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Early next month State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge reopens to two-way traffic for the first time since January. At the Goldsmith slip, where more than 20,000 cubic metres of hillside came down, a 45-metre rockfall barrier is now in place. Soon after it was installed, it caught more than 10 cubic metres of falling rock. 

That is resilience doing its job. 

The South Island is getting the same attention. More than $150 million from Budget 2026 is going into five of the mainland’s most vulnerable s...

Fuel resilience  

Last week I shared a story about the pipeline infrastructure upgrade between the fuel tanker vessel berth and bulk storage depots in Seaview, Wellington. It felt great sharing some positivity about our fuel supply.  

However, to demonstrate what a crazy world we’re living in I thought I’d share a few snippets from our fuel supplier friends at Waitomo Group, who routinely share an incredible and insightful report on the situation.

 - The International Maritim...

Daimler Truck Defence will supply the New Zealand Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) with 61 Mercedes-Benz Unimog vehicles as part of a fleet renewal programme. The vehicles are part of an investment by the New Zealand Government to modernise its logistics and support fleet for training, transport tasks, disaster relief and emergency operations in New Zealand. The phased delivery of the new vehicles is scheduled to begin in 2027.

Daniel Zittel, Chief Sales Officer, Daimler Truck Defence: “The NDZF...

28 proposals to change heavy vehicle rules will reduce compliance costs and improve productivity for New Zealand’s transport operators, Associate Transport Minister James Meager has confirmed. 

Mr Meager says consultation has begun on a set of practical changes which would make it easier for operators to get on with the job, support more productive freight movements and maintain high safety standards.

The proposals form Phase 3 of the Heavy Vehicle Productivity workstream under the Government’s Land Transpor...

Two-thirds of Australasian freight operators plan to increase technology spending over the next year, hoping smarter systems and AI can help keep costs under control. 

With fuel prices fluctuating, margins under pressure and business failures hitting the transport sector, freight operators across New Zealand and Australia are looking for ways to work smarter rather than simply spend more.

New research from the Origin Logistics Technology Outlook 2026 reveals that 68% of freight and logistics operators expect...

KiwiRail will directly fund up to $37.5 million for Picton rail yard upgrades and adding auto-mooring technology to the new wharf as part of the New Ferries project, Rail Minister Winston Peters announced today. 

“Selecting KiwiRail as the long-term operator of the Interislander has given the company confidence to invest its own funds in commercial assets, meaning the taxpayer is not paying a cent more than our $1.7 billion allocation but still achieves the benefit as the ultimate owner of KiwiRail,” Mr Peters say...