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Applications have opened for a $30 million fund for projects that will enhance the resilience of New Zealand’s coastal shipping connections and help boost economic growth, Associate Transport Minister James Meager has announced. 

The Coastal Shipping Resilience Fund was established through the Government Policy Statement on land transport. Funding will be allocated through a contestable process, with the criteria’s scope confirmed today.

“The coastal shipping sector is vulnerable to natural hazard risks. Dis...

Picton residents and drivers can expect to see improvements on State Highway 1 and at key intersections from next year.

Drop-in sessions are planned so the community can find out more about the improvements for the state highway and three intersections.

The changes will improve the town’s roading network and the way vehicles access the ferry terminals.

Regional Manager System Design Richard Osborne says ever since the Interislander ferry terminal was relocated to Lagoon Road in 2023, all vehicles accessing ...

The three national road transport associations – National Road Carriers (NRC), NZ Trucking, and Transporting New Zealand (TNZ – have worked together to establish a new, united body for the livestock transport sector: the National Livestock Transport & Safety Council (NLT&SC). 

Why the change? This restructure reflects the collective input of all stakeholders and recognises the need to strengthen the transport sector’s role within the livestock value chain. While farmers and producers have been the focus of much re...

Further details on the scope and nature of the collaboration, including the name of the new holding company, are intended to be announced over the coming months. The deal will proceed to closing subject to approval from the relevant boards, shareholders and authorities.

Commercial vehicles support daily life through the movement of people and goods and are an important form of mobility that can be considered "social infrastructure". With this collaboration, the four companies have been seeking a meaningful way to creat...

State Highway 29 (SH29) Kaimai Range will be closed for 4 nights, from Sunday 15 June to Thursday 19 June, between 8pm and 3.30am each night. These closures are necessary to complete routine maintenance, including drain clearing, sign maintenance, road marking and surface repairs.

“We occasionally close SH29 for essential maintenance works. The full closures allow us to complete the work safety and efficiently - benefiting both road worker crews and road users,” says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) System Manage...

TAIC’s Chief Investigator of Accidents, Naveen Kozhuppakalam, says substandard ships represent a real risk to their crew members, to New Zealanders – including coastal and harbour pilots, stevedores, and other contractors – and to New Zealand’s coastal environment. 

“The Commission found that the Shiling had a history of deficiencies and that it’s virtually certain the ship wasn’t seaworthy while in New Zealand.”

On 15 April 2023, the Shiling was under pilotage outbound from Wellington and had just initiated...