An NZGTTM TMP checklist before you submit

Before you submit an NZGTTM TMP, check six things: the documents are complete, the activity and footprint are clear, the site and affected people are described, the risks are specific to the site, every significant risk has a proportionate control with reasons, and the layouts match the risk assessment. The full checklist below cites each council source.

How to use this checklist

This list is built from what councils publish about reviewing NZGTTM TMPs. The main sources are:

• Queenstown Lakes District Council's Tool G alignment checklist (QLDC G) and Tool A essential information (QLDC A);
• Auckland Transport's CAR Processing Guidelines (AT);
• Christchurch City Council's 2026 traffic management bulletins (CCC).

Each item names its source, so you can read the original.

Work through it with your TMP open. Where an item doesn't apply, say so and say why, as QLDC asks applicants to do. Completing a checklist doesn't prove your TMP meets NZGTTM; QLDC says so plainly. It's a prompt to make your reasoning visible.

For why councils send TMPs back, see Checking a TMP before you submit.

1. The documents are complete

• A risk assessment or risk control plan is included. AT returns applications without one at triage (AT notice #83, from 4 May 2026), and Christchurch has required a risk assessment with all TMP submissions since 1 July 2026 (CCC, May 2026), confirming in October 2026 that every site-specific TMP needs one.
• The TMP shows the risk assessment, the fundamental TTM controls and the detailed site design, even if you don't use the NZGTTM standard forms (CCC, September 2026; QLDC A).
• The TMP has a unique reference, the organisations involved and contact details (QLDC A).
• Contingency plans say what happens if conditions change or something goes wrong (QLDC A; AT).
• Consultation and communication are recorded: who you consulted, and how workers and affected people will be told (QLDC A).
• If you use a generic TMP, you've shown it suits this activity, location and corridor (QLDC A).

2. The activity and footprint are clear

• The activity is described in practical terms, such as "trenching across a live lane", not just "utility works" (QLDC G, B1).
• All plant, machinery and vehicles are listed, including support vehicles (QLDC G, B2).
• The number and roles of people on site are given (QLDC G, B3).
• The work footprint covers all plant, vehicles and people, including movements in, within and out of the site, at the maximum space needed (QLDC G, B4).

3. The site is described

• All affected roads and locations are named, with addresses, intersections or limits of works (QLDC G, C1).
• The road level or category is stated where the council uses one (QLDC G, C2).
• Traffic volumes during the work period are considered, including peaks and seasonal changes (QLDC G, C3).
• The permanent speed limit is stated (QLDC G, C4).
• The affected parts of the corridor are listed: lanes, shoulders, berms, footpaths, cycle lanes, parking, driveways (QLDC G, C5).
• Any sensitive areas named in the council's regional guidance, including detours, are considered (QLDC G, C6).

4. The people affected are covered

• Road user groups are identified: motorists, freight, cyclists, pedestrians, micromobility (QLDC G, D1).
• Neighbouring properties and businesses are covered, including access and parking (QLDC G, D2; AT).
• Bus routes and stops, and emergency service access, are considered (QLDC G, D3; AT).
• Utilities, rail operators and other asset owners are identified (QLDC G, D4; AT).
• Events, peak seasons, schools and other work sites nearby are considered (QLDC G, D5; AT).

5. The risks are specific

• Each hazard is a credible source of harm at this site: moving traffic, plant movements, tight space, poor visibility (QLDC G, E1).
• Each risk says who could be harmed, how, and how badly (QLDC G, E2).
• The risks reflect this work, place and timing, not generic or reused statements (QLDC G, E3). Christchurch also asks everyone to avoid generic assessments for specific sites (CCC, September 2026).
• The significant risks are picked out and prioritised (QLDC G, E4).
• Low or routine risks aren't over-explained (QLDC G, E5).

6. The controls fit the risks

• Each control clearly links to a significant risk (QLDC G, F1).
• Elimination comes first, then the hierarchy of controls, with reasons for the controls chosen (QLDC G, F2).
• Where you've used lower-level controls, you've said why stronger ones weren't reasonably practicable (CCC, May 2026).
• Controls are proportionate: neither too little nor too much for the risk (QLDC G, F3; AT).
• Controls allow for changing conditions, such as traffic, weather and visibility, with triggers to review or escalate (QLDC G, F4).
• New risks created by your controls, such as a detour or a footpath diversion, are identified and managed (AT).

