NZTD News

If you are a Formula One fan like me, you'll be excitedly anticipating Liam Lawson getting back in the saddle for Red Bull on 8am Monday morning, flying the New Zealand flag in Austin Texas. Liam is the latest of a proud pedigree of Kiwi drivers, from Bruce McLaren & Denny Hulme, through to Chris Amon and more recently Brendan Hartley.

Becoming an F1 driver means you are joining about as exclusive a club as you can get - to give you an idea, it is only a smidgeon larger than the number of astronauts who have been in sp...

The NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Truck Championship is in action this weekend as the 2024-25 summer motor racing season begins at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon.

The Feilding circuit hosts its annual OctoberFAST meeting with the Super Trucks championship opener among the main attractions alongside the NAPA Central Muscle Cars, GTRNZ classes and NZ V8 Utes.

The Manfeild round is sponsored by Central House Movers and the Super Truck grid for the coming season is bolstered with the return of six-time champion Troy Wheeler ...

Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the Government’s release of targeted actions to improve road safety, focussing on road policing and enforcement and safer roading infrastructure. Minister Simeon Brown today announced four key actions to improve safety outcomes: 

Increased alcohol breath testing and introducing roadside drug testing. Reviewing penalties for traffic offences. Identifying opportunities to improve the driver licensing system. Building and maintaining our roa...

Auckland City Police have begun a series of operations targeting drink and drug affected drivers as the evenings get warmer and lighter. 

Last week, Police spent two days conducting more than 20 checkpoints across the district.

Auckland City’s Relieving Road Policing Manager, Acting Inspector Scott Jones, says more than 12,000 drivers were breath tested across Wednesday and Thursday last week.

“The vast majority of motorists had made the responsible decision to drive sober, however disappointingly 18 d...

As you may be aware, in relation to the Cook Strait ferries, "rail-enabled" means freight carriages can roll onto and off of the ferry directly rather than requiring unloading and reloading onto trucks as additional handling steps on each side of Cook Strait. The efficiency gains of being “rail enabled” is thought to add 10-20% to the overall cost to the ferries/infrastructure. The government is now considering three possible options for new ferries. Which of the following options is closest to the one you would support?

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is advising motorists of a full closure to both northbound and southbound traffic on State Highway 1 between Silverdale and Warkworth from 9pm on Monday 21 October to 3am on Tuesday 22 October.

Waka Kotahi will be working with Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) and NZ Police to stage an emergency exercise in the Johnstones Hill Tunnel during this time.

Light vehicles will be detoured via Hibiscus Coast Road and Old State Highway 1. 

Overweight vehicles will not be able ...