Rail Network Investment Programme (RNIP)

The Rail Network Investment Programme (RNIP) is KiwiRail's plan for maintaining, renewing and improving New Zealand's rail network.

Updated every three years and supported by funding from the National Land Transport Fund and Government Budgets, the RNIP provides a long-term approach to investing in rail infrastructure.

It helps ensure the network remains safe, reliable and resilient, giving customers greater certainty and supporting efficient freight and passenger services across the country.

The investment focus for rail is:

• investing in the busiest and most productive parts of the existing rail network to support the efficient movement of freight
  investing in the metropolitan rail networks to support the efficient movement of people in Auckland and Wellington.

The majority of spend is on the continuous programmes of maintenance, management and renewal.

Monitoring and reporting

KiwiRail prepares the RNIP in accordance with the Land Transport Management Act 2003 and the statutory requirements set under section 102A.

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is required to monitor the extent to which the RNIP contributes to the purposes of the LTMA and is consistent with the Government Policy Statement on land transport.

NZTA prepares annual reports on KiwiRail’s delivery of the RNIP.