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Battery electric heavy commercial vehicle registrations are up significantly this year with 169 units being registered in the first nine months of 2024. It’s a notable increase from 107 units across the full-year in 2023, although the majority of the volume is represented by larger vans and city buses.

For trucks, the momentum is expected to build following the recent announcement of the Government’s Low Emission Heavy Vehicle Fund which is administered by EECA. The initiative establishes $27 million in assistance to ...

National road freight association Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is backing the Greater Manawatū City and Regional Deal Proposal, saying the Deal’s five priority projects would support the region’s role as a vital centre for freight and distribution, and support strong economic growth.

The Manawatū region is the lower North Island’s key transportation hub, providing key links to Wellington, Taranaki, Whanganui and the Hawke’s Bay. City and Regional Deals is a Coalition Government initiative to establishing lo...

TR Group Expands Hydrogen Truck Range, Accelerating Clean Transport Solutions Today, TR Group launches its hydrogen 50-tonne prime mover with a customer event at Hampton Downs Racetrack, produced in partnership with Global Bus Ventures (GBV), K1W1 and Toyota New Zealand. 

This truck offers a practical zero-emissions solution for heavy freight transport and can operate with conventional trailers and loads. It has comparable refuelling times with diesel and will align with normal operator driving hours and schedules...

Ending the week on good news, or "good news Friday" as it is known in some workplaces is a welcome way to finish up a productive week.

And the good news is that the New Zealand economy is no longer in technical recession, and in fact has had more than twice as much growth as expected over the last quarter.

Stats New Zealand announced yesterday that in the December quarter our productivity grew by 0.7% - more than double the 0.3% growth expected, and turning around from a 1.1% loss in the September quarter.

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It’s been a week of economic positivity!

Following on from BusinessNZ’s news last week that New Zealand’s manufacturing sector had its highest value for expansion since August 2022, we had more positive news with a rise in GDP.

The seasonally adjusted Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) for February was 53.9 (above 50.0 indicates that manufacturing is expanding; below 50.0 means it’s declining). This was up from 51.7 in January and the highest level of expansion since August 2022. The February result is also...

The Government is exploring toll concessions as a tool for delivering important new roads faster and more efficiently, with an initial focus on six potential opportunities, Minister of Transport Chris Bishop says.

“This Government is committed to investing in high-quality transport infrastructure to grow the economy and help get Kiwis to where they want to go quickly and safely. We are exploring a range of tools – such as toll road concessions – to help achieve this,” Mr Bishop says.

“New Zealand already has thre...