Regional Council adopted the current RLTP in April 2015.

4. The RLTP comprises two key parts:

4.1. The strategic policy section has a ten-year outlook and includes land transport issues, objectives, policies and measures required by the LTMA

4.2. The regional transport programme, which sets out a programme of proposed land transport activities over a six-year period, and a ten-year financial forecast.

5. The LTMA requires that an interim review of the RLTP be completed by the end of April 2018, so that any updates to the programme of activities can feed into the three-year National Land Transport Programme that will be published in June 2018.

6. The NZ Transport Agency has released some guidance on the mid-term review, which recommends that the committee checks that the strategic direction of the RLTP is still valid and that the principles of the business case approach have been followed.

7. As with any projects that are added to the RLTP between reviews, the RTC is required to check whether projects added at the mid-term review constitute a significant variation to the Plan and therefore whether a full public consultation process is required.

8. However, if a full public consultation process is not required, Section 18CA(2) of the LTMA still requires that:

8.1. “In carrying out the review, the regional transport committee must have regard to the views of representative groups of land transport users and providers”.

9. A number of land transport user and provider groups are already represented on the RTC but the draft plan will also be circulated to other known representative groups for comment, in order to ensure that this requirement is fulfilled.

Progress

10. The Transport Advisory Group (TAG) and RTC have reviewed the Investment Logic Mapping process undertaken in 2015 and at the March 2017 meeting, the RTC discussed and agreed on the three key problems statements, with some amendments. These were essentially unchanged from the 2015 Plan, but some minor wording amendments were made to reflect slight changes in emphasis.

11. At its June meeting, the Committee considered and approved drafts of the revised Sections 4 and 5, which describe the current transport system and issues to be resolved. As updated demographic, transport volume and other information comes to hand, these sections will be updated to ensure currency.

12. The TAG has reviewed the RLTP objective statements to ensure their fit with the key problem statements and these have been added to the investment logic map already prepared (attached).

Draft Programmes of Activities

13. All councils have reviewed their programmes of transport activities and submitted initial drafts into the Agency’s online funding system, as the Agency required by 31 August.

14. It is important to note that, at this stage of the process, councils will not have made firm decisions on projects, budgets and timings. These are very preliminary drafts and subject to confirmation by the respective councils. (A list of these programmes will be tabled at the meeting due to the 31 August closing date for submissions)

15. Early review of the programmes and information from the TAG indicates that no significant new improvement activities will be submitted for funding in the revised RLTP, when compared with RLTP 2015 or with earlier versions.

16. All organisations will be required to refine their programmes and update their applications to the Agency in October, with a further final submission date set for December.

17. The State Highways Investment Proposal, which contains the list of proposed state highway projects for the next RLTP, has not yet been released by the Agency despite the 31 August deadline.

18. As state highway projects make up almost all the region’s large improvements, it may therefore have been difficult for the RTC to determine whether the RLTP’s significance policy might be triggered and public consultation therefore required.

19. However, Agency staff assure the TAG and RTC that no new projects have been submitted to their national office for prioritisation; there is a significant amount of state highway work already underway in Hawke’s Bay and the next three-year programme is aimed at completing this. Therefore, the significance policy will not be triggered by the addition of new state highway work in the 2018-21 period.

20. On this basis, it is suggested that the RTC could therefore make a preliminary decision that public consultation on the Plan is not required, as no significant new projects will be added. If the RTC wishes to wait until it has confirmed this by viewing the State Highway Investment Plan, an extra meeting may be required before the scheduled December meeting.

Next Steps

21. If the RTC agrees that no consultation is required on the draft plan, work will continue on refining the programme and the committee will be asked to review and confirm the region’s project priorities at the next meeting in December. The draft document will be completed and targeted consultation undertaken, before it is confirmed by the Committee in early 2018 and referred to the Regional Council for approval by the 30 April 2018 deadline.

22. If the RTC decides that a full public consultation process is necessary, the draft RLTP will need to be confirmed by the RTC at the December meeting and released for public consultation between December and early February, to allow time for public hearings, revisions of the draft and approval by the Regional Council. This may necessitate an extra meeting before December.

