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Northland’s New Kāeo Bridge Officially Open
Posted on 29-Feb-2024

Transport Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed the official opening of the new State Highway 10 (SH10) Kāeo Bridge, which will improve safety and traffic flow for people heading to and from the Far North. 

“This is an important piece of infrastructure for the Northland region that will help members of the local community, tourists, and freight vehicles, get to where they need to go, safely and efficiently.

The Kāeo Bridge had been opened in a reduced capacity to allow one-way traffic earlier this month, just i...

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NTA awarded $100,000 ACC Innovation funding grant
Posted on 29-Feb-2024

New Zealand Trucking Association Inc (NTA) is pleased to confirm they have been awarded an ACC Innovation Fund – Round 2 - grant of $100,000 towards the development of a Recovery at Work Initiative for the transport and logistics industry. 

The ACC Innovation Fund programme rewards innovation in the health sector that helps people recover from injury faster. They partner with health providers to support initiatives that improve outcomes and experiences for people recovering from injury. The Innovation Fund is avai...

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NZ Shipping profits are ship-shape
Posted on 29-Feb-2024

Ports of Auckland, Port of Tauranga and Marsden Maritime all report interim profit.

With a net profit first half result of $21m, Port of Auckland says it will be able to pay its shareholder Auckland City a half year dividend of $20 million with an expectation to pay a further $15m later this year. 

Chair Jan Dawson said they were pleased with the result which had come despite challenging economic times and supply chain disruptions, adding that the port was on track to deliver at least a full year $35m divide...

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PACCAR Parts instals first power supply system at DAF dealer
Posted on 29-Feb-2024

PACCAR Parts Europe has successfully implemented an on-site power supply system at BEST Trucks, DAF Electric Truck Center in Barendrecht, the Netherlands. This so called ‘microgrid’ consists of a combination of 750 roof mounted solar panels, an energy storage system and advanced energy control systems. The microgrid can supercharge trucks leaving the workshop and also powers a public super-fast charger.

Tailor-made to suit BEST Trucks, the project with PACCAR Parts Europe began with the installation of an Energy Storag...

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SH1 Rangiriri repairs complete in time for Easter holiday traffic
Posted on 29-Feb-2024

State Highway 1 traffic in north Waikato will be passing through Rangiriri at 110km/h by Easter.

The 4.8km section of the Waikato Expressway had extensive work in the months before Christmas last year, and a final surface will be applied in March now those repairs have bedded in.

“We could not apply the final chip-seal surface until those repairs had been trafficked on and settled, which is why the site has been operating under a reduced speed limit,” says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Regional Manager of Infra...

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SH1 safety improvements between Levin and Foxton
Posted on 29-Feb-2024

A stretch of State Highway 1, at the southern entrance to Foxton, will be under stop/go traffic management between Sunday 3 March and Tuesday 5 March as crews make progress on the Levin to Foxton safety improvements project.

The work will take place each night between 6pm and 6am. During the day, the site will be open to two lanes of traffic. At all times, the temporary speed limit of 30 km/h, which is already in place, will apply.

State Highway 1 safety improvements - Crews currently working on the turnaround fa...

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