1955

Goverment's Roading Policy explains why the Main Highways Board has been replaced by the National Roads Board

1956

An Act to provide for the constitution of the Christchurch-Lyttelton Road Tunnel Authority, to define its powers and functions, and to provide for the construction, maintenance, and control of a tunnel through the Port Hills from Christchurch to Lyttelton.

1959

The Report of the Guinea Pig Highway safety research project.

1960

Ministry of Works description of Auckland's Motorway program published in "Auckland - Expanding to Greatness"

1963

The Christchurch Master Transport Plan identifies a range of transport improvements to cope with a population of 330,000. It includes simple explanations of the steps taken in the transport planning process. Locals will be able to work out how little of the necessary road improvements have been completed and should have a look at the graphs available from the Auckland Motorways page.

1965

This article on the construction of the Haast Highway was published in the journal of the International Roads Federation.

1966

This article on the complete rebuilding of the Napier-Taupo Highway was published in the journal of the International Roads Federation.

These articles on the construction of the Newmarket Viaduct were published in the journal of the International Roads Federation.

1967

This brief comparison of road funding in OECD countries was published in the journal of the International Roads Federation.

1968

This article on the project to add the "Nippon Clip-ons to the Auckland Harbour Bridge was published in the journal of the International Roads Federation.

1969

The Hamilton Transportation Study identified a range of transport improvements to cope with a population of 133,000. It provides a simple explanation of the transport planning processes. Locals will be able to work out how little of the necessary road improvements have been completed and should have a look at the graphs available from the Auckland Motorways page.

1970

In "Roads to Resources" the Minister of Works describes how the road funding system works and it's importance to the developement of the national economy

1973

Auckland Motorways booklet published by National Roads Board

1976

Transportation Planning In Christchurch provides a very simplistic description of the transport planning procedures used to reveiw the Christchurch Master Transport Plan

Auckland Transport Review plans for populations of 1 million expected by 1990 and 1.5 million expected by 2000.

1989

National Road Safety Plan 1989-1995 - Places much greater emphasis on engineering improvements than the Road Safery Strategy 2010, under this plan spending on safety improvements increased from $m75p.a.to $m130p.a.

1991

Transit NZ's manual for investigating accident black spots, black routes and black areas.

1995

National Road Safety Plan 1995-2000 - Places much greater emphasis on engineering improvements than the Road Safery Strategy 2010, under this plan spending on safety improvements increased from $m130p.a.to $m280p.a., under the 2010 strategy funding fell to $m150 in 2002 and $m250 in 2005.

The LTSA's Guidelines for Setting Speed Limits. This is the basis of the Speed Limit Rule. From 1st July 2005 this rule is scheduled to replace the blanket 50kmh limit that has applied to "all roads forming part of a borough, town or city" since 1935. The Guidelines explain the criterea for applying speed limits of 50, 60, 70 & 80 kmh in urban and rural areas.

1996

Extract from New Zealand Road Safety Program 1996/97 including details on how traffic enforcement hours are determined.

The AustRoads Benefit Cost Analysis Manual provides a relatively straight forward explanation of the purpose and methodology of calculating benefit/cost ratios for roading projects and alternatives to roads. It explains what can reasonably be counted as costs and benefits.