Decision Making Process

23. Council is required to make every decision in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements in relation to this item and have concluded:

23.1. The decision does not significantly alter the service provision or affect a strategic asset.

23.2. The use of the special consultative procedure is not prescribed by legislation.

23.3. The decision does not fall within the definition of Council’s policy on significance.

23.4. The persons affected by this decision are all users of the transport system in the region.

23.5. Options that have been considered include no change.

23.6. The decision is not inconsistent with an existing policy or plan.

23.7. Given the nature and significance of the issue to be considered and decided, and also the persons likely to be affected by, or have an interest in the decisions made, Council can exercise its discretion and make a decision without consulting directly with the community or others having an interest in the decision.

Recommendations

That the Regional Transport Committee:

1. Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted Significance and Engagement Policy, and that Council can exercise its discretion and make decisions on this issue without conferring directly with the community and persons likely to be affected by or to have an interest in the decision.

2. Receives the ‘Review of the Regional Land Transport Plan - Draft Programme of Activities’ report

3. Agrees that, as this is a mid-term review and the draft programme of activities submitted by approved organisations for the 2018-21 period will not vary significantly from the Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-18, a formal public consultation process on the draft plan is not required.

Authored by:

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager
External Relations

Attachment/s

⇩1

Hawke's Bay Investment Logic Map

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 September 2017

Subject: Manawatu Gorge Issues and Options

Reason for Report

1. To provide the Committee with a comprehensive update on the Manawatu Gorge closure and options for the future.

Background

2. SH3 through the Manawatu Gorge provides the main road link between the east and west of the lower North Island through the divide of the Tararua and Ruahine Ranges. In 2016, an average of 7,620 vehicles travelled through the Gorge each day, with heavy vehicles comprising 11.3%.

3. The Gorge has been closed since slips caused damage on 24 April 2017.

4. Geotechnical engineers have confirmed that a large area approximately 4.5 kilometres from the Ashhurst turnoff is highly unstable. The entire hillside is moving at a rate which indicates that a slip as large as, or larger than, the 2011 slip could come down at any time.

5. Further slips in late July have illustrated how unstable the Gorge is.

6. The NZ Transport Agency is fast tracking a Detailed Business Case to provide a long term, resilient, safe route through the Ruahine/Tararua Ranges. The Detailed Business Case will consider options from a 2012 report and any other options that have been identified since 2012.

7. The NZ Transport Agency Regional Relationships Director, Emma Speight, will make a presentation to the committee on this topic.

Decision Making Process

8. Staff have assessed the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only, the decision-making provisions do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Regional Transport Committee receives and notes the “Manawatu Gorge Issues and Options” report.

Authored by:

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager
External Relations

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 September 2017

Subject: Safe Roads Alliance Update on Hawke's Bay Projects

Reason for Report

1. To inform the Committee of progress with a number of Safe Road projects in the Hawke’s Bay region.

Background

2. The Safe Roads Alliance has been established to deliver a programme of road and roadside safety improvements to the State Highway Network over six years. The Safe Roads and Roadsides programme is one of four components of the Safe System approach, which was introduced to New Zealand through Safer Journeys, the government’s strategy to guide improvements in road safety over a 10-year period.

3. The Safe Roads Alliance is made up of the NZ Transport Agency and infrastructure consultancies Beca, Bloxam, Burnett & Oliver and Northern Civil Consulting.

4. Caitlin Metz (Community Engagement Manager), Kiran Hira (Project Manager) and Grant Ching (Design Lead) will present on:

4.1. SH2: Wairoa to Bayview – solution overview, project plan and communication plan

4.2. SH2: Pakipaki to Waipukurau - solution overview, project plan and communication plan

4.3. Hawkes Bay Expressway project – introduction.

Decision Making Process

5. Staff have assessed the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only, the decision making provisions do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Regional Transport Committee receives and notes the “Safe Roads Alliance Update on Hawke's Bay Projects” report.

Authored by:

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager
External Relations

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 September 2017

Subject: September 2017 Transport Manager's Report

Reason for Report

1. This regular report provides the Committee with a snapshot of relevant transport matters, provides updates from the Transport Advisory Group (TAG) on issues raised at their regular meetings and outlines what is coming up within the transport sector.

Background

2. The Transport Advisory Group (TAG) is made up of road asset managers, planners and staff from Approved Organisations (AOs) – the NZ Transport Agency, Wairoa District Council, Central Hawke’s Bay District Council, Napier City Council, Hastings District Council and co-ordinated by the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Transport Manager. TAG meets at least quarterly and its main purpose is to support the operation of the RTC and provide co-ordinated and timely advice backed up by technical knowledge.

