New Zealand Transport Agency stories
The proposed $31 billion programme would reshape commuting in the upper North Island, while relying on RMA repeal and borrowing powers.
The site could draw USD $2 billion to USD $4 billion in logistics investment and ease freight congestion around Palmerston North.
Spark, Vodafone, and 2degrees join forces with police and NZTA to combat texting while driving in NZ through educational campaigns and research initiatives.
Billions in COVID-19 spending could be used to unlock projects, create jobs and speed New Zealand’s economic recovery, Infrastructure NZ says.
WorkSafe New Zealand will be led by Phil Parkes, with the appointment set to ensure continuity after Nicole Rosie’s move to the NZ Transport Agency.
More than 400 guests applauded as mental health and wellbeing took centre stage, with three winners sharing one award for the first time.
Better procurement could unlock billions of dollars in value from New Zealand’s $129 billion infrastructure pipeline, industry groups say.
The Treasury’s new pipeline forecast could help contractors invest in staff and kit by giving clearer visibility of future government work.
Road contractors warn a nearly GBP £3 billion roading shortfall over two years is delaying jobs and leaving crews idle across New Zealand.
The new hub is expected to ease congestion, cut emissions and free up the city’s ageing freight yard for housing and business development.
Road freight operators say the new works will ease bottlenecks, but they want four-lane routes to match future traffic growth.
Brake's fourth Australasian Fleet Safety Awards highlighted firms and drivers whose measures are cutting crashes among at-work drivers.
Drivers will be logged out after 13 hours on the app, a move aimed at reducing fatigue risk and reinforcing legal limits.
Public backing could help New Zealand's Kaikoura rebuild beat nine global finalists in a civil engineering award vote.
Road maintenance is up, but state highway investment is down sharply, heightening fears of a future infrastructure deficit as traffic grows.
Record transport spending will not ease congestion or housing shortages fast enough, according to Infrastructure New Zealand, which says funding still lags Australia.
Greater use of private capital is still needed as New Zealand’s Budget only partly meets the country’s infrastructure investment gap, industry leaders say.
Thousands of logbook breaches last year exposed how fatigue and paperwork mistakes can sideline drivers, cost firms, and cause deadly crashes.
Residents will get softer, less intrusive lighting as the NZD $7.2 million upgrade cuts glare, boosts safety and saves power.
Fleet managers are being warned that phone use can make crash risk four times higher at Brake's free webinar in May.
