Conferences

Transport Knowledge Conference

The Ministry of Transport’s annual Transport Knowledge Conference (TKC) is a flagship one-day event where researchers, practitioners, and policy practitioners come together to explore cutting-edge research, share insights, and shape the future of transport in New Zealand. The conference features keynote speakers and parallel sessions on critical issues affecting transport policy and practice.

2025 Transport Knowledge Conference

The Ministry is running its 11th TKC at the University of Auckland on 18 November 2025. This year’s TKC is also the first day of the 2025 Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF) Conference.

Conference theme and sub-themes:

The Future of Transport: Balancing Affordability and Innovation for All

• Transport Funding and Financing
• Transport as an Enabler
• Transport Modelling, Appraisal, and Evaluation
• Transport Performance and Efficiency 

Conference objectives:​

• Enhance the use of evidence (data, information, research and evaluation) to inform decision-making
• Provide a forum for people working across the transport sector to share, build, and maintain their transport knowledge
• Create a thriving transport research, data and evaluation community that delivers an evidence-based transport system that improves wellbeing and liveability.  

Join us on Tuesday 18 November 2025, at the University of Auckland. For more information, please visit the conference website here(external link). 

2024 Transport Knowledge Conference

The Transport Knowledge Hub hosted the tenth Transport Knowledge Conference on Wednesday 11 December 2024 at Victoria University of Wellington.

Go to the Transport Knowledge Conference 2024 website(external link) to view presentations.