Transport Advisory Group meetings

3. The TAG group has met to

3.1. review the region’s proposed improvement projects for the 2018-21 Regional Land Transport Plan and further the development of its strategic front-end.

3.2. provide feedback on the NZ Transport Agency’s draft Long Term Strategic View document

Electric Vehicles

4. Progress has been made with the HBRC project to promote electric vehicles (EVs) in Hawke’s Bay. Two subgroups have been established.

4.1. A marketing and communications group to implement a promotions and marketing strategy. Facebook posts and an EV page on the HBRC website are the start of this strategy.

4.2. A fleet managers’ group comprising representatives of some of the large organisations in Hawke’s Bay, to get ‘EV First’ fleet purchasing policies adopted. HBRC has now adopted its EV First policy and bought its first EV. HBDHB, HDC and EIT are among the other organisations working on getting EV First policies in place.

5. Unison has now opened two new fast-charging stations on the Napier –Taupo Road, meaning that this journey is now accessible to EVs with a lower range.

6. Nationally, the number of registered EVs continues to grow, with 4,214 vehicles registered at the end of July. However, Hawke’s Bay is not performing well in terms of regional ownership per 1000 residents.

7. EECA has an interest free loan offer that can be used by public organisations seeking to buy electric vehicles. This applies to the premium paid for an EV over a fuel vehicle, and includes cost of a charger if needed. Further Information can be found at https://www.eecabusiness.govt.nz/funding-and-support/crown-loans/, with a deadline for applications of 20 September 2017.

Smart Travel

8. HBRC has purchased a licence for Smart Travel, a new carpooling and ridesharing website at www.smarttravel.org.nz and we are busy promoting this to encourage people to sign up and find ridesharing partners.

9. Smart Travel has been adopted by almost all regions in NZ and replaces an earlier system called Let’s Carpool, which was successful in other areas but never implemented in Hawke’s Bay.

10. The system matches people for regular commutes or one-off journeys, including to other regions.

11. Next steps include encouraging the other councils and large organisations to put information and links on their own websites. The greater the critical mass of people signed up to the system, the better the chance of finding matches for regular or one-off journeys.

VDAM Rule – implications for Hawke’s Bay

12. The Vehicle Dimension and Mass (VDAM) Rule update came into effect on 1 February 2017.

13. VDAM rules govern heavy vehicle size, weight and operation limits. The revised rules include changes to gross mass limits and axle masses.

14. With this update, councils are required to screen all the bridges in their networks for the new loadings and post restrictions on the bridges that do not meet the new Class 1 loadings by 1 December 2017.

15. Hastings District Council has commenced consultation with transport operators, forestry owners and others to assess the impact of the rule on bridges within their district, and to prioritise the work required to bring some of these up to the standard required for the new VDAM limits.

Regional Cycling Governance Group

16. At the March meeting, we reported on progress by the Regional Cycling Governance Group to resolve issues with the “Mad Mile” section of Waimarama Road on the Landscapes ride. At that time, the regional coordinator Vicki Butterworth was putting together an application to the New Zealand Cycle Trails fund for a range of improvements in Hawke’s Bay. Two of these projects have now been recommended as priority projects for fast-tracked funding – resolution of the Mad Mile and improvements to four bridge underpasses which pose safety concerns. Mad Mile options are still under consideration but it is looking likely that an off-road solution will be found.

17. Minutes from the last meeting are attached.

Approved Organisations – Significant issues

NZTA Highway Network and Operations

18. An update on significant issues for the NZTA Highway Network and Operations Group forms part of the Regional Director’s report.

Hastings District Council

19. Hastings District Council’s major project, Whakatu Arterial Link (in conjunction with the NZ Transport Agency), is progressing well considering the exceptionally wet winter. Progress to date is:

19.1. The SH2 roundabout is now operational but with lane and speed restrictions still in place. Napier Road is now complete and open to traffic

19.2. Work on the roads linking into the SH2 roundabout continues, with the focus on the main north and south links to Hastings and Napier

19.3. The restarting of the work on the route travelling across the paddocks through Whakatu and on to Pakowhai Rd is still some weeks away, with an expectation that it will resume in early September, weather permitting

19.4. The new bridge piles are in place with construction of the concrete abutments proceeding to plan. All bridge deck beams have been delivered to site ready for craning into position in early October.

