NZTD News

Celebrating a major milestone with the handover of Northland Waste’s 100th Hino! Northland Waste, Wilkinson Transport Engineers, and Hino New Zealand got together to celebrate a major milestone with the handover of Northland Waste’s 100th Hino on 15 September.

“It’s fantastic to celebrate this milestone alongside Northland Waste and Wilkinson Transport Engineers,” said Hino Sales Account Manager, Shane Kemp.  “A combination of the right specification and specialised build has delivered fit-for-purpose trucks for t...

Road freight industry group Transporting New Zealand has welcomed this week’s announcement that construction has begun on the Ōtaki to north of Levin expressway (Ō2NL).

The announcement comes just days after confirmation from Transport Minister Chris Bishop that construction on the Melling interchange in Lower Hutt has commenced.

“This is great news for the Lower North Island and for New Zealand as a whole,” says Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive, Dom Kalasih.

“Recently an Infrastructure New Zealand ...

Scania is strengthening its electrification portfolio with the launch of Scania Industrial Batteries, headquartered in Sweden. The new organisation is dedicated to off-road and industrial applications such as mining, construction and material handling.

This launch follows Scania’s acquisition and carve-out of Northvolt Systems’ Industrial Division in April 2025, positioning Scania Industrial Batteries to deliver a fully integrated solution now available to customers.

Scania's off-road portfolio includes a fully e...

The result of next year’s election is anyone’s guess. This week’s Reid Research polling shows the left and right blocks deadlocked on 60 seats each – a hung Parliament. 

It’s early days, and those numbers will almost certainly move. The Coalition is only two-thirds of the way through its term, while the Opposition have yet to release detailed ...

Heavy vehicle safety compliance is more than a box-ticking exercise—it’s the backbone of a responsible and resilient transport sector. This week, I had the pleasure of attending a site visit at NRC member Downer’s Penrose Plant, where I saw first-hand what best practice looks like in action.

Downer’s approach is refreshingly straightforward: regular gate checks for their trucks exiting the plant, with rigorous verification of logbooks, Certificates of Fitness (COF), and driver licences. 

The team’s commitmen...

New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is set to roll out the first roadside mobile safety camera operated in a trailer later this week, joining the fleet of camera-equipped SUVs which have been operating across the country since May this year.

The first trailer began operating in Auckland from this Wednesday (17 September). Nine more trailers will join the fleet in the coming months, and together with the 34 mobile cameras operating in SUVs, mobile cameras will be operating on average for over 6,500 hours eve...