NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Agency overview
Formed1 August 2008 (2008-08-01)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionNew Zealand Government
HeadquartersVictoria Arcade, 50 Victoria Street, Wellington
Employees2,081
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Websitewww.nzta.govt.nz

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) 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. Waka Kotahi means 'one vessel' and is intended to convey the concept of "travelling together as one".