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A major call by the Government for roading this week: planned hikes to fuel excise duty and road user charges now won’t be happening until 2028.  It might be good news for road user pockets, but what does it mean for the state of our roads?

In theory, little change. That’s because Ministers have also agreed to top up the National Land Transport Fund to cover the lost revenue, at an expected cost of $1.476 billion over the forecast period. That commitment is the most important part of the announcement, because it m...

Chris Hipkins and Nicola Willis have made announcements in the last week on changes to planned fuel excise increases. There’s been considerable media interest in these announcements, and our phone has been ringing off the hook.  

I’m mindful we remain apolitical, but Transporting New Zealand does play an important role in keeping members well-informed when they consider exercising their right to vote in the General Election. 

Our road funding model is predominantly based on user-pays; the duties collect...

Road freight association Transporting New Zealand says that decreasing investment in the road network will lead to transport issues that fuel the cost-of-living crisis.

This week the Government said that, if re-elected, the previously planned increase of 12 cents per litre in January 2027, followed by a further 6 cents per litre increase in January 2028 and annual 4 cent increases from 2029, will not go ahead. Instead, there will be an increase of 5c a litre from January 2028, followed by three 5-cent increases every s...

State Highway 29 (SH29) over the Kaimai Range will close overnight for two nights on Sunday 13 and Monday 14 September, between 8pm and 3am each night, reopening to traffic each morning. 

The closures are required so crews can safely complete critical stabilisation works at the Ruahihi Bluffs, near the Ruahihi Power Station, and undertake essential maintenance activities at other locations along the corridor.  

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) Bay of Plenty Area Manager Sandra King says the work m...

The fuel excise hike planned for next year has been cancelled to help Kiwis with the cost of living and deliver lower taxes for New Zealanders, Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Transport Minister Chris Bishop have announced. 

“Fuel excise was scheduled to resume annual increases starting with a 12c per litre increase from 1 January 2027, with equivalent increases to road user charges. That has now been scrapped, with the next increase of 5c a litre now taking effect from 1 January 2028,” Ms Willis says.  .. Read More  

On Tuesday 1 September, the inaugural MITO Industry Summit and Awards was held at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre. Over 200 senior stakeholders from across industry, government, education, and MITO’s employer and learner communities attended. 

Sturrock Saunders, MITO’s Chairperson, opened the event saying, “MITO’s Industry Summit is about bringing industry together with ambition and purpose—to exchange bold thinking, celebrate achievement, look ahead, and importantly, to uplift and acknowledge the vital work ou...