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Submission summary
responsibility schemes)
• Ecotourism link with the cycleway from Pureora to Ongarue and the day
loop at Maraeroa C.
Decision
Pricing Policy:
To provide a sustainable, affordable community transport service for residents of
Waitomo district who do not have access to transport services.
Service Analysis:
The service will be run daily to begin with and will be adjusted according to
demand after an evaluation period of 12 months.
Legal requirements:
The statutory purpose of the Regional Public Transport Plan is to give effect to
the public transport service components of the Regional Land Transport Strategy.
The Regional Land Transport Strategy directs the future role for public transport
in the region and this has been designed to ensure that public transport
contributes to the desired outcome for the access and mobility component of the
strategy. “a people focused transport system that provides inclusive, accessible
and affordable multi-modal journeys to enable people to live, work and play.”
The Waikato Regional Land Transport Strategy identifies a number of high level
challenges for the region, one of which is catering to the mobility and access
needs of rural communities while remaining affordable for its funders and users.
Another identified high level challenge includes future population growth and
demographic change (in particular increasing proportion of older people).
Rural people are more dependent on car travel for access than urban dwellers,
as services are likely to be further away and there is a lack of public transport.
There are generally higher levels of car ownership in rural areas. Those people
without access to cars or who are unable to afford to use them regularly are
particularly affected by access and mobility difficulties (HIA).
The Waikato region is undergoing structural ageing of the population. In New
Zealand 54% of people over 65 years had a disability in 2001. An older
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