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Transporting New Zealand is backing Road Safety Week (4-10 May), coordinated by the road safety charity Brake with sponsorship from NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi and Beca. The theme of the week is Be a Road Safety Hero.

"The road is the workplace for New Zealand's 30,000 truck drivers, making Road Safety Week a really important initiative for our sector," says Chief Executive of Transporting New Zealand, Dom Kalasih. "It’s up to us all to make good choices on our roads to ensure we all get home safe." 

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At the start of this week mainstream media coverage of transport was dominated by Transporting New Zealand’s recommendations on how the nation could get through tough times by moving the stuff communities need more productively. In all the interviews I did, it was great that all bar none agreed with our logic.

We’re still in the “Watchful” first phase of the Government’s Fuel Response Plan, but we’ve shown there’s a smarter way of doing thing to help us through this period. To us it seems crazy to wait for things to ge...

New Zealand continues to experience a price shock but not a supply shock. 

There has been some good news recently as over the last weeks diesel prices have dropped below $3, after being near $4 a litre. We are starting to see some settling after the initial onset of the conflict in March, with businesses focusing back on delivering their plans, but factoring in volatile fuel pricing for the rest of the year.

Some key indicators:

- Diesel stocks remain stable, with 46.1 days cover, up f...

The Government has secured an additional nine days’ of diesel supply to boost New Zealand’s fuel reserves and help shield the country from the global oil shock, Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones say. 

“Following a contestable procurement process, the Government has signed a letter of intent with Z Energy today to procure 90 million litres of NZ specification diesel.

“Under the terms of the deal: the fuel will be delivered to Marsden Point either as a single cargo or as ...

Transporting New Zealand says improved access arrangements for urgent Tiniroto Road repairs are a positive step after initial closure plans threatened major disruption to freight and the local community.

Membership Manager, Lindsay Calvi-Freeman says getting work underway ahead of winter is important given the poor condition of the road. 

“We strongly support this work getting done. Tiniroto Road has been in a very poor state and repairs are critical for safety, resilience, and keeping freight moving.”

Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the Government developing options to remove regulatory barriers to improve freight productivity and minimise diesel use, saying that urgent action is required to keep the economy moving and protect jobs. 

Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says that Transporting New Zealand has been working with officials on many of the measures outlined, including reforms to the Vehicle Dimensions and Mass Rule and improved access for over-dimension vehicles.

“These are practical productivity ...