Reducing speed limits not the answer to poor roads

Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Reducing speed limits not the answer to poor roads

You don’t have to travel far on our roads to feel like you’re on a dodgem track – having to take evasive action to avoid potholes and uneven road surfaces. 

Instead of making the nece...


Advantage Tyres Fleet Focus

Cowboys don't cry

To the New Zealand trucking industry, Jim Barker was an icon, a legend, pioneer, a visionary…and a larger-than-life character.

To truckie Daniel Mateni he was all of that….and much, m...


Southpac Legends

Dream Makers

With a career that’s (so far) spanned three decades, Aaron Headington has moved from being a hands-on engineer to creating a specialised division of Southpac Trucks that could be best described ...


Recently Registered

A remarkable return

Remarkably, the New Zealand new truck market is returning to normality – with registrations in April falling just 4.5% short of the alltime record for the month.

Following a March performa...


Double Coin Imaging Awards

Big bright green rescue machine
When towing company boss Brooke Bartle decided he needed a new colour scheme for his towtrucks, he had to do it quickly: His next truck was already in the paint shop!It was five years ago...

NZ Truck & Driver Magazine
June 2021 | Read Now
NZ Truck & Driver Magazine
June 2021 | Read Now
Industry Partners
NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 NZTA Launches Electric Heavy Vehicle Trial to Tackle Truck Weight Restrictions
Heavier electric trucks could soon have greater access to New Zealand roads, with NZTA launching a trial aimed at addressing...
NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 Road Freight Welcomes Auckland Congestion Charging Conversation
Transporting New Zealand says a well-designed time of use charging scheme in Auckland could improve travel times, trip reliability and...
NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 SH1 Waikato Expressway – expect delays during Ngāruawāhia surfacing repairs
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises motorists to expect delays on the Ngāruawāhia section of State Highway 1 (SH1)...
NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 SH2 Maunganui Road rebuild – overnight closures
A major rebuild of State Highway 2 (SH2) Maunganui Road will start at 8pm on Sunday 15 November between the...
NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 Supporting New Drivers Key To Securing New Zealand’s Freight Future
New Zealand’s road freight industry needs to get more young people behind the wheel if it is going to meet...
NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 Truckometer - Rise and Fall, Fall and Rise
The Light Traffic Index (LTI) rose 0.2% in October but is down 1.7% compared to a year ago. The Heavy...
NZTD News | Posted 12-11-2026 Twin Bridge Replacements Boost State Highway Travel
Completion of the second of two replacement bridges on South Canterbury’s State Highway 82 means safer, more reliable travel for...
NZTD News | Posted 06-11-2026 90 years, Governments of every stripe, one NRC voice
In 1936, 29 Auckland owner-carriers decided small operators needed one voice. Ninety years later, National Road Carriers has worked with...
NZTD News | Posted 06-11-2026 A big weekend and bigger questions ahead
The General Election is upon us this weekend. This is the most fascinating election I can recall for a long...

Join our newsletter list to receive ..
THE LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS AND UPDATES DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX!