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State Highway 16 (SH16) will close in both directions between Trigg Road and Foster Road from 7pm Saturday 8 November to 5am Monday 10 November 2025 to replace a large stormwater culvert.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is upgrading or repairing utilities and infrastructure as part of Stage 1 of the SH16 Brigham Creek to Waimauku safety improvements project. 

The work to replace the stormwater culvert includes digging a 4m deep trench to lay pipes under the state highway. These changes are designed to...

Last week’s highlight for me was the launch of our Green Fleet Self-Assessment Tool with support from TR Group and EECA. The self-assessment tool is an online initiative aimed at reducing road freight emissions.

It outlines how a range of different strategies can help businesses and their customers meet sustainability goals. To ensure good uptake, it’s fre...

Since 2024 NRC along with other transport industry associations have been working to get some rule changes made for commercial and heavy transport. It’s been thirty years since the Land Transport Act has been refreshed in any meaningful way, and the industry is moving fast with frequent technology and transport innovations. Keeping rules and regulations fit for purpose is critical for keeping the road freight supply chain effective and efficient.

This week’s announcements mark a first step toward smarter, more responsi...

Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand’s Green Fleet Self-Assessment Tool is now live and freely available on Transporting New Zealand’s website. It outlines how fuel-efficient driver training and technologies, vehicle procurement standards, route planning, carbon reporting and setting reduction targets among other strategies can help businesses and their customers meet sustainability goals.

“This tool allows businesses to identify what progress they’ve already made and what steps to take next,” says Chief Executive ...

Under the theme of "we make a better world and future by helping people and goods get where they need to go," which is also their corporate mission, Hino has gone large at the Japan Mobility Show, unveiling a raft of commercial vehicles and allowed visitors to ride any of a total of 6 vehicles, including five making their debut.

Major vehicles exhibited were -  the poncho dot (concept car) exhibited for the first time. 

To make the transportation within the region freer and more flexible. This is a conc...

Work to make one of Nelson's main arterial links safer for road users will begin next month. Starting in November, contractors will undertake important recovery work on State Highway 6, Rocks Road.

This will help protect one of the region’s most heavily used routes – including the 22,000 road users who use it every day – by ensuring it is more resistant to weather events, slips and rockfalls in the future.  

A rocky cliffside with greenery overlooks a coastal road. A tanker truck and a car drive past orange ...