NZTD News

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has revoked 440 commercial driver licences following the discovery of fraudulent activity.

The licences have been revoked after the discovery of false or altered documentation provided by individuals converting overseas licences to New Zealand licences.

Inconsistencies in the documents provided during the conversion process were discovered during an audit undertaken by NZTA in July 2025.

Deputy Director of Land Transport Mike Hargreaves says the licences have been revo...

The Land Transport Management (Time of Use Charging) Amendment Bill has passed its third reading in Parliament, marking a major step forward in tackling congestion and improving travel times on New Zealand’s busiest roads, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. 

“Sitting in traffic wastes time, costs money, and drags down productivity,” Mr Bishop says.

“Travel times in our major cities are up to 30 per cent longer than in comparable Australian cities, with Auckland congestion alone estimated to cost up to $2....

National road freight association Transporting New Zealand says that consumers and businesses can expect continued upward pressure on freight costs, as Port of Auckland emphasised its commitment to port access charge increases at an industry update today.

Road freight companies and their customers currently pay Port of Auckland a fee of $130 per container at peak times (between 5am and 6pm) that will increase to $180 in 2026. Port of Auckland has indicated that this fee will rise to $350 by January 2027. Port of Auckla...

Road freight association Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is welcoming the announcement from the government confirming which drugs will be tested under the new roadside drug testing regime, which is to be gradually rolled out across New Zealand from this December.

The four drugs being screened are THC (cannabis), methamphetamine (meth), MDMA (ecstasy) and cocaine.

“The introduction of robust roadside drug testing is long overdue, with several other countries having already introduced this,” says Transport...

The Light Traffic Index (LTI) rose 0.2% in October and is 3.2% higher than a year ago, with annual growth increasing rapidly. The more volatile Heavy Traffic Index (HTI) eased 0.2% in the month, but is still up 0.6% y/y.

Light traffic (motorbikes, cars and vans) is generally a good indicator of the state of demand, as opposed to production. It typically provides up to a six-month lead on momentum in the economy, with variation reflecting discretionary spending on outings, movement of couriers and tradespeople etc. The ...

This week I had the pleasure of attending an Auckland Business Chamber breakfast event on “under-pressure infrastructure”.  Something we have heard a lot about lately.

So I was pleasantly surprised on what was a beautiful sunny morning to see some rays of sunshine coming from the presenters. First up was Roger Gray, Chief Exec of Port of Auckland. Roger talked about how container volumes are consistently up at the Port for the last two months – a sure sign the economy is starting to warm up.

Then Sam Stubbs,...