NZTD News

The Drug and Detection Agency (TDDA) today revealed its first Health and Safety Policy Survey. The findings indicate that New Zealand and Australian businesses are serious about health and safety at a leadership level, but many lack confidence that their systems, policies and programmes are keeping pace with regulatory complexity and expanding risk. Strong intent is not matched by operational certainty, creating avoidable legal, safety and productivity exposure. 

“Today’s regulatory environment is complicated,” sa...

Road freight association Transporting New Zealand is backing the Government’s changes to the driver licensing scheme, saying the changes will help get more New Zealanders travelling safely on the road. 

Transporting New Zealand Head of Policy & Advocacy Billy Clemens says that removing the second practical driving test will put New Zealand in line with other comparable countries, and that there was no substantive research establishing that the second test improved safety outcomes. 

The changes will be a...

Reflections on member visits  

This week I had the pleasure of joining our Membership Team Manager, John Collins for a day of visits to transport businesses around the Garden City. 

While there had been some degree of strategic approach by John in makin...

After a well-earned rest over the Christmas Holidays the NRC team is hitting the ground running with a Select Committee appearance next week to represent our concerns on a proposed parliamentary bill to reshape how tolls can be set and whether trucks will still have a real choice about using them.

The Land Transport Management Act Amendment Bill as it is currently drafted presents a significant risk of high costs being imposed on transport operators, and therefore everyone who buys goods transported by road.

That...

Auckland will host a major industry gathering on 19 February 2026 as AutoSense, supported by NZI, convenes the Fleet Forum 2026 — an event dedicated to the increasingly urgent intersection of driver mental health, wellbeing, and road safety. The half‑day forum at the Due Drop Events Centre aims to equip organisations operating light‑ and heavy‑vehicle fleets with new insights and practical strategies to reduce risk by supporting the mental wellness of their drivers.

Central to the event’s theme is growing evidence link...

Hino Motors, Ltd. announced that it has reached a major settlement with U.S. federal and California government authorities related to long‑standing engine emissions certification testing and performance issues involving certain legacy engines sold in the United States. The agreement resolves all remaining criminal and civil investigations connected to these issues.

Under the criminal resolution, Hino will enter a guilty plea and pay $521.76 million in criminal penalties, an amount significantly reduced due to what the ...