Fleet Focus

The Accidental Towie

When Auckland towtruck business owner Evan Watson died 11 years ago, for wife Pam things could hardly have been worse.

In two harrowing years she’d seen him slowly, inexorably lose his bat...


Southpac Legends

Family Matas - David and Lewis Swap

With a history that dates all the way back to the 1930s, Matamata-based contractors J Swap’s family business is almost synonymous with the area as the Kaimai’s that shadow it - or maybe the Waio...


Recently Registered

COVID Cuts deep

What a difference a year makes! This time 12 months ago, Recently Registered was all about the New Zealand new truck market’s just-completed recordbreaking year.

The new benchmark from 201...


Double Coin Imaging Awards

Large-scale NZ rebrand under way
It amounts to, Aramex New Zealand CEO Scott Jenyns believes, one of the biggest (if not the biggest) rebranding exercises applied to a Kiwi commercial vehicle fleet.By the time it’s compl...

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Drivers under the influence of drugs will soon face tougher enforcement on New Zealand roads, with the Government confirming...

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Isuzu New Zealand is pleased to announce that Team NZ achieved an impressive fourth-place finish at the Isuzu Motors...

NZTD News | Posted 13-11-2025 NZTA cancelling 440 fraudulently obtained commercial driver licences

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

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The Land Transport Management (Time of Use Charging) Amendment Bill has passed its third reading in Parliament, marking a...

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National road freight association Transporting New Zealand says that consumers and businesses can expect continued upward pressure on freight...

NZTD News | Posted 13-11-2025 Transporting New Zealand welcomes the introduction of roadside drug testing

Road freight association Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is welcoming the announcement from the government confirming which drugs...

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The Light Traffic Index (LTI) rose 0.2% in October and is 3.2% higher than a year ago, with annual...

NZTD News | Posted 07-11-2025 A bright future for New Zealand

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

NZTD News | Posted 07-11-2025 Average speed safety cameras to be rolled out across the country

New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has confirmed the locations for 17 sets of average speed safety cameras.

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