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Firstly, my apologies to the mighty team at HWR. Last week I forgot to offer my thanks to them for another tremendous Transport Hall of Fame dinner in Invercargill. I’m a strong believer that celebrating success and achievement is very important to our sector and I think no one knows how to make that happen better than Joc, Scott, their team and all their supporters, so apologies and please accept this belated thanks.  

This week included a number of meetings where views were shared of the industry and economy. Fe...

This week an article citing the most recent Centrix Credit Indicator report was published, which revealed liquidations in the transport sector were up 52% over the previous 12 months, higher than even construction (38% up) and hospitality (49% up).

For those of us in the industry, this comes as no surprise, as we witness the fallout around us every day. At NRC we continue to help our members on a daily basis as some juggle reduced customer demand and cash flows, and holding on to staff and equipment.

So I am the ...

With warmer weather on the way, road users will notice more construction crews hard at work across the Bay of Plenty regions as the 2025/2026 construction season is underway. 

From rebuilding sections of state highway to laying fresh asphalt and carrying out our regular programme of summer maintenance, the focus this summer is on keeping roads safe, efficient and reliable.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) System Manager for the Bay of Plenty Sandra King says this season’s programme is about more than j...

Three practical initiatives to improve our freight system will support economic growth, productivity, resilience and safety, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says.

“New Zealand’s freight system is the driving force behind our economy. It gets food and fibres from farms to factories, and then on to shops in New Zealand, or to ports to be exported for overseas markets. Freight underpins economic growth and supports tens of thousands of jobs,” Mr Bishop says. 

“As our population grows, so does the demand for goo...

Transporting New Zealand says the government’s headline policy announcement in the May budget, Investment Boost, has seen a modest lift in heavy commercial vehicle sales, but that further incentives are required to get more productive and efficient trucks on the road.

Investment Boost is a tax incentive designed to encourage businesses to invest in productive assets like machinery, tools and equipment. It enables businesses to deduct 20 percent of a new asset’s value from that year’s taxable income, on top of  nor...

Local seafaring jobs are under threat by multinational cement company Holcim and Nova Algoma Cement Carriers Limited (NACC) who plan to replace a New Zealand-crewed vessel with a foreign-flagged and crewed ship.

New Zealand’s maritime unions are calling on the government to urgently intervene to keep skilled jobs

The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ), the Merchant Service Guild (MSG), and the Aviation and Marine Engineers Association (AMEA) say Holcim is trying to orchestrate the replacement of the domestic ce...