NZTD News

The road freight industry is warning the poor state of New Zealand’s roads are having a serious impact on the safety of road users. 

And there are major concerns the delays over replacements for the Interislander Cook Strait ferries could have a big negative flow-on effect for the economy. 

The vast majority (93 per cent) of respondents in the 2025 National Road Freight Industry Survey agreed that poor road maintenance is putting truck drivers and other road users at risk. 

As well, a signifi...

Auckland Council-owned Port of Auckland has surprised the freight industry by announcing today that port access charges for road transport operators in 2026 will be increased by 77%. The Port’s previously announced 35% increase for 2026 charges has already been baked in by port customers and transport operators, so a doubling in that planned increase has been a bitter pill to swallow. 

Justin Tighe-Umbers, Chief Executive of the National Road Carriers Association which represents port transport operators, says the...

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging drivers to plan ahead for an upcoming three-day closure of SH83 between the Otematata River Bridge and Aviemore Dam Road.

This section of SH83 will be closed from 8am Tuesday 3 June through until 5pm Friday 6 June, to allow contractors to replace a culvert east of Parsons Rock Campground.

The detour route during the closure for easttbound traffic will be via Loch Laird Rd, Benmore Dam Rd, Te Akatarawa Rd and Aviemore Dam Road, with the reverse for westbound traffic...

TDX is proud to announce the appointment of Greg Slaughter as Chief Executive Officer, effective from 20 th August 2025. 

Greg brings over 20 years of senior leadership experience across the environmental services and infrastructure sectors, with a strong focus on operational excellence, innovation and sustainability.  

“We’re excited to welcome Greg to the helm at TDX,” said Sinead Horgan, Chair of the TDX Board. 

“His track record in leading transformational change and building high-perform...

Yesterday’s budget brought some good news for operators looking to purchase new vehicles and other business assets, operators in the East Coast and Hawke’s Bay, and users of the rail network. Given the economic headwinds the country is facing, I think the Government has struck a reasonably good balance.

However, given the Prime Minister dubbed this “the Growth Budget”, the Government has missed an opportunity to accelerate the Roads of National and Regional Significance, along with other growth-orientated transport pro...

This week is all about the budget, and the government is clearly focused on managing the books as tightly as possible. This is the only sensible course of action when New Zealand is paying $8.8b per year to service our debt, more than our total health budget.  

New Zealanders want strong financial management, and not politicians throwing money around. 

That said, what would NRC like to have seen to help freight and supply chain efficiency? 

Firstly, in terms of infrastructure such as the road...