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Culture First - Andrew Carpenter

With a bespoke lunch room that features a 6ft truck hauling refrigerators, office walls adorned with photos of staff doing outdoor pursuits and a personnel development programme that enables both...


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COVID’s new normal

New Zealand’s new truck market continued at its so-called “new normal” in a world still struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic in October, with sales almost 25% down on the same...


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Green, green… and green again
For 20 years, Don Wilson drove and ran green trucks for Pukekohe-based fresh produce growers Balle Brothers – helping the company diversify into livestock transport. Even when the lives...

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NZTD News | Posted 15-08-2025 'From tragedy to change: why cross-agency cooperation is vital for road safety'

There has been unprecedented feedback following my article last week “Systemic failure killed Johnathon...

NZTD News | Posted 15-08-2025 New General Manager appointed for UD Trucks in New Zealand

UD Truck Distributors (NZ) Ltd (UD Trucks) has appointed Zane Erwee as its new General Manager from the 1st...

NZTD News | Posted 15-08-2025 Tolls, hard hats and high-viz

Interest in road funding continues

It has been a big fortnight for transport funding announcements. A week on from Minister...

NZTD News | Posted 14-08-2025 Almost Half Of New Zealanders Are Illegally Crossing Railway Tracks, Says Report

A new report commissioned by rail safety charity TrackSAFE has found that almost half of New Zealanders admit to...

NZTD News | Posted 14-08-2025 Autonomous Hino Trucks Part Of Unique Testing With Taisei Rotec

Autonomous Hino 700 Series vehicles will be part of full-scale road surface durability tests with road construction company Taisei...

NZTD News | Posted 14-08-2025 Court Decision creates major concerns for Lyttelton port workforce

Lyttelton port workers are disappointed with an Employment Court ruling that allows Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) to proceed with...

NZTD News | Posted 14-08-2025 Exporter Confidence Holds Strong Despite Trade Tensions, According To Export NZ DHL Export Survey

Despite rising global trade tensions and looming tariff changes, New Zealand exporters remain optimistic and resilient, with two-thirds (79%)...

NZTD News | Posted 14-08-2025 If A Road Is Worth Building, It’s Worth Paying For

“If we say no to tolls, we’re saying no to new highways, because infrastructure doesn’t come free, and someone...

NZTD News | Posted 14-08-2025 Road maintenance project to rebuild one quarter of SH1 between Tīrau and Waiouru

New Zealand’s most ambitious road maintenance project to rebuild the worst parts of State Highway 1 (SH1) between Tīrau...

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