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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NZTD News | Posted 05-02-2026 Progress and discussion on key policy changes

Driver licensing changes

On Tuesday, Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced changes to the driver licensing scheme. Not unexpectedly, the removal...

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The Government has committed a $2.84 million grant through the Regional Infrastructure Fund to clear bottlenecks on State Highway...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 Changes To The Driver Licensing System Announced

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Daimler Truck has unveiled the Mercedes-Benz NextGenH2 Truck, marking a major step forward in hydrogen-powered long‑haul transport. Building on...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 ‘No Logging Trucks On The Gentle Annie’ says TRAINZ

Subsequent to the closing of the Karioi pulp and paper mill, the logs that would have been processed there...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 NZ’s First EV Charging Hub At A Landfill Opens In Silverstream

Hutt City Council has today officially unveiled a heavy electric vehicle charging hub at Silverstream Landfill in its drive...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 SH1 Work To Impact Traffic Near Kaikōura

Work coming up next week on State Highway 1, south of Kaikōura, will likely mean delays which road users...

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The Drug and Detection Agency (TDDA) today revealed its first Health and Safety Policy Survey. The findings indicate that...

NZTD News | Posted 04-02-2026 Transporting New Zealand Praises Driver Licensing Changes

Road freight association Transporting New Zealand is backing the Government’s changes to the driver licensing scheme, saying the changes...

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