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Regular users of State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill have some critical dates they need to plan for.

The Wellington Transport Alliance has confirmed the night closure schedule for State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill for the first half of 2026.

Roxanne Hilliard, Alliance Manager, says regular users of the route should be aware of the 2026 schedule.

“We do not want anyone to be caught out by the closures. That is why we are putting this information out as early as we can so people can plan ahead, be ready and avoid unnec...

Tyrewise, Aotearoa New Zealand’s first regulated product stewardship scheme for tyres, is celebrating its first year of operation with nearly 4 million end-of-life tyres collected for recycling or repurposing into other useful products and over 5,000 registered partners across the country.

“Tyrewise isn’t just New Zealand’s first regulated product stewardship scheme, it’s also the most successful product stewardship scheme in the country to date,” says Adele Rose, CEO of 3R Group, Tyrewise Scheme Managers. 

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IKEA is set to make its full range of home furnishings accessible to all of New Zealand upon the opening of its Sylvia Park store in late 2025, thanks to a strategic logistics partnership with NZ Post and Mainfreight. This collaboration is designed to ensure that every product, from large Billy bookcases to small napkins, can reach customers anywhere in Aotearoa. Such comprehensive logistics partnerships are crucial for large-scale retailers like IKEA, enabling them to penetrate new markets effectively and fulfill their bran...

The long-awaited second Ashburton Bridge is a step closer with the signing of a key agreement, Minister for the South Island and Associate Transport Minister James Meager has announced.

“The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has signed a contract with Fletchers Construction to progress the detailed bridge design, so that construction can kick off next year,” Mr Meager says. 

“This is real progress towards the National Party’s campaign promise to start construction of the bridge in our first term. 

Penske New Zealand has strengthened its national footprint by welcoming three new truck parts and service dealers to its network in Whangarei, Gisborne, and Blenheim.

Total Parts and Service (TPS) in Gisborne, Whangarei Diesels, and On Site Mechanical Repairs in Blenheim will service the MAN Truck & Bus, Western Star Trucks, and Detroit brands.

TPS managing director David Scammell, who founded TPS over 15 years ago, said he is delighted to have Penske’s backing.

“The team at TPS and I are thrilled to add the power of Pen...

The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) has responded strongly to claims of a “productivity crisis” in New Zealand ports.

MUNZ National Secretary Carl Findlay says New Zealand’s supply chain vulnerability has its roots in the lack of a national ports and coastal shipping strategy.

“New Zealand doesn’t have a port productivity problem – it has a shipping problem and a failure by Government to provide leadership,” says Mr Findlay.

He says the reliance on ‘market forces’ to drive our supply chain and port inf...