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A scheduled closure on State Highway 29 Kaimai Range will take place over 4 nights from Sunday 15 September to Thursday 19 September (5 nights), from 8pm to 3.30am each night.

The closures are needed to undertake asphalt renewals and other routine maintenance activities such as clearing drains, sign maintenance and road marking. 

“This is the fourth time we have closed SH29 for maintenance works. We have found the full closure provides huge safety benefits for both crews and road users,” says Roger Brady, NZ...

Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed today’s release of NZTA’s National Land Transport Programme 2024-2027 (NLTP), saying it will boost economic productivity and help future-proof the roading network. 

The NLTP sets out the activities and projects that NZTA will prioritise over the next three years, giving effect to the Government Policy Statement on land transport.  

Interim CEO Dom Kalasih says the investment set out in the NLTP will provide a much-needed boost ...

If you happened to be by the NRC building at the right moment this week you would have been bemused to hear the sound of cheering emitting from my office. Members will be familiar with NRC's pre-election campaign calling for a 50-year roading infrastructure plan, and the success we have had in getting a 30-year plan built into the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport. 

This has now been taken further, with Minister Chris Bishop announcing the new .. Read More  

A new Chinese truck brand is launching with Intertruck Distributors NZ introducing FAW Trucks (First Auto Works) to the New Zealand market.

The first model to arrive from September is the heavy-duty FAW JH6, initially as a 6x4 tractor with 8x4 rigid versions set to follow. Longer term the FAW lineup will expand to also include light- and medium-duty models.

The local introduction of the FAW brand has been several years in the making.

“Just on four years ago FAW approached me to be their distributor,” says I...

The New Zealand Government has announced a comprehensive Revenue Action Plan aimed at accelerating the delivery of vital transport infrastructure across the nation. Transport Minister Simeon Brown emphasised the importance of this initiative in addressing the country’s pressing infrastructure needs.

"Enhancing infrastructure to boost productivity and economic growth is a top priority for our Government," said Brown. "New Zealand faces a significant infrastructure deficit, and we must ensure we have the necessary fundin...

The week started with continuing media interest on the various reactions to the Prime Minister Chris Luxon’s challenge to attendees at the Local Government New Zealand conference in Wellington “to rein in the fantasies and to get back to delivering the basics brilliantly”.

I spent a couple of days in the Hawkes Bay this week. On the one hand I saw some pretty ugly road surfaces, on the other I saw some beautiful planters in Waipawa filling road spaces where people used to park cars. The planters are part of NZTA’s “Str...