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Reducing speed limits not the answer to poor roads

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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...

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As I cast my mind back to late November, it was full of optimism that summer was just around the...
NZTD News | Posted 19-03-2026 April Issue of NZ Truck & Driver magazine out next week
The April 2026 issue of New Zealand Truck & Driver is available this week with the cover and Giti Tyres...
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Night-time maintenance works is coming up on State Highway 2 (SH2) between McPherson Road and Dimmock Road in Mangatāwhiri, which...
NZTD News | Posted 19-03-2026 Commerce Commission flags Gull and NPD merger competition risks
Astra Energy Group Limited has applied to the Commerce Commission to acquire Gull and NPD, creating a combined national fuel...
NZTD News | Posted 19-03-2026 Fuel stocks remain healthy, monitoring steps up
The latest data on fuel stocks shows New Zealand continues to hold healthy levels of petrol, diesel and jet fuel,...
NZTD News | Posted 19-03-2026 Oil Tickets - New Zealand playing its part in global oil response
New Zealand will release oil tickets to fulfil its commitment to the International Energy Agency’s collective action in response to...
NZTD News | Posted 19-03-2026 Plan Ahead For Further SH73 Work
Work on a key bridge link is complete, but those travelling on State Highway 73 between Christchurch and the West...
NZTD News | Posted 19-03-2026 SH1 Onewa Road Gantry Removal Easter – Heavy Vehicles Take Western Ring Route
On Easter Monday (6 April 2026) between midnight and 5am, heavy vehicles will not be able to travel north on...

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