NZTD News

The opening of the Penlinkhighway, delivered by the O Mahurangi Alliance,has been revised to late 2029, around 12 months later than previously anticipated, due to challenging construction conditions affecting progress on theWēitiRiver Bridge. 

TheWēitiRiver Bridge is the largest and most complex structure on the project and is critical to connecting the new highway to theWhangaparāoaPeninsula. Its construction has proven moretime consumingthan expected due to the complexity of the construction, difficult ground co...

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) acknowledges the Government’s decision to proceed with installing a second toll point on the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road, following completion of the tolling assessment and public consultation process. 

The NZTA Board considered the findings from consultation and recommended to the Minister of Transport that a second toll point be installed near the new Pāpāmoa East Interchange at Wairākei. 

Susan Collins, NZTA Regional Manager of System Design, Waikato and Bay...

The Port CEOs Group has appointed Ian Bonnar as its Executive Director, supporting the Group’s role as a coordinated and constructive industry voice on national policy, regulatory and infrastructure matters. 

The Port CEOs Group brings together the chief executives of New Zealand’s major ports as a forum for collaboration, policy engagement and strategic discussion on issues of national significance affecting the port system. The Group focuses on sector-wide perspective and constructive dialogue with Government an...

Drainage work and asphalt repairs are coming up on State Highway 11 (SH11) at Pahia, starting in in early April.

Work will take place between MacMurray Road and Kings Road, between 7am to 6pm, and is expected to take around 3.5 weeks to complete, from 7 to 30 April.

SH11 will be closed northbound at all times (24/7) through the work area, with the southbound lane remaining open. Northbound traffic will be detoured via MacMurray Road and Kings Road, rejoining SH11 at Marsden Road. In the last few days of the proje...

Road freight association Transporting New Zealand says transport regulations should be urgently amended to allow certain trucks to carry higher payloads, as diesel prices continue to hit record highs.

Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says increasing payload capacity for approved operators within the existing heavy vehicle permitting system could improve fuel efficiency across the freight task and reduce diesel cost pressures. 

Heavy vehicle permitting regulations currently allow approved ...

With fuel prices skyrocketing due to global instability, this is a tough time for transport operators. Unfortunately, road freight has been a slim-margin game for some time and now it’s more critical than ever to manage fuel costs.

Alongside having upfront conversations with your customers and reviewing any fuel adjustment factor (FAF) you may have in place, we recommend reviewing SAFED (Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving) guidance as part of your response.

Top fuel-efficient driving tips for trucks: Drive in the en...