Southland District Council

myWorksites. The council processes CARs and TMPs through it, with support and FAQs on the myWorksites help site. Activate the job with the Start Work button on the day you are on site, and notify completion there.

A CAR is needed to dig, drill, resurface or do anything else that alters the road corridor surface, to place any pipe, duct, pole, cabinet or structure below, on or above the corridor, to install a new stormwater drain leading into the corridor, and for one-off or annual events such as parades, sporting events and stock droving. The list is "but not limited to". The National Code of Practice for Utility Operators' Access to Transport Corridors applies to all work in the corridor, whoever does it.

Submit the TMP as a single PDF through myWorksites alongside the CAR. A TMP does not replace a CAR where one is needed. Under NZGTTM, the TMP must include a risk register and risk assessment, otherwise it is treated as CoPTTM-based. Applications are returned if they lack detail, are late, have no evidence of consultation with affected parties, or lack accurate route positions for temporary speed limits.

Both, during a transition. The council is moving to NZGTTM principles for local roads and for now accepts TMPs under either CoPTTM or NZGTTM. All TMPs must meet the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. No end date for CoPTTM was found.

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2026/27 schedule (the page does not say whether GST is included; every application includes one inspection). CAR: non-invasive $102.50, small invasive (up to 3 m) $170, medium (3 to 20 m) $256.25, large (over 20 m) $340, global invasive $360, global non-invasive $102.50. TMP: standard $170, generic $340 (includes 2 hours), priority processing $317.50 when the start date is under 5 days from submission, resubmission amendment $102.50, date extension $51.25. Temporary road closure $256.25, or $170 for public events. Unauthorised work inspection $656 minimum.

CAR minimum notice before work: 5 working days for minor works, 15 working days for major or project works. Site specific TMPs: at least 10 working days before work starts. Generic notifications: 1 working day. Event TMPs: 21 days, or 52 days if a road closure is proposed. TMP approval may take longer for complex sites.

Yes. Register the event with the council at least 52 days before, and submit a road closure application form with the TMP. An advertisement goes in the Southland Express two weeks before, at the organiser's cost. The organiser must contact every affected person in the closure area and get their signature, and try to resolve any objection, all recorded in the myWorksites CAR. The form itself was not found on the roading forms page.

The one roading form found that relates to a TMP.

• Traffic management plan extension application

  Covers Extending an existing TMP

  Applies when A TMP needs more time; the fee schedule lists a date extension fee of $51.25

  Open the form

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Events in the road need a TMP and a CAR (the council lists one-off and annual events such as parades and sporting events). Event TMPs must be in at least 21 days before, or 52 days if a road closure is proposed.

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Show evidence of consultation with affected parties such as bus services, property owners, and refuse and recycling collection. For a road closure, the event organiser contacts every affected person in the closure area and gets their signature.

Council: [email protected], 0800 732 732. A dedicated corridor access team inbox was not found.

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