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On Easter Monday (6 April 2026) between midnight and 5am, heavy vehicles will not be able to travel north on State Highway 1 (SH1) after the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Electronic signage will instruct heavies to take State Highway 16 (SH16) and State Highway 18 (SH18) Western Ring Route, while we remove a sign gantry on the north end of the bridge by Stafford Road.

Preparing the gantry for removal will begin on Easter Sunday (5 April) at 10pm, and to reduce disruption there will lane restrictions until midnight. Fr...

Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay raised the impact of the Middle East conflict on supply chains with fellow members of the Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership last night.

“This meeting was an opportunity for New Zealand to discuss the risks of global supply disruption and raise issues like fuel supply chain challenges, with other small and medium trade-dependent countries,” Mr McClay says.

“Measures like export restrictions and stockpiling on a large-scale basis can unnecessarily worsen the ...

This week the Iran conflict has made its presence felt on our shores, significantly impacting road freight and the broader supply chain in our country, and coming at a particularly difficult time for transport operators, many of whom had just started to see a return to growth after two years of decline.

The Government is closely monitoring fuel prices and supply conditions as events unfold, with Cabinet activating key oversight groups.

Given the significance of these developments, this week’s Justin’s Transport M...

This week, Transporting New Zealand has been closely monitoring updates on fuel prices and fuel security, including attending a special meeting of the Freight Advisory Council along with transport bodies covering road, air, and sea transport. 

While the situation is serious, and price increases are putting immediate cost pressure on transport businesses, New Zealand still has 49.9 days of diesel stock either in-country or on-water, and no fuel companies are reporting major supply chain issues. 

At the F...

Access to New Zealand’s smaller ports will be significantly improved by the procurement of a new crane dredging barge, which will ensure vital supplies can be delivered to regional communities cut-off by natural disasters and other major emergencies.

Associate Transport Minister James Meager confirmed the Government’s $8 million Coastal Shipping Resilience Fund co-investment, while visiting Whanganui Port.

“We’ve seen how recent storms and major events like Cyclone Gabrielle significantly impact communities. In m...

A recent hit and run incident in semi-rural Auckland where two dog-walkers were struck by a SUV whose driver was on a Zoom call has reignited industry concerns about mobile-phone distraction behind the wheel. As New Zealand road-safety data continues to underline the scale of the problem, commercial fleet operators are being urged to move beyond education and policy and adopt technology-enabled prevention.

Mobile-phone distraction remains one of the biggest risks for drivers, with Waka Kotahi data showing that in the p...