NZTD News

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is reminding people of new rules coming into effect from tomorrow (1 October) for the use of New Zealand's roads, footpaths and cycle lanes.

The new lane use rules include changes for people riding bikes and e-scooters, footpaths users, drivers and other road users.

The changes were announced by the Minister of Transport in July 2026 following public consultation earlier this year, and aim to make the rules clearer for everyone, while better reflecting how people travel toda...

Transport Minister Chris Bishop has welcomed a significant milestone on the State Highway 1 (SH1) Papakura to Drury Road of Regional Significance, with southbound traffic now using a new motorway alignment and bridge. 

“The Southern Motorway carries about 80,000 vehicles each day and is critical to Auckland and the upper North Island’s economy. The Papakura to Drury project will improve safety, resilience, and journey reliability, while supporting growth in South Auckland and strengthening connections for people a...

TDX is expanding its presence in the Bay of Plenty, with its Tauranga operation moving to a significantly larger facility at 101 Hewletts Road from 1 October 2026. The new site covers 6,250 m2, up from 1,500 m2 at TDX’s current branch at 6 Rerewai Place. Positioned by State Highway 2, it will give TDX greater visibility and room to support its growing customer base across Tauranga and the wider Central North Island.

TDX National Aftersales Manager Craig Wymer says the move reflects the region’s growth and TDX’s commitm...

Across the aisle on infrastructure

This election National Road Carriers continues to meet with members of parliament from across the aisle to promote sensible policies for the freight and supply chain industry.

Pleasingly we are seeing some sensible positions being held across both the coalition government and opposition. Following on from talking with the Act Party’s Simon Court on their Transport Policy, this week I met with Kieran McAnulty, Labour’s spokesperson for Infrastructure, and Tangi U...

Where’s Dom? 

Dom has spent the week on the road, attending the Bus & Coach Association conference in Auckland before heading to Invercargill for the Road Transport Hall of Fame Gala Dinner in Invercargill. That means I’ve been handed the pencil for this week’s blog. 

Minister is listening on heavy vehicle reforms 

One of the most positive developments last week was a lengthy meeting with Associate Transport Minister James Meager on the heavy vehicle producti...

Freight trucks contribute disproportionately to New Zealand’s – and the world’s – transport emissions profile.

Reducing trucking’s carbon footprint and overall environmental impact is something we all have the responsibility to do. However, the industry is still considered “hard to abate”, rife with challenges in the availability of charging infrastructure, range capability, cargo capacity limitations, upfront costs and overall technological readiness. 

While these issues persist, we’ve seen great strides in...