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Culture First - Andrew Carpenter

With a bespoke lunch room that features a 6ft truck hauling refrigerators, office walls adorned with photos of staff doing outdoor pursuits and a personnel development programme that enables both...


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COVID’s new normal

New Zealand’s new truck market continued at its so-called “new normal” in a world still struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic in October, with sales almost 25% down on the same...


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Green, green… and green again
For 20 years, Don Wilson drove and ran green trucks for Pukekohe-based fresh produce growers Balle Brothers – helping the company diversify into livestock transport. Even when the lives...

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NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Fair Fuel For All – NPD And Gull Set To Join Forces At A Pump Near You

New Zealand’s fairest fuel providers plan to create a national network that would continue to drive lower pump prices...

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 First U.S. Highway Segment Wirelessly Powers Electric Heavy-Duty Truck at Speed

Engineers at Purdue University have successfully demonstrated the first U.S. roadway capable of wirelessly charging a heavy-duty electric truck...

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Preparation work for in-road scales as part of Napier’s Commercial Safety Vehicle Centre rescheduled

Work to prepare for the installation of in-road scales on State Highway 2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway has been rescheduled.

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NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Resurfacing nightworks continue for State Highway 1 Ngauranga Gorge

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging drivers to be prepared for overnight road closures next week as...

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Road Freight Industry Warns Tolling Existing Roads Will Undermine Public Support

Road freight association Transporting New Zealand is urging the Government to remove provisions in the Land Transport (Revenue) Amendment...

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 SH1 Hampton Downs nightworks – expect delays/detours

Road surfacing and wire rope barrier maintenance will be taking place Sunday to Thursday nights on State Highway 1...

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Works Underway As Waitohi Picton Ferry Redevelopment Project Moves Into Delivery Phase

Physical works on the Waitohi Ferry Redevelopment Project are now underway, with demolition of the old Vehicle Access Bridge...

NZTD News | Posted 12-12-2025 Let’s not let a few bad apples spoil the whole barrel

NZTA has recently suspended the licences of commercial drivers who were either suspected of submitting fraudulent documents when converting...

NZTD News | Posted 12-12-2025 MITO to transition to industry ownership

MITO is officially returning to industry ownership following confirmation from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) that it has approved...

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