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Contacts & Links
Key road safety contacts in the Auckland region and useful road safety web links are listed below.
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RoadSafe Auckland is a region wide road safety group made up of representatives from Auckland's seven Territorial Authorities, Regional Council, Auckland Regional Transport Authority, Land Transport NZ, NZ Police, Transit New Zealand, ACC, Auckland Regional Public Health Services, Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC), Safekids and the Ministry of Health. To contact representatives from these member organisations, click on the email links below:
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The Auckland Regional Transport Authority convenes the RoadSafe Auckland group and oversees the Regional Road Safety Plan as determined by the Auckland Regional Council's Regional Land Transport Strategy.
RoadSafe Auckland members
Local and regional council contacts for the Auckland region
Rodney District Council - web site: www.rodney.govt.nz
North Shore City Council - web site: www.nthshore.govt.nz
|  | Road Safety Coordinator - Contact North Shore City Council by phoning 09 486 8400 |
Waitakere City Council - web site: www.waitakere.govt.nz
| | Road Safety Coordinator - kitch.cuthbert@waitakere.govt.nz
Auckland City Council - web site: www.akcity.govt.nz
Manukau City Council - web site: www.manukau.govt.nz
Papakura District Council - web site: www.pdc.govt.nz
Franklin District Council - web site: www.franklin.govt.nz
Auckland Regional Transport Authority - web site: www.arta.co.nz
Transport Related Agencies
Land Transport New Zealand - web site: www.landtransport.govt.nz
Provides a range of services relating to transport including road safety, funding and resources, oversees driver licencing, vehicle standard compliance, and monitoring of engineering standards
Transit New Zealand - web site: www.transit.govt.nz
Road controlling authority for state highways including Auckland motorways.
New Zealand Police - web site: www.police.govt.nz
Education Agencies
RoadSense Ata Haere - web site: www.roadsense.co.nz
Provides support for an education programme to improve the safety of primary and intermediate school children when they are on or near the road. Includes lessons and unit plans for the classroom and contact details for RoadSense facilitators.
Health and Safety Organisations
ACC Injury Prevention - web site: www.acc.co.nz
Provides comprehensive accident insurance including rehabilitation and injury prevention services.
Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC) - web site: www.alac.org.nz
Provides information and advice on alcohol and other drug related issues.
Alcohol Healthwatch (AHW) - web site: www.ahw.co.nz
A Charitable Trust that undertakes alcohol health promotion activities nationally. They provide information, support and co-ordination for professional and community groups on alcohol-related issues. This includes the co-ordination of the Last Drink Survey in the Auckland Region.
Auckland Regional Public Health Service - web site: www.arphs.govt.nz
Provides a range of health promotion services within the Auckland region.
Brain Injury Association of Auckland - web site: www.biaauckland.org.nz
The Brain Injury Association (Auckland) Incorporated provides information, advocacy and support to people with brain injury and their families/whanau.
SADD - web site: www.sadd.org.nz
Students Against Driving Drunk (SADD) mission is to reduce harm among young people by promoting the alternatives to drinking and driving through positive peer influences.
Safekids - web site: www.safekids.org.nz
Provides advocacy and information relating to child (unintentional) safety within the Auckland region and nationally (e.g. coordinates Kidsafe Week annually).
Ministry of Health - web site: www.moh.govt.nz
Provides health advice to government and funds health initiatives (Vote Health).
Road Safety and Transport Links
Apart from the web sites listed above relating to RoadSafe Auckland member organisations, listed below are useful road safety web links.
Maxx - www.maxx.co.nz
Information to assist you get around Auckland by bus, train or ferry. Includes journey planner.
World Health Organisation - www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/en/
The World Health Organisation site on Traffic Injury Prevention provides excellent documents and resources on road safety from a global perspective.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in America - www.nhtsa.dot.gov
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in America has a comprehensive web site dedicated to the promotion of traffic safety strategies. Of particular interest is the sub-site Safer Communities. Here you can learn about the latest tried and true activities, programmes and ideas conducted by Safe Communities Coalitions throughout America.
UK Department for Transport - Road Safety - www.dft.gov.uk
VicRoads - www.vicroads.vic.gov.au Visit our road safety friends across the Tasman. The VicRoads web site outlines the work of the Victoria Police and Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and other stakeholders to tackle the main causes of road crashes. These efforts are based on the 'Arrive Alive' road safety strategy, the Victorian Government's five-year plan, which incorporates high levels of enforcement, treatment of accident blackspots, community education and mass media campaigns.
Recommended links are also included under each Priority Area.
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