NZTD News

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) contractors will undertake road rebuild and subsidence repair works at two locations on State Highway 12 at Matakohe, beginning next week.

From Monday 7 April to Thursday 17 April, SH12 will be closed 24/7 between Matakohe West Road and Old Racecourse Road. During this time, westbound traffic will be detoured from SH12 onto Old Racecourse Road, then Matakohe East/West Road, before rejoining SH12. Eastbound traffic will take the same detour, in reverse.

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Rail Minister Winston Peters has announced the plan for two new rail ferries to enter service in 2029, continuing the 60-year legacy of the Interislander connecting New Zealanders and their goods.

Cabinet today agreed the package which Mr Peters says will deliver the appropriate ships and infrastructure for the job at a significant saving for the taxpayer.

“Our solution will be markedly cheaper than the cancelled $3.1 billion programme and the $4 billion warning the previous Government received. That’s because of...

National road freight association Transporting New Zealand has shared dashcam footage from members showing some hair-raising near-misses, and says that impatient driving is endangering lives.

Transporting New Zealand has been calling for members to submit footage of dangerous driving, highlighting the need for all road users to observe safe speeds, pass and merge safely, and observe appropriate following distances. 

Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says the footage shows just how dangerou...

UD Truck Distributors (NZ) Ltd (UD Trucks) is launching UD Trust in New Zealand, a fixed price service plan programme consisting of scheduled service, maintenance and repair agreements tailored to each individual truck in its UD Quon range. This preventative maintenance programme offers owners the opportunity to easily manage costs and maximise uptime. 

The UD Trust programme is available on all new UD Quon’s delivered from 1 April 2025. The plans are offered for the first five years (60 months) of the life of the...

Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan Pollard said moves to right-size New Zealand’s health and safety system were well-intentioned following a ‘quality’ consultation process, and welcomed many changes proposed in the government’s move to cut red tape. 

However, the announcement of a new ‘road cone hotline’ was disappointing, unworkable, and likely to create confrontation between the public and workers on the road – who were already the target of significant public aggression and abuse.

“We know...

We’re working on a couple of important issues with NZTA at the moment.

One is getting clarity on changes to NZTA’s regulatory compliance strategy. The other is encouraging it to get on with enabling increased productivity, through changes to land transport rules, or any other way that works.

The first one is important because as NZTA moves into taking more direct actions against driver behaviour, particularly events that come to light via social media, it’s important we understand how their approach will be diffe...