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Formed | 1 August 2008 |
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Jurisdiction | New Zealand Government |
Headquarters | Victoria Arcade, 50 Victoria Street, Wellington |
Employees | 2,081[1] |
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Website | www |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA)[2] is a New Zealand Crown entity tasked with promoting safe and functional transport by land, including the responsibility for driver and vehicle licensing, and administering the New Zealand state highway network.[3] Waka Kotahi means 'one vessel' and is intended to convey the concept of "travelling together as one".[2]
Our name is the NZ Transport Agency. Please don't spell out New Zealand or give 'the' a capital 'T'. Waka Kotahi is the Māori name [...] NZTA is our abbreviated name., superseded by "Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Brand Manual" (PDF). 24 February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
"Our name" section A.2 page 5