New Zealand oil spill response strategy - Maritime New Zealand

Appendix 8 – Relationship with the New Zealand Transport
Strategy
The New Zealand Transport Strategy (NZTS) sets out the government’s vision for transport as: By
2010 New Zealand will have an affordable, integrated, safe, responsive and sustainable transport
system.
The 5 objectives of the NZTS provide the structure for implementation of the NZTS:
• Assisting economic development
• Assisting safety and personal security
• Improving access and mobility
• Protecting and promoting public health
• Ensuring environmental sustainability.
The New Zealand Marine Oil Spill Strategy contributes most clearly to the objective of ensuring
environmental sustainability. Should an incident occur, the Strategy provides the means by which to
mitigate, reduce or avoid harmful effects on the marine environment resulting from oil spills, thereby
contributing to the sustainability of the transport activity and the marine environment. The Strategy
also contributes to the other NZTS objectives. Responses will be carried out in such a manner as to
not unnecessarily constrain the continuation of economic activity and of access and mobility for both
community and business throughout the incident. Safety, security and public health are assured both
throughout the response and as a result of the response reducing the risk that pollutants pose to the
health of the community.
Underpinning the NZTS are four principles that guide the making of transport policy at a high level:
• Sustainability – policy that enhances economic, social and environmental well-being, that
promotes resilience and flexibility and that takes account of the needs of future generations
whilst being guided by medium and long-term costs and benefits.
• Integration - policy that encourages co-operation and collaboration between stakeholders
across all transport modes.
• Safety - policy that ensures high standards of health, safety and personal security.
• Responsiveness - policy which fosters the government’s goals for partnerships at all levels.
In summary these principles are about inclusiveness, consultation and awareness of the impacts of the
Strategy on communities, individuals and interest groups. The Strategy has taken account of these
principles throughout its development, as is demonstrated by the level and nature of the consultation
carried out during the review process.
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