NZTD News

Work coming up next week on State Highway 1, south of Kaikōura, will likely mean delays which road users are encouraged to plan for.

The helicopter and crane work by North Canterbury electricity distributor MainPower is scheduled to take place just north of the Raramai Tunnel, near Peketā, from 6am on Tuesday 10 February through to 8pm on Wednesday 11 February. SH1 will be reduced to one lane and road users will be asked to stop on demand. Road users should be prepared for delays of up to 20 minutes. Parking bays and t...

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...