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A new 110km/h speed limit on the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway will come into effect first thing tomorrow morning, Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced today.

“Transport is a critical enabler for economic growth and productivity, and with over 20,000 vehicles travelling this motorway every day, the new higher speed will help ensure people and freight can get to where they need to go, quickly and safely,” Mr Bishop says. 

“Late last year, the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) publicly consulted on increasing the ...

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is pleased to confirm that additional funding has been approved for Stage 2 of the State Highway 16 (SH16) Brigham Creek to Waimauku safety improvements project which runs between Brigham Creek interchange and Kumeū town centre.

These improvements will make this important link safer and more efficient for the people that use it and provide resilience within the wider Upper North Island state highway network.

Regional Manager Transport Services Stephen Collett acknowledges th...

The Tyrewise Grant Fund will invest in innovative projects that lead to higher volumes of New Zealand generated end-of-life tyres being processed into tyre-derived products - reducing the reliance on offshore markets.

The Fund is now inviting expressions of interest (EOI) in funding for projects in three categories:

Research & Development - This stream is focused on research that has the ability to create real benefits from the use of tyre derived products. Funding applications supported through this stream may r...

Released on the 25th of June 2025 the Draft National Infrastructure Plan provides a warts and all summary of the current state of our infrastructure along with nineteen recommendations to address the shortfalls.

Firstly, what is New Zealand doing well. We rank near the top of the OECD for Infrastructure spend as a percentage of GDP, spending 5.8% or around $4,500 per person per year on building and maintaining infrastructure.

Unfortunately, that seems to be the only thing we’re getting right — the remaining 164 p...

Yesterday NZTA announced that funding is confirmed to build a new deck on the Pekatahi Bridge in the Bay of Plenty. All going well construction is expected to start early in 2026.

This was something we advocated for quite vigorously last week following NZTA’s advice that the NLTP budget had been over-subscribed and that this bridge did not rate as highly as other similar bridges. That meant travellers and transport operators were just going to have to put up with the ongoing, temporary repairs on an important part of S...

New Zealand's burgeoning hydrogen industry is set for a major celebration with the announcement of 19 finalists for the Aotearoa Hydrogen Awards 2025. The awards aim to honour the exceptional achievements of organizations and individuals who are pioneering hydrogen's role in the nation's low-emissions future.From a competitive pool of 46 nominations, the finalists represent the pinnacle of innovation, leadership, and commitment across industry, government, and academia.

The awards are a key initiative to showcase and e...