Regional funding: South Island

Transport sector: A case study of sector-level reporting

The data in this diagram comes from the unaudited Regional Highlights from the 2021-22 NLTF annual report.

The council data is from councils’ Funding Impact Statements and consolidated using the Waka Kotahi regional filters.

Urban development spending on transport has not been included in the diagram because this information could not be extracted from source material.

South island regional funding

Marlborough-Nelson-Tasman

Funding from council rates and other charges $44.9 million
Funding from council borrowing for roading $1.1 million
Waka Kotahi public transport funding $1.6 million
Waka Kotahi local roading, walking, and cycling subsidy $58 million
Waka Kotahi other funding $2.7 million
Waka Kotahi state highway funding $47.9 million
Total $156.2 million

West Coast

Funding from council rates and other charges $8.4 million
Funding from council borrowing for roading $0.1 million
Waka Kotahi public transport funding $0.1 million
Waka Kotahi local roading, walking, and cycling subsidy $13.0 million
Waka Kotahi other funding $0.8 million
Waka Kotahi state highway funding $40.0 million
Total $62.4 million

Canterbury

Funding from council rates and other charges $179.8 million
Funding from council borrowing for roading $72.3 million
Waka Kotahi public transport funding $38.9 million
Waka Kotahi local roading, walking, and cycling subsidy $99.7 million
Waka Kotahi other funding $15.5 million
Waka Kotahi state highway funding $119.4 million
Total $525.6 million

Otago-Southland

Funding from council rates and other charges $111.4 million
Funding from council borrowing for roading $50.3 million
Waka Kotahi public transport funding $13.1 million
Waka Kotahi local roading, walking, and cycling subsidy $94.9 million
Waka Kotahi other funding $9.1 million
Waka Kotahi state highway funding $88.1 million
Total $366.9 million