Subsidy for ‘dirty’ cars

2035 – and how to achieve that.

Ideas floated but still to be explored include the role of parking charges and VKT ‘‘pricing’’, as well as creating low-emission zones. ‘‘Every positive change in habit helps us as a nation move a step closer to achieving our required carbon reductions,’’ Wood said.

Another aim for 2035 is to have 30% of the light vehicle fleet be zero-emission.

All new vehicles must be ‘‘low or zero emission’’ by 2035.

Any new buses used for public transport will have to be zeroemission by 2025. Auckland Council has already committed to that measure from now onwards.

A nationwide public transport strategy is to be developed by 2025 and there is to be progress on major infrastructure, including mass rapid transit schemes in Wellington and Christchurch, as well as existing plans in Auckland. There is a programme to improve cycling and walking to and around 75-100 schools and encouragement for the development of scooter and cycling networks.

The plan includes many ideas already under way, such as the Clean Car Upgrade rebate for lowemission vehicles, and existing investments in public transport and active modes.

The plan talks about working with local bodies on ‘‘more affordable’’ public transport but gives no insight into what is planned after the three-month half-fare initiative ends on June 30. It also refers to establishing ‘‘a high threshold for new investments to expand roads, including new highway projects, if the expansion is inconsistent with emissions-related objectives’’.

Other initiatives include regulations to make it easier for local bodies to reallocate road space, as well as changes to maintenance funding to allow roads to be upgraded to better accommodate walking and cycling.