NZTD News

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging drivers to be prepared for overnight road closures next week as resurfacing work continues on SH1 Ngauranga Gorge. These works are weather-dependent and schedules may change. Drivers are encouraged to check road conditions before they travel.

On Monday 19 January, 10pm-4.30am, SH1 will be CLOSED to southbound traffic from Johnsonville off-ramp to Ngauranga Interchange. This is for essential road resurfacing works.  

Light vehicles heading south can detour via ...

Road freight association Transporting New Zealand is urging the Government to remove provisions in the Land Transport (Revenue) Amendment Bill that would allow existing roads to be tolled and enable heavy vehicles to be forced onto toll roads. Submissions on the Bill closed this week.

Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says that they support tolling when it helps deliver new infrastructure sooner, but the Bill’s proposed expansion into "corridor tolling" of existing roads risks being seen as double ch...

Road surfacing and wire rope barrier maintenance will be taking place Sunday to Thursday nights on State Highway 1 (SH1) between Dragway Road and Te Kauwhata from mid-January to mid-February, which means lane restrictions or detours for road users. 

Full programme of works:

Sunday 18 to Tuesday 20 January: Full southbound closure 9pm – 5am between Dragway Road and Hampton Downs. Traffic will still be able to travel south using one of the northbound lanes. Please slow down and follow traffic management instru...

Physical works on the Waitohi Ferry Redevelopment Project are now underway, with demolition of the old Vehicle Access Bridge commencing this week in Picton. The start of demolition marks a decisive transition from planning to delivery on one of New Zealand’s most significant pieces of national transport infrastructure and confirms Waitohi Picton as the long-term home of New Zealand’s inter-island ferry connection.

The Vehicle Access Bridge, a 250-metre concrete and steel structure that has served Cook Strait travellers...

NZTA has recently suspended the licences of commercial drivers who were either suspected of submitting fraudulent documents when converting their overseas licences or whose licences were converted to the incorrect class. 

It is providing a limited window of time for those drivers to re-sit the relevant tests.  

If drivers have committed fraudulent activities, then NZTA will follow due process and take the appropriate actions to address that. In my view, this is a good risk-based approach.  

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MITO is officially returning to industry ownership following confirmation from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) that it has approved MITO’s transition to MITO Limited from 1 January 2026, via the Transport Industry Skills Board.

MITO has been a cornerstone of workforce development for over fifty years, supporting apprentices, learners, and employers across the automotive, commercial road transport, mining, quarrying, drilling, gas, and logistics sectors. Today’s announcement marks a major milestone—the Governmen...