Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

A recent highlight for me was the launch of our Green Fleet Self-Assessment Tool, developed with the support of TR Group and EECA.

The self-assessment tool is an online initiative aimed at reducing road-freight emissions. It outlines how a range of different strategies can help businesses and their customers meet sustainability goals, and to ensure good uptake, it’s freely available on our website.

Attendees had the chance to see, touch and learn about some of the new truck technologies on display. The team at TR had done such a brilliant job of maintaining and presenting the vehicles that it was hard to believe these units are all oper...

Although New Zealand is small and geographically distant from many of the countries represented, the symposium helped put things into perspective. There were areas of clear overlap in the challenges we face, but also some key differences in how they’re being managed.

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A recent example is Transport Minister Chris Bishop’s announcement about the new Ōtaki to north of Levin highway (O2NL). NZTA has signed construction contracts with two alliances to build this Road of National Significance and construction will get underway this spring.

The existing Kāpiti Highway currently sees up to 19,500 vehicle movements per day, and this project is the final leg of the Wellington Northern Corridor. It will mean we have a multi-lane motorway/expressway standard road for those travelling between Wellington and a bit past Lev...

Over the past 15 years, High Productivity Motor Vehicles have played an increasingly important part in the supply chain. During this period of stagnant economic growth, the efficiency and productivity improvements these vehicles offer are more important than ever. The associated safety and emissions benefits provided by a reduced number of trips are also a big win for the entire country.

Unfortunately for road freight companies and their customers, applying for an HPMV permit can be a complicated process. This includes navigating NZTA’s permitting portal, carefully measuring the vehicle, entering the data correctly, and then waiting for the permit to be granted.

There are currently many issues and challenges facing the road transport industry, and it was very rewarding to explore these at Transporting New Zealand’s South Island Seminar, held in Christchurch at the end of June.

It was a pleasure catching up with familiar faces, meeting new people, and celebrating success through awards that recognised achievement across a range of categories. Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to everyone who took part. 

It’s clear the shape and makeup of our industry is evolving. At the seminar, Head of Policy and Advocacy Billy Clemens shared an update on the latest data and trends which is covered in more detai...