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Work is set to start on major upgrades to State Highway 76 (SH76) Brougham Street in Christchurch that will support economic growth and make it safer and easier for people to move through the city, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. 

“Earlier this year the Government confirmed Crown funding for this Road of Regional Significance, and being in Christchurch to turn the first sod today is an exciting step forward,” Mr Bishop says.

“Congestion and safety on SH76 Brougham Street have been issues of concern for...

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) contractors are hard at work at several state highway sites across the top of the South Island, as the massive clean-up and repair job in the region continues.

The summary below outlines the current status of the region’s state highway network. 

SH6 Rocks Road – CLOSED

State Highway 6 Rocks Road remains CLOSED between Bisley Avenue and Richardson Street, while work continues to assess the slip and rockfall, and to remove loose material and vegetation. 

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In October 2024, Channel Infrastructure NZ Limited (Channel or Channel Infrastructure} announced it had entered into a conditional project development agreement with Seadra Energy, in relation to the proposed development of a biorefinery at Marsden Point. 

Seadra Energy is partnering with consortium members Qantas, Renova Inc, Kent Plc, and ANZ. The Seadra consortium has completed its initial Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) study, and has now moved to the next phase of its project development work.  .. Read More  

Last week, I had the pleasure of traveling through the central North Island, visiting NRC members and covering a lot of ground across our beautiful country. The scenery was stunning, but the treacherous July weather gave me a firsthand lesson on the fragility of our road network.

I had to take a minor detour to avoid floods near Stratford, but elsewhere, the network was hit hard. While traveling north from Whanganui, a weather system tracked through, quickly closing SH3 at the Awakino Gorge, Mt Messenger, and between M...

Over the last few months there’s been plenty of discussion and media reports about speed limits.

In the North Island, NZTA has lifted the speed limit to 100km/h at the new State Highway 1 and 29 intersection in Waikato.  It has also increased the speed limit to 100km/h on most of the highway connecting Taupō and Tūrangi, including a section of highway that bise...

The Light Traffic Index (LTI) fell 1.3% in June and is 0.9% higher than a year ago. The more volatile Heavy Traffic Index (HTI) also fell 1.3% in the month, but is up 3.0% y/y.

Light traffic (motorbikes, cars and vans) is generally a good indicator of the state of demand, as opposed to production. It typically provides a six-month lead on momentum in the economy, with variation reflecting discretionary spending on outings, movement of couriers and tradespeople etc. 

The trend in light traffic is very mildly ...