About us

The Road Safety Trust is a Crown Established Trust that receives its funding from a share of the proceeds of personalised licence plate sales. Trustees appointed by the Minister of Transport control the money and make sure it is used as intended. The Trust is empowered to fund community safety initiatives, training, education, overseas travel, attendance at conferences and private sector technological developments beneficial to road safety. The Trust's areas of priority are those contained in the Road Safety to 2010 strategy and the New Zealand Transport Strategy insofar as it pertains to road safety.

Mission

To administer funds for the benefit of improved road safety in New Zealand.

Management principles

To encourage communities, organisations and individuals to identify and work at road safety initiatives
To assist people to gain access to resources that will empower and enable them to achieve road safety objectives.
To support justice and equity in the management of the Trust.
To encourage Tangata Whenua and other cultural minority groups to become more involved in road safety work.
To respect the culture and heritage of other peoples and to foster cooperative road safety partnerships.
To ensure that products and services receiving Trust support are geared to the Trust objectives.
To be accountable to the public.
To provide ongoing resource for New Zealand road safety needs.
To support research in the road safety field.

Trustees

The four Trustees are currently:

Yvonne Sharp - Chairman
Robin Morton - Representative of road users
Alicia Gainsford - Youth representative
New Zealand Transport Agency nominee (yet to be finalised)

Last updated: 18 June 2008