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State Highway 3 through Awakino Gorge will be closing later next month to allow crews to install new culverts under the road.

It’s the next step in the work to restore two-lane access following severe weather in April which caused multiple slips and damage.

Awakino Gorge, between the rest area near the Historic Tunnel and the intersection of SH3 and Manganui Road, will be closing for four days from 6am Saturday 22 August to 6pm Tuesday 25 August.

During the closure, crews will be working to install 3 culver...

This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with two influential leaders in the transport and infrastructure space – Mike Hargreaves the Director of Land Transport and Geoff Cooper, the CEO of the Infrastructure Commission.  We met to pre-record podcasts for our popular NRC On Schedule series, where we meet with leaders from across the transport, freight & supply chain and infrastructure sectors.

The joy of the podcast is that it allows us to have free-ranging, open conversations, outside of a typical work meetin...

One of the highlights for me this week was joining a panel at the New Zealand Cargo Owners Council AGM to discuss building freight resilience in an uncertain world. It was a multi-modal panel representing rail, shipping, and ports. 

I like engaging in these discussions because it’s a great opportunity to better understand what matters to other parts of the supply chain.  

The first part of the conversation recognised that our supply chains are pretty resilient, albeit more often a result of reactive, ra...

Transport Minister Chris Bishop has today announced the reappointment of David Smol and the appointments of Lana Stockman, Steve Haszard and Murdo Beattie to the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Board. 

“David Smol’s wide-ranging regulatory, governance and public sector experience will continue to provide valuable oversight to the NZTA Board,” Mr Bishop says. 

“Lana Stockman brings a diverse professional background across finance, engineering, psychology and regulation.

“Her understanding of co...

The State Highway 1 (SH1) Belfast to Pegasus Motorway and Woodend Bypass, Road of National Significance, has been granted Fast-track approval.

This is the 27th project and the second roading project to be approved through the Fast-track process.

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) lodged its application in December 2025, with approval taking around four months since the appointment of an independent expert panel.  

“This expansion between Belfast and Pegasus spans around 11 km, commencing from south of...

Daytime closures will be required for Albert Town Bridge on State Highway 6, near Wānaka, from next week as the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) embarks on the latest phase of its upgrades to local wastewater infrastructure. 

To allow work on a wastewater pipe installation, the bridge is scheduled to be closed in both directions on weekdays, between 9am and 5.30pm, from Monday 3 August to Friday 14 August, 2026. A detour will be in place during these closure times, via State Highways 6 and 8A, across Lugga...