NZTD News

Welcome news for NRC members this week with the announcement from the Prime Minister that the government is planning to launch a hotline to report overuse of road cones.

“You can drive around this country at different times of the day and you’ve got whole roads shut down, no one is doing any work and the cones are frankly just clogging up the joint,” Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said at his post-Cabinet press conference on Monday.

Overuse, and poor site management leaving cones out when no works are underway ...

The movement of freight largely happens on public roads so there are lots of risks and impacts to manage.

That means we operate in a heavily regulated environment and our activities this week are a great demonstration of helping with this process.

Christchurch update

This week we completed a submission on the Christchurch City Council Plan Update. The main issue is about how the council manages increasing complaints about noise.

Our members’ concerns are about the council’s idea of re...

Watercare has brought into service Auckland’s first permanent non-potable tanker filling station in Māngere, easing demand on the city’s drinking water supply.

The $1.2 million tanker filling station replaces the temporary non potable tanker filling station in Penrose, which has been providing untreated water for non-drinking purposes to commercial customers since 2020.

The filling station will be available to commercial customers for non-drinking purposes such as dust suppression, house cleaning, irrigation and ...

The Government will boost economic growth by reforming health and safety laws to lessen the cost and burden of compliance on low-risk businesses, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says. 

“We’re delivering on the ACT-National coalition agreement to reform health and safety laws and regulations. We want all Kiwis to return home safe after every working day. 

“I’ve listened and I’m acting. Cabinet has today agreed to a suite of system-wide changes, including sharpening the Health an...

As part of the State Highway 1 Papakura to Drury project, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises the two northbound lanes on SH1 between Drury Interchange and the BP motorway service centre will be shifted westward overnight on Sunday 6 April, weather permitting.

A full motorway closure in both directions between Papakura and Drury Interchanges is required overnight from 9pm on Sunday 6 April to 5am on Monday 7 April to roll out this traffic switch. During this and other motorway closures necessary for this pro...

Rail Minister Winston Peters has described KiwiRail’s payment of $8 million to a management consultancy firm as unacceptable. 

“We are not criticising McKinsey, whose services were tendered in a lawful and competitive manner. We are criticising the decision to pay that sum,” says Mr Peters.

KiwiRail engaged McKinsey on 6 December 2023, but did not tell the Government about it until 7 February 2024 or disclose the value of the payment to Ministers until 6 June 2024. The Ombudsman determined recently that the ...