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Critical sections of State Highway 1 (SH1) between Tīrau and Waiouru have had a major upgrade, with 128 lane kilometres of the North Island’s backbone now rehabilitated or resealed, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says.

“The SH1 Tīrau to Waiouru Accelerated Maintenance programme condensed four seasons of road maintenance into just two, improving the quality, safety and longevity of some of the most travelled and in-need-of-repair sections of SH1 in Waikato,” Mr Bishop says.

“Prior to this project, something of th...

Nelson drivers are being reminded to prepare for planned nightworks on State Highway 6 Rocks Road later this week as contractors continue work to strengthen the cliff face and reduce slip and rockfall risk.

Night closures

From Sunday 17 May until Friday morning, 22 May, the southbound lane on Rocks Road below The Cliffs, will be closed between 7pm and 6am, to allow contractors to work safely above the state highway.

While this is underway, stop/go traffic lights and a 30 km/h temporary speed limit will be i...

National Road Carriers Association (NRC) welcomes the decision to prioritise freight carriers as part of the Government’s updated Fuel Response Plan in the highly unlikely event New Zealand will move to Phase 4 of the plan. 

The Government’s Fuel Response Framework has four escalating phases – 1 Watchful, 2 Precautionary, 3 Managed, 4 Protected, with the country currently in Phase 1 Watchful.

The Government has today announced four categories for how fuel would be prioritised if the country moved to Phase 4 ...

Viscount New Zealand has eliminated the equivalent of more than 200 million single-use cardboard boxes through the growing adoption of reusable plastic crates, demonstrating how circular packaging systems are transforming the way food moves from farm to retailer. 

Viscount operates a national pool of 1.5 million reusable produce crates, which circulate continuously between growers, packhouses, transport operators and supermarkets. Each crate is designed to be reused around 140 times over its lifespan, replacing th...

NZTA recently sought feedback on proposed revisions to the official NZ truck loading code, with new sections covering loads transported using A-frames, curtain-sided vehicles, and transporting machinery in bodies like tippers. 

Transporting New Zealand sought feedback from our Roads & Vehicles and General Sector Group on the proposals to inform our submission, and as a result of that feedback we raised a number of reservations about the proposed additions. 

Our submission did not support the requirement...

Denmark’s leading producer and supplier of ready-mixed concrete – and Liebherr-Mischtechnik have jointly developed and deployed a fully electric solution for concrete transport. It is a hugely important addition to the segment that demonstrates how even one of the most energy-intensive and complex transport applications can be electrified in real-world operations, moving beyond projects towards scalable deployment.

The solution combines a battery-electric Scania truck with a fully integrated electric concrete mixer sys...