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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Industry Partners
NZTD News | Posted 05-09-2025 Business conditions could get even tougher. We can do more to help ourselves

A missed opportunity on congestion charging 

Congestion charging legislation has passed another hurdle, with the cross-party Transport and Infrastructure Select...

NZTD News | Posted 05-09-2025 Freight and Supply Chain gather at the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders (CBAFF) 29th Annual Conference

This week I had the pleasure of attending the 29th Annual CBAFF Conference. Each year this is a must-attend...

NZTD News | Posted 04-09-2025 2026 planned maintenance closure dates confirmed for State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill

Regular users of State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill have some critical dates they need to plan for.

The Wellington Transport...

NZTD News | Posted 04-09-2025 4 million reasons for NZ’s tyre recycling scheme to celebrate 1st anniversary

Tyrewise, Aotearoa New Zealand’s first regulated product stewardship scheme for tyres, is celebrating its first year of operation with...

NZTD News | Posted 04-09-2025 IKEA Taps NZ Post and Mainfreight for Nationwide New Zealand Launch

IKEA is set to make its full range of home furnishings accessible to all of New Zealand upon the...

NZTD News | Posted 04-09-2025 Key milestone for new Ashburton Bridge

The long-awaited second Ashburton Bridge is a step closer with the signing of a key agreement, Minister for the...

NZTD News | Posted 04-09-2025 Penske New Zealand Welcomes New Truck Dealers to Network

Penske New Zealand has strengthened its national footprint by welcoming three new truck parts and service dealers to its network...

NZTD News | Posted 04-09-2025 ‘Port productivity’ has answers that corporate interests would rather ignore

The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) has responded strongly to claims of a “productivity crisis” in New Zealand...

NZTD News | Posted 04-09-2025 Rail ferries enter final procurement stage

Ferry Holdings has secured the preferred supplier of two new ferries to serve passengers, road and rail for the...

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