Economic development and transport - summary report

Abstract

This report summarises the major findings of the Ministry of Transport‘s Economic Development and Transport project. Its purpose has been to contribute to the New Zealand Government‘s Policy Direction for Transport, which aims for a transport system that supports the growth of our country‘s economy. The project‘s guiding question has therefore been: How can our transport system support New Zealand‘s economic development? This question has been explored in four reports. The first and second provide international literature reviews on theories of economic development and then on the specific contribution of transport. The third report constructs a Future Options for the New Zealand Economy (FONZE) model to analyse possible futures for New Zealand‘s economic development out to 2042. The final report offers an opening discussion on implications for the country‘s transport system.