NZTD News

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging road users and residents to be ready for a series of planned works on State Highway 2 in Lower Hutt over the coming month. This work is part of the SH2 Melling Transport Improvements project, which is delivering a new grade-separated interchange and bridge over the Hutt River. Details below. 

Night-time road closure, Kennedy Good Bridge to Melling Link Bridge

From Sunday 6 to Thursday 10 September, between 9pm and 4am, there are night-time works on the highway...

This month a new automotive trades and technician immigration pathway is being added to the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa.

A great win for the industry, but there is an important skilled occupation missing. Truck drivers.

There is an outdated perception in some quarters that truck driving is not a skilled occupation. Anyone watching a fully loaded B-Train negotiate the hairier parts of our state highway network knows otherwise. The men and women driving today’s modern trucks operate highly sophisticated ...

New Zealand's homegrown refrigerated transport company, Refrigafreighters, is marking a significant milestone with the near-completion of a purpose-built temperature-controlled facility at Kirkbride Road in Māngere, Auckland. 

The new hub represents a major investment in the company's national network and is strategically designed to meet the evolving demands of modern chilled and frozen supply chains.What sets this facility apart is its integrated approach: it combines both transport and third-party logistics (3P...

Smart compliance 

A highlight of this week was visiting the new Wellington CVSC site located just north of Paekakariki. It’s been strategically located to monitor trucks with high-speed weigh-in -motion (HSWIM) and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) sites on SH1 and SH59 as they travel past the northern end of Transmission Gully. 

The facility is impressive, with lots of truck parking and a vehicle inspection bay that has equipment to enable laden/tie down brake testing, and shak...

Port of Auckland has delivered significant volume growth for the financial year ending 30 June 2026 (FY26,) with container (TEU*) throughput up 5.5%, car volumes up 17.7%, roll-on roll-off tonnage up 27.2%, helping drive a record underlying net profit after tax (UNPAT*) of $111.2 million, up 30% on FY25. Statutory NPAT of $116.3m includes one-off gains and other items of $5.1 million in total during the year. 

The result reflects a relentless focus on safety, disciplined cost management, consistent operational per...

AutoSense has appointed Steve Fielding as Chief Revenue Officer, strengthening its leadership team as the fleet safety provider deepens its work with New Zealand customers and expands its presence in Australia.

Fielding joins AutoSense following more than two decades of experience spanning transport operations, fleet technology, SaaS and commercial leadership. Most recently, he served as Executive General Manager at New Zealand logistics business Netlogix, with responsibility across its $110 million revenue business, i...