Napier City Council

20. Review of procurement and delivery processes is almost complete.

21. Construction of the Marine Parade traffic calming measures commenced late August and is expected to be complete by November. Works near the I Site will be complete in time for the start of the cruise ship season in early October.

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

22. Reports on the public transport operations and road safety outputs managed by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council are the subjects of separate items in this agenda.

Decision Making Process

23. Staff have assessed the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only, the decision making provisions do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Regional Transport Committee receives and notes the “June 2017 Transport Manager's report”.

Authored by:

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager
External Relations

Attachment/s

⇩1

Cycling Governance Group Minutes

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 September 2017

Subject: September 2017 Public Transport Update

Reason for Report

1. To provide the Committee with an update on Council’s public transport operations.

General Information

2. The 2016-17 financial year ended with a small decrease in passenger numbers compared with the previous year. However, bus improvements were introduced in late September 2016 and when the nine months Oct-June are compared with the previous year, a 1.5% increase in patronage has occurred.

3. The District Health Board (DHB) has now introduced a discount for staff using the bus, as part of its travel plan. It is hoped that providing cheaper fares for staff will help to encourage bus use and reduce parking congestion at the hospital.

4. The DHB patient travel scheme on Hawke’s Bay buses is now extended to patients travelling from any part of the Napier –Hastings area to any DHB facility. Usage has increased by over 100% in the six months the scheme has been operating.

5. Services entering Hastings from the west have been having difficulty keeping to time due to traffic congestion and the need to travel via Hastings Street to enter the new bus terminus in Eastbourne Street, which has added over half a kilometre to every route. A minor route change to remove buses from the busier section of Heretaunga Street is being trialed and may help to alleviate this a little.

Review of RPTP

6. A review of the Regional Public Transport Plan is due to be complete by June 2018. This will commence in October with a review of the requests for new public transport services or improvements that we have received over the last three years.

Bus Passenger Trips

7. Diagram 1 shows monthly bus passenger trips for the years 2012-13 to 2016-17.

Diagram 1 – Monthly Passenger Trips 2012-13 to 2016-17

Bus Service Costs

8. The following diagram shows the annual net cost (after fares and excluding GST) of operating the goBay bus service for the years 2012-13 to 2016-17.

Diagram 3 – Annual net cost (ex GST)

52% of this cost is met by the New Zealand Transport Agency).

Fare Recovery

9. Fare recovery is the portion of the total cost of the service that is covered by fares (including SuperGold payments from central government). The fare recovery rate is affected by the cost of the contract and the amount of revenue received from passengers and other sources.

10. Diagram 4– Fare Recovery Rate – 2012-13 to 2016-17.

2012-13	34.26%
2013-14	38.24%
2014-15	38.94%
2015-16	37.78%
2016-17	38.49%

Total Mobility

11. The following tables compare the number of Total Mobility(TM) trips made for the year to date over the last five years, and the corresponding costs (excl GST).

12. The number of TM trips and the cost of the service has increased for the year to date after two static years. As the population of Hawke’s Bay is not only increasing but also ageing at a faster rate than previously predicted, this growth is to be expected.

Diagram 5 – Total Mobility Trips – 2012-13 to 2016-17

Diagram 6 – Total Mobility Cost ($ excl GST) 2012-13 to 2016-17

(60% of this cost is met by the New Zealand Transport Agency)

Decision Making Process

13. Staff have assessed the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only, the decision making provisions do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Regional Transport Committee receives and notes the “September 2017 Public Transport Update” report.

Authored by:

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager
External Relations

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 September 2017

Subject: RoadSafe Hawke's Bay September 2017 Update

Reason for Report

1. This is a regular report that provides the Committee with a snapshot of road safety activities undertaken under the Road Safety Action Plans and, as necessary, will brief the Committee on any current or upcoming issues relevant to road safety.

