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May 2020

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Sales drop...again

New Zealand’s new heavy truck market continued its slowdown in March – with sales lagging behind last year’s levels for the third consecutive month. 

The 347 new tr...

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Double Coin Imaging Awards

The Burling brand
Longtime Wairarapa transport operator Fred Burling reckons it was quite simple – the process of coming up with Burling Transport's distinctive red, white and yellow livery.It started...

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Next steps for two lanes through Awakino Gorge

NZTD News | Posted 04-09-2026 Next steps for two lanes through Awakino Gorge
Work begins this month on the next step towards restoring two-lane access through Awakino Gorge. Crews have this week finished...
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Road charge increases might be paused, but road wear waits for no one

NZTD News | Posted 04-09-2026 Road charge increases might be paused, but road wear waits for no one
A major call by the Government for roading this week: planned hikes to fuel excise duty and road user charges...
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Uncertainty on funding our roads, and future leaders

NZTD News | Posted 04-09-2026 Uncertainty on funding our roads, and future leaders
Chris Hipkins and Nicola Willis have made announcements in the last week on changes to planned fuel excise increases. There’s...
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Deferring Road Tax Increases Is Kicking The Can Down The Road

NZTD News | Posted 03-09-2026 Deferring Road Tax Increases Is Kicking The Can Down The Road
Road freight association Transporting New Zealand says that decreasing investment in the road network will lead to transport issues that...
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Full overnight closures – Kaimai Range

NZTD News | Posted 03-09-2026 Full overnight closures – Kaimai Range
State Highway 29 (SH29) over the Kaimai Range will close overnight for two nights on Sunday 13 and Monday 14...
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Government cancels fuel tax hike

NZTD News | Posted 03-09-2026 Government cancels fuel tax hike
The fuel excise hike planned for next year has been cancelled to help Kiwis with the cost of living and...
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MITO hosts inaugural Industry Summit and Awards

NZTD News | Posted 03-09-2026 MITO hosts inaugural Industry Summit and Awards
On Tuesday 1 September, the inaugural MITO Industry Summit and Awards was held at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre. Over 200...
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Port Otago is investing $28m in 10 new straddle carriers

NZTD News | Posted 03-09-2026 Port Otago is investing $28m in 10 new straddle carriers
Straddle carriers are the large mobile machinery that lift, transport and stack fully-laden shipping containers into rows on the Port...
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Second tender gets underway for SH1 Cambridge to Piarere Expressway

NZTD News | Posted 03-09-2026 Second tender gets underway for SH1 Cambridge to Piarere Expressway
The tender process is underway for the second section of the Cambridge to Piarere extension of the Waikato Expressway, as...
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