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The new off-ramp to Pāpāmoa East will be open by the end of August 2025

Tauranga City Council is pleased to be opening the off-ramp from the Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) to Pāpāmoa East at the end of August, months ahead of schedule. 

The Council has worked with the project contractor, Minister for Transport Chris Bishop, the New Zealand Transport Agency and local MP Tom Rutherford to make this a reality.

The Pāpāmoa East Interchange is key to improving network connectivity for existing residents and w...

ACC injury claims tracking down

As part of our regular catchup with ACC and our request for data it was great to see with injury claims in the “Road freight transport” category have continued to trend down generally over the last 8 years. 2024/25 claims in road freight transport are the lowest since 2017/18 and represent a decrease of about 34% over that period.

We haven’t had a chance yet to look into why there has been this success but given our industry has done very well compared to the perfo...

Why the NRC focus on freight?

In the Government’s self-declared year of economic productivity and growth, we’re seeing some good signs. International summits to attract overseas infrastructure investors, National Infrastructure Plans, roadblock removals in RMA reforms.

But one area is conspicuous by its absence – Freight & Supply Chain productivity.

When it comes to lifting freight task efficiency New Zealand has no strategic goals, no coordinated plan to improve them, and no agreed way to m...

Businesses operating in New Zealand have committed around $265 million of investment in low-and zero-emissions transport projects – on road, off-road and on water – through the Low Emission Transport Fund (LETF) over the past decade.

The programme, administered by EECA (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority), was revised in 2021, expanding the remit of its predecessor the Low Emissions Vehicle Contestable Fund (LEVCF), which launched in 2016. Projects approved for funding in the LETF’s final rounds – 14, 15 and ...

One week of night closures is planned for next week for the Churton Park/Glenside southbound off-ramp on State Highway 1. 

The closures will be in place from Sunday to Thursday nights, between 9pm and 4:30am.

Contractors will be replacing fibre cables that power electronic signs and network monitoring cameras* on the state highway and also completing drainage works.

The work will affect southbound traffic needing to access Churton Park/Glenside.

Light vehicles should exit at Johnsonville and cont...

The Coalition Government is seeking feedback on a draft Fuel Security Plan that provides a long-term strategy to ensure New Zealanders have reliable access to fuel in times of domestic and global disruption, Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones says.

“As a small and remote island nation that imports nearly all of its liquid fuels, New Zealand is vulnerable to supply chain shocks beyond its borders,” Mr Jones says.

“The Government is seeking to improve our fuel resilience and protect our economic wellbeing so our...