7. The residual risk is explained

• Risks left after the controls are identified (QLDC G, G1).
• You've explained why they're as low as reasonably practicable (QLDC G, G2).
• It's clear who on site monitors conditions and decides to adjust or stop work (QLDC G, G3).
• Controls that could fail are covered by the contingency plan (AT).

8. The layouts match the risk assessment

• The controls in the risk assessment appear on the TMD layouts, and nothing on the layouts contradicts it (AT; QLDC G, H1).
• The layouts fit the full work footprint and movements (QLDC G, H2).
• Staged work shows how the controls change at each stage (QLDC G, H3).
• Any allowed variation stays within the limits and triggers in the risk assessment (QLDC G, H4).
• The TMP is clear and practical to set up on site (QLDC G, H5).

9. Local rules are checked

• Your council's own conditions, restricted areas and periods are checked.
• In Christchurch from 1 November 2026: an extension that changes the method and the site's risk profile must be a full TMP revision, and adding a generic layout where a site-specific TMP is already accepted is no longer allowed (CCC, October 2026).
• The dates your council moves to NZGTTM are checked. See NZGTTM deadlines by council.

Before you press submit

Read the TMP once more as the reviewer will: picture the site, list the risks you'd expect, and check each one is in the risk assessment and on the drawings. The Xuro Review Engine can give you that second read on the whole package against NZGTTM or CoPTTM. It points to the page behind each possible issue, with the clause it relates to where there is one, and you make the call.

Questions

Is there an official NZGTTM TMP checklist?

Some councils publish one. Queenstown Lakes District Council's CAR Supporting Tool G is an NZGTTM alignment checklist for applicants to complete before they submit. Auckland Transport's CAR Processing Guidelines list the questions its reviewers ask. Check your own council's corridor access pages.

Do I have to use the NZGTTM forms?

Not always. QLDC says NZGTTM doesn't mandate specific templates, and Christchurch stopped requiring the standard form in September 2026. Your TMP still has to show the risk assessment, the fundamental TTM controls and the detailed site design clearly.

Can I still use a generic TMP under NZGTTM?

Sometimes, with care. QLDC says generic TMPs don't on their own show that risks are managed, so you must show the scheme suits the activity and location. Christchurch has its own rules for generic layouts, including a change from 1 November 2026.

Does completing a checklist mean my TMP will be accepted?

No. QLDC says completing its checklist doesn't show NZGTTM principles have been applied. Only the road controlling authority accepts a TMP. A checklist helps you make your reasoning clear so the reviewer has less to send back.

Sources

• Queenstown Lakes District Council, CAR Supporting Tool G: NZGTTM alignment, TMP and risk review checklist: https://www.qldc.govt.nz/media/dbhiqgrp/car-supporting-tool-g-qldc-nzgttm-alignment-tmp-and-risk-review-checklist-distribution.pdf (checked 23 October 2026)
• Queenstown Lakes District Council, CAR Supporting Tool A: applicant TMP essential information: https://www.qldc.govt.nz/media/prifctjf/car-supporting-tool-a-qldc-applicant-tmp-distribution.pdf (checked 23 October 2026)
• Auckland Transport, Corridor Access Request (CAR) Processing Guidelines, version 1.0, August 2025, section 5.3 (pages 17 to 21) and Table 3 (pages 18 to 19): https://at.govt.nz/media/31mhgeoy/auckland-transport-corridor-access-request-car-processing-guidlines.pdf (checked 23 October 2026)
• Auckland Transport, TTM Update #83, NZGTTM soft launch from 4 May 2026 (notice dated 23 March 2026): https://at.govt.nz/media/31zfdl2c/auckland-transport-ttm-update-83-at-road-controlling-authority-notice.pdf (checked 23 October 2026)
• Christchurch City Council, Corridor Management bulletins, September and October 2026, linked from: https://ccc.govt.nz/transport/legal-road/traffic-management-news-and-information (checked 23 October 2026)
• Christchurch City Council Traffic Management Team, Christchurch Temporary Traffic Management, May 2026 bulletin: https://christchurchcitycouncilcommsengagement.cmail20.com/t/r-e-tusitjd-bjixfkuj-u/ (checked 23 October 2026)

Last checked: 23 October 2026