Background

2. There are a number of strategic documents that provide the direction for the road safety activities, including:

2.1. Government Policy Statement for Land Transport 2015 (GPS)

2.2. Safer Journeys 2020

2.3. Communities at Risk Register

2.4. NZ Transport Agency - Briefing Notes

2.5. NZ Police Strategies.

3. The current GPS expands on the strategic direction set out in the Safer Journeys 2020 strategy and continues the government’s strong focus on encouraging economic growth and productivity and improving road safety.

4. Road safety incorporates a range of elements including network improvement, road policing, and education and awareness. RoadSafe HB and the road safety action plans focus on education and awareness programmes in collaboration with road policing activities and proposed network improvements.

5. Traffic incidents are reported in a number of different ways and a number of indicators are needed to understand whether the road safety programmes are effective.

Regional Road Safety Priority Issues

6. Central Hawke’s Bay

6.1. Alcohol & Drugs

7. Hastings District

7.1. Alcohol & Drugs

7.2. Intersections

7.3. Motorcycles

7.4. Loss of Control Rural Roads – Head on

7.5. Speed

7.6. Young Drivers

7.7. Cyclists

8. Wairoa

8.1. Alcohol and Drugs

8.2. Loss of Control Rural Roads – Head on

8.3. Speed

8.4. Young Drivers

Funding

9. The road safety programme is funded from three sources:

9.1. The NZ Transport Agency

9.2. Territorial Authorities contribution (Wairoa District Council, Hastings District Council, Napier City Council, Central Hawke’s Bay District Council)

9.3. HBRC rates

Report for September 2017

10. RoadSafe HB staff completed their 2016-17 work plans by the end of the financial year, and reports on these activities have been sent out to their road safety partners for review.

11. The 2017-2018 detailed work plans will be sent out for comment from partners in late August.

12. NZ Transport Agency year-end reports have been completed and submitted to the Agency via their online system.

13. Department of Corrections Road Safety Education Programme. In September 2016 I attended an international road safety conference in Brisbane and presented the work we are doing with New Zealand Police and the Department of Corrections in the prison and with people of probation. After attending the conference, I was contacted by an international research group, who expressed an interest in the work that we are doing and requested more details, which I provided to them. They would now like to collaborate with us on a two-year study of re-offend and non-reoffend rates among those who attend our road safety education days. The intention of this is to co-author and publish a paper on the work we are doing and its results. This is a great opportunity for those all involved in the programme

14. School Road Safety Education Resource: I have previously reported on the education resource package we are developing for use in schools before and after our Road Safety Expo. The package has now been through a trial phase with six schools. The trial schools have provided the project team with generally positive feedback. We will need to make some modifications but the intention is to have it ready for schools by February 2018. We will continue to request feedback from schools over the 2018 year as they complete the Assessment Standards throughout the year.

Road Safety Statistics

15. The following links provide detail on road crashes in our region.

15.1. nzta.govt.nz/resources/crash-analysis-reports/statistical-statements

15.2. nzta.govt.nz/resources/crash-analysis-reports/briefing-notes

15.3. nzta.govt.nz/resources/crash-analysis-reports

16. The following table below sets out the year-to-date road deaths by region.

Weekly road deaths update by Local Government Region as at midnight Monday,
21 August 2017 *

Local Government Region	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Northland	10	10	13	22	23
Auckland	35	23	35	25	44
Waikato	23	31	39	49	39
Bay of Plenty	14	17	22	22	13
Gisborne & Hawkes Bay	9	13	8	10	19
Taranaki	5	8	7	10	1
Manawatu / Wanganui	10	21	23	11	23
Wellington	10	7	5	10	9
Nelson / Marlborough	8	5	1	7	11
West Coast	3	4	3	2	4
Canterbury	32	19	30	23	33
Otago	7	9	13	12	14
Southland	1	8	3	9	10
Total	167	175	202	212	243

17. Unfortunately, Hawke’s Bay/Gisborne’s road toll for the year to date is consistent with several other regions in showing a significant increase in deaths when compared with the same period last year. The regional toll includes two cyclist and two pedestrian fatalities.

Decision Making Process

18. Council is required to make every decision in accordance with Part 6 Sub-Part 1, of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only and no decision is to be made, the decision making provisions of the Local Government Act 2002 do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Regional Transport Committee receives and notes the “RoadSafe Hawke's Bay September 2017 Update” staff report.

Authored by:

Linda Anderson

Regional Manager
RoadSafe Hawke's Bay

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager
External Relations

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.