NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

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".

The agency was established on 1 August 2008 by the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008, merging Transit New Zealand with Land Transport New Zealand.

NZTA's board was criticised by the National Party-led opposition in July 2008 as being "stacked" with political appointees of the Labour Party-led government. A National Party-led government was formed after 2008 New Zealand general election, and a number of board members were reappointed or replaced.

In January 2019, three members of the board of directors resigned, about six weeks after the resignation of chief executive Fergus Gammie. They were Adrienne Young-Cooper, Chris Ellis and Fran Wilde. Minister of Transport Phil Twyford said the agency had been "going through a massive change process", with its compliance work in the issuing of vehicle Warrant of Fitnesses under review.

Mark Ratcliffe, former head of telco Chorus, was appointed interim chief executive. Nicole Rosie, former CE of WorkSafe New Zealand, replaced him as chief executive mid-February 2020.

On 26 April 2019, chairman Michael Stiassny announced his resignation. On 11 June 2019, Brian Roche commenced his second term as chairman of NZTA; Roche had previously been the inaugural chairman from 2008.

In August 2019, Waka Kotahi changed the order of its name to emphasise its Māori language name "Waka Kotahi." The logo was also changed to reflect this change of order.

Kane Patena was appointed the first Director of Land Transport for Waka Kotahi from 1 April 2021.