The Ministry has led the development of the Aotearoa New Zealand freight and supply chain strategy, which provides long-term strategic direction for our freight and supply chain system. The strategy was released on 18 August 2023.
What you need to know
The freight and supply chain system faces substantial changes over the coming years, including from climate change, geopolitical volatility, new technologies, and growing population and densification. There are also endemic problems in the system that prevent it from functioning optimally. Please see below for the strategy document and summary document.
The strategy articulates a long-term vision for the freight and supply chain to be:
underpinned by zero emissions freight transport
resilient, reliable, and prepared for potential disruptions
highly productive and efficient.
It outlines what needs to be done over three time-horizons:
30-year horizon: a set of enduring principles guiding how the government and sector stakeholders should approach the freight and supply chains system
10-year horizon: the strategic goals to guide what changes have to happen over the next decade
three-year horizon: a collaborative approach to sequencing implementation in the first three years, which identifies initial priorities to focus on to meet the strategic goals.
To develop the strategy, the Ministry engaged extensively through workshops and interviews with a broad range of leaders and experts in the system. A reference group comprising private sector experts with experience across various parts of the system was set up so we could test ideas and analyses with them. There was also a broader public consultation on an issues paper.
Implementation is now the focus of the strategy, with a series of actions underway. A second action plan is intended for 2024. Working with the sector to develop this is part of the initial work programme.
Report into certification of low emissions freight
Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport partnered with the Sustainable Business Council (SBC) on a feasibility study which found that a system of renewable freight certificates to certify low-emissions freight routes throughout the country is a feasible and achievable option.
The Renewable Freight Certificate Assessment report looks at the feasibility of freight certificates to speed up decarbonising heavy freight transport in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Partnering with SBC on a feasibility study into a market-led low carbon freight mechanism was one of the immediate actions identified in the Aotearoa New Zealand Freight and Supply Chain Strategy.
SBC and Te Manatū Waka are now working together to look at what the next steps might be to design and create a market led freight decarbonisation system, including options for funding.
We received 83 submissions and more than 500 pages of feedback through the public consultation process on the freight and supply chain issues paper. We are grateful to all the individuals and organisations who made a submission.
We received 83 submissions and more than 500 pages of feedback through the public consultation process on the freight and supply chain issues paper. We are grateful to all the individuals and organisations who made a submission.
A summary document and copies of some of the submissions are available below.
The organisations and individuals who made a submission are listed below. Many submitters have allowed us to make their feedback public – you can access these documents by clicking on the name.
We analysed the submissions made during the consultation period and met with stakeholders to progress the development of the freight and supply chain strategy.
We analysed the submissions made during the consultation period and met with stakeholders to progress the development of the freight and supply chain strategy.
Public consultation on the Ministry’s freight and supply chain issues paper ran between April and June 2022. The feedback we received will shape how we develop and focus the freight and supply chain strategy. Links to the full report and a summary are below:
Public consultation on the Ministry’s freight and supply chain issues paper ran between April and June 2022. The feedback we received will shape how we develop and focus the freight and supply chain strategy. Links to the full report and a summary are below:
The Ministry developed an issues paper following extensive engagement with a broad range of stakeholders including those operating or using the freight transport system, partner government agencies and local government.
The Ministry developed an issues paper following extensive engagement with a broad range of stakeholders including those operating or using the freight transport system, partner government agencies and local government.
The purpose of the issues paper was to set out the strategic context for changing the way we do things and to hone in on the most important areas of focus for the strategy.