NZTD News

Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the Coalition Government’s draft Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS), praising its focus on road repair and maintenance, building Roads of National Significance, and lifting growth and productivity. 

Interim CEO Dom Kalasih says that this back-to-basics approach will be well received by road freight operators. 

"We’re pleased to see the Government following through on their election commitments to re-start the r...

The annual grape harvest is beginning in Marlborough and that means drivers taking a little more care on the roads as grapes are picked and transported to the various wineries.

Wine Marlborough Ltd, the regional winegrower association, along with many infrastructure partners in the region, has created a booklet about safely transporting grapes which is free to download.

It lists the areas of responsibility and the best practice guidelines for the many people taking part in the harvest, from truck drivers to machi...

By coincidence both last week and this one have ended with figures coming out that show the value our members bring to the economy. And there was even a leap-year software glitch this week that showed again just how good our industry is at keeping things moving.

Firstly, media interest has been high in regard to the impact on freight as a result of the Brynderwyns highway closure north of Auckland.

We are fully supportive of the closure as the route needs to be made much more resilient. However, when Waka Kotahi ...

New Zealand Infrastructure Commission Publishes First Assessment Of The Value Of New Zealand's Infrastructure and it’s not great news.

With our roads, water pipes and other essential infrastructure wearing out, New Zealand needs to spend around 60% of its infrastructure investment to look after what we already have, rather than building more.

This is a key finding of a new report from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga, which provides the first comprehensive assessment of the value of New Zeal...

Global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim, and Foton Mobility Distribution (FMD), an Australian owned distributor of new energy efficient vehicles, announce they have entered into an agreement to trial the Foton e-AUMAN C EV concrete truck in Australia. 

The Foton EV truck will undergo a rigorous 6-month trial by Holcim Australia at a remote mine site near Port Hedland in Western Australia, where it will be exposed to extreme operating conditions. The trial will enable both parties to ...

The Government is encouraging New Zealanders to support, visit, and explore Northland, as the closure and detour of SH1 at the Bryderwyn Hills begins, and critical repair work by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) gets underway, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. 

“Many regions across the country suffered extensive and devastating damage from Cyclone Gabrielle, the Auckland Anniversary floods, and Cyclone Hale. Those weather events caused severe under and over-slips on SH1 at the Bryderwyn Hills and NZTA need to ge...