NZTD News

A safer and smoother road surface is on the way for State Highway 1 south of Picton, the gateway to the South Island.

Contractors will be hard at work on the highway, just north of Tuamarina between Picton and Blenheim, for 10 days starting Sunday, 6 September.

Wayne Oldfield, Area Manager Marlborough, says they will asphalt a 450-metre-long section of the highway at Nolan’s Crossing. 

“Work crews will mill out the old road surface and replace both lanes with new asphalt. This will improve skid resista...

South Port New Zealand Limited has announced a record financial result for the year ended 30 June 2026, driven by strong cargo growth, higher agricultural activity, improved New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) throughput, and wind farm project cargo. 

Chair of South Port, Philip Cory-Wright, said the company had achieved another outstanding year, delivering record cargo volumes and earnings, while continuing to invest in infrastructure and future growth opportunities. 

"This result reflects the strengt...

Heavy vehicle drivers, keep an eye out for the NZI Truckie Rest Zone at Temuka on Monday 7th September.

Pull your rig in, enjoy some complimentary refreshments, get a health check, and have a chat to our NZI Fleet Fit experts about driver fatigue and ways to keep yourself safe and well.

Held in partnership with South Canterbury Road Safety and Temuka Transport. Proudly supported by the NZ Police Commercial Vehicle Safety Team, Hato Hone St John, FENZ, NZTA and "Oh Yes" Coffee Cart.

Fatigue is a major cause ...

I’m mindful of the risks of making comparisons with other countries, and often things cannot be compared directly, but provided we acknowledge those constraints and limitations then comparisons can be interesting.

Last month the American Transportation Research Institute released its Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2026 Update. It includes a table of the average marginal costs per mile over the period 2016-2025 for motor carrier costs.

As mentioned above the elements are not directly ...

I heard a glib response from a colleague this week to news that yet another business case was being commissioned on Auckland’s second harbour crossing – if we printed all the reports produced over the years on a second crossing we could drop them in the harbour and cross on them!

That’s how much toing and froing there’s been without a result. Now we have another report on the way. It may be needed, but it’s hard not to agree with the exasperation.

But rather than debating bridge versus tunnel in isolation, we nee...

Penske Australia & New Zealand has named Luke Andrew and Luke Reid its 2026 Penske Guild Master Technicians for on-highway and off-highway, respectively.

Aimed at promoting and rewarding technical excellence, Penske Guild comprises members from across Penske’s Australian and New Zealand network, culminating in a prestigious Master Technician competition biennially where technicians compete in qualification rounds prior to the final.

Held in Sydney last week, the event saw the 12 finalists race the stopwatch while...