We are delighted the Government has heeded the call from Transporting New Zealand to extend fuel tax discounts and the reduction in road user charges (RUC) until early next year. It’s a good win and it shows our association is a proven and effective voice for our industry. 

In recent weeks we had written to the minister and spoken with officials and media about the need to extend the RUC discount. Our recent survey showed that 96% of the industry supported our move to secure the extension, and over 40% of transport businesses said that their costs would be eased by the continuation of the road user charge discount. 

Road transport is massively impacted by the cos...