Southpac Legends

A Long Haul to Farming - Philip Wareing

Philip Wareing sees himself as almost an accidental transport operator. He says it was just a stepping stone towards his primary goal of becoming a farmer, something he achieved around 30 years ...


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COVID constriction continues

COVID-19’s negative effects on New Zealand’s new truck market, unsurprisingly, continued in September. 
The 378 registrations for the month in the overall market (over 4.5...


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“Compromise” creates classic colours
When three Carter Holt Harvey log truck owner-drivers joined forces back in 1997 to form a company that would become one of the forest owner’s key suppliers, the choice of a colour scheme led...

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NZTD News | Posted 04-06-2026 Congratulations Warwick Wilshier MNZM
Mr Warwick Kenneth Wilshier, To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the road...
NZTD News | Posted 04-06-2026 Current fuel stocks
Current fuel stock as at 11:59pm Sunday 31 May (as days' cover). The fuel supply chain continues to operate smoothly, with...
NZTD News | Posted 04-06-2026 McKay Transport (Gisborne) Achieves Historic Full TruckSafe Certification
McKay Transport (Gisborne) has made history by becoming the first company in New Zealand to achieve full TruckSafe certification, marking...
NZTD News | Posted 04-06-2026 New planned maintenance closure dates confirmed for State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill
Regular users of State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill are urged to update their diaries and their planners with some critical...
NZTD News | Posted 04-06-2026 Scania strengthens European capacity for electric truck production
Scania plans to invest EUR 70 million in its production site in Angers, France, strengthening the company’s capacity to support...
NZTD News | Posted 04-06-2026 SH2 Waioweka Gorge Closure Shows Importance Of Road Resilience Investment
Road freight association Transporting New Zealand says that the ongoing closure of SH2 Waioweka Gorge highlights the importance of investing...
NZTD News | Posted 04-06-2026 Super weekend of works planned for SH29/SH2 next week
A ‘super weekend’ of construction work is planned from next Friday 12 to Monday 15 June on State Highway 29...
NZTD News | Posted 04-06-2026 Take Precautions For Sunstrike, Transporting New Zealand Warns
With New Zealand now in the winter season, Transporting New Zealand is warning drivers to take extra precautions to address...
NZTD News | Posted 29-05-2026 Big transport decisions needed even while policy bonnet is up
Sometimes you need to pull the truck into the workshop, lift the bonnet, and properly sort the engine out instead...

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