NZTD News

The Light Traffic Index (LTI) fell 0.2% in May to be up just 0.4% y/y, a marked loss of momentum. The Heavy Traffic Index (HTI) fell 1.3% in the month, but is still up 1.9% 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 up to a six-month lead on momentum in the economy, with variation reflecting discretionary spending on outings, movement of couriers and tradespeople etc. Light traffic has been noticeably lower in rece...

I’ve sat in a lot of transport conferences. Few have felt like something actually shifted in the room. Aka Raupapa, the inaugural Freight & Supply Chain Superhui, held at the University of Waikato this week and hosted by Tainui Group Holdings, was one of them.

I was proud to serve on the advisory panel that helped bring this event to life, and to take part on the panel “Reimagining New Zealand’s Supply Chain,” alongside leaders from KiwiRail, Talley’s and Woolworths NZ. But the real story wasn’t who was on stage. It wa...

At our annual conference, I had the pleasure of setting out Transporting New Zealand’s policy priorities as we approach Election 2026. These priorities come from our members, have good cut through with the public, and acknowledge how important our sector is to the success of the whole country.

Securing New Zealand’s fuel supply

This year, New Zealanders got a hard lesson about the importance of a resilient diesel supply.

New Zealand’s isolation, that previously protected us against foreign ...

Pekatahi Bridge on State Highway 2 will close for 6 days, from 8:30am this Saturday (4 July) to midday Thursday 9 July. 

Traffic management will be set up before the closure time begins, so please follow any instructions from the traffic management crew while that’s happening.

The bridge will be closed 24 hours a day during this time, to improve the bridge surface and keep it safe and reliable.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) thanks the community, freight operators and all road users for their p...

The new voice, which speaks English with a Kiwi accent while accurately pronouncing indigenous place names, makes navigation feel genuinely local for New Zealanders. 

Beneath every place name in Aotearoa New Zealand lies a hidden map of history and culture that connects us to our unique country. To recognise this history, we developed a new voice for Google Maps users in New Zealand that can pronounce the indigenous names of cities and towns. Thanks to advances in AI, the new voice, which starts rolling out today,...

The Government has approved up to $22.4 million in funding to support the rail component of Te Utanganui - a major new freight hub in Palmerston North, Rail Minister Winston Peters and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones say.

Te Utanganui is an intermodal distribution hub in the lower North Island that links rail, road, air and sea. The Regional Infrastructure Fund (RIF) loan will support pre-construction and construction stages of the Bunnythorpe Regional Freight Hub, one of three projects in the wider Te Utanga...