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Mayor Wayne Brown says the release of the National Infrastructure Plan (the Plan) is another win for the agenda he has been pushing to fix Auckland’s infrastructure woes.

The Mayor has welcomed the Plan, which sets out how planning, funding and delivery of infrastructure can be improved over the next 30 years.

“To be honest, I wouldn’t be surprised if they took some of the ideas out of my Manifesto. I could’ve written that advice myself. This Plan contains some hard truths for our infrastructure sector - and for ...

On the 26th of August 2024 three people were killed when a truck fitted with super single steer tyres that was travelling south on the southern motorway in Auckland experienced a blow out of the front right steer tyre that resulted in the truck crossing through the central median barriers and into the side of a van travelling in the northbound lane.

Coroner AJ Mills has made the following recommendations directed at the trucking industry and tyre service industry at large:

That all operators of heavy motor vehicl...

State Highway 35 has once more connect Tairāwhiti to eastern Bay of Plenty, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says.

It’s been three weeks since heavy rainfall and flooding caused slips above and below the road, closing the road between Pōtaka and Te Araroa isolating the communities in between.

“NZ Transport Agency crews have been working alongside local contractors since the storm at the end of last month to restore access as quickly, and safely, as possible,” Mr Bishop says.

“While there have been multiple s...

An important milestone has been reached with early physical work now underway on the Belfast to Pegasus Motorway and Woodend Bypass (B2P) project.

“This is a Road of National Significance project that local communities and road users have waited a long time for, as congestion has worsened over the years,” says Richard Osborne, system design regional manager for New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).

“It is exciting to see early physical work now happening that will move the B2P project forward and set i...

Road freight association Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the release of the Infrastructure Commission’s National Infrastructure Plan that was tabled in Parliament by Minister Chris Bishop today. 

Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says that the National Infrastructure Plan takes a well-reasoned, long-term view of New Zealand’s infrastructure needs and funding arrangements, including the road and rail networks. 

"The Plan emphasises the importance of maintaining existing assets, t...

The March 2026 issue of New Zealand Truck & Driver – on sale this week – showcases the highest horsepower new truck to ever feature on the magazine cover and as the subject of the Giti Tyres Big Test.

Our Big Test team spent a day with the new Self Loader Logging Volvo FH16 780 to get a taste of Volvo’s new 17-litre flagship engine and the latest refinements to the FH range. The truck is doing a mix of 58t on-highway and 68t off-highway log cartage in the Taupo and central plateau region.

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