NZTD News

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...

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...

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...