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Night closures of the Desert Road will keep the highest stretch of road on the state highway network reaching for the stars.

Night works kick off on Sunday 11 February, with work taking approximately 5 weeks to complete. Workers will be on site Sunday to Thursday between 6pm and 6am each night, with SH1 closed between Waiouru and Rangipo during this time.  

State Highway 1 is a vital route for drivers of all kinds. From freight to holiday makers, military to mountaineers, it’s critical that the Desert Road r...

On 2 February 2014, EROAD announced its expansion into the Australian fleet management market. While Coretex (then Smart Track) had already been operating for around a decade, this was EROAD’s first international expansion and marked a significant step in the company’s growth.

Over the last decade, EROAD fleet management software has helped hundreds of customers in Australia to improve operations, with a focus on driver safety and fleet efficiency.

When we first entered the Australian market in 2014, EROAD had ju...

Hyundai Motor Company and Iveco Group signed a supply agreement for an IVECO-badged all-electric light commercial vehicle for Europe, based on Hyundai’s Global eLCV platform. The new vehicle will join Iveco Group’s electric light commercial vehicle lineup, enhancing the Group’s LCV portfolio alongside the iconic IVECO Daily.

Hyundai Motor and Iveco Group initiated their partnership in March 2022 and have since generated concrete results related to hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles, including the co-development of th...

A stretch of State Highway 2 at Otoko will be closing for 3 nights later this month, with nightly convoys available for motorists.

The road will close on Monday 19, Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 of February for resurfacing. 

The road will close each night at 8pm and reopen at 5am each day in time for early morning traffic to pass through.

An overnight closure is needed for the work to ensure the safety of workers using the machinery as this stretch of road is narrow and windy.

The resurfacing at Ot...

RightShip, the world’s leading environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused digital maritime platform, has today announced a partnership with Napier Port to implement RightShip’s innovative RightPort risk solution at the New Zealand port. This agreement will make Napier the first port in the region to adopt the cutting-edge technology, which aims to enhance maritime safety and sustainability.

RightPort is a transformative digital solution that screens inbound vessels against risk-based criteria tailored to a port...

Research commissioned by the Northern Infrastructure Forum shows that if the Cambridge to Piarere (C2P) and Warkworth to Wellsford (W2W) highway investments go ahead, they will contribute almost $1billion to New Zealand’s GDP annually.

The research, conducted by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER), outlines the economic impact of potential state highway investments. It will be presented to a roomful of central and local government and business leaders from around the North Island at an invitation-onl...