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Confirmed investment for the Roads of National Significance

On Monday Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced that the Government is committing nearly $1.2 billion in combined funds to see its Roads of National Significance (RONS) programme move to the next phase of development.  

That announcement followed the NZTA Board endorsing investment cases for all RoNS, including Sections 2 and 3 of the Northland Expressway, the East West Link, Hamilton Southern Links, Petone to Grenada and Cross ...

As I write this, a violent spring storm is hammering the South Island and lower North Island. Parts of the West Coast are cut off by flooding. Hurricane strength winds have hit Canterbury, where a local state of emergency has been declared. Several trucks have been blown onto their sides. 

These are dangerous conditions for transport. 

I’m thinking of the men and women out there keeping our supply chain open. Please – stay safe. Make the right calls for your people. Safety must come first. Sometimes cus...

New Zealand continues to be a global leader in supporting international seafarers, with nearly $1 million in welfare funding confirmed for 12 of the country’s ports.

Associate Transport Minister James Meager announced the Maritime NZ grants, while opening the new South Canterbury Seafarers Welfare Centre in Timaru.

“99 percent of New Zealand’s imports and exports are transported via sea, so it’s critical for our economy that we are a country which treats international seafarers fairly, and ensures their rights ar...

Combined funding of nearly $1.2 billion will see the Government’s Roads of National Significance programme move to the next phase of development, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. 

“The Government is committed to building a long-term pipeline of transport infrastructure investments to redress New Zealand’s infrastructure deficit and build jobs and growth for Kiwis,” Mr Bishop says.

“Our Roads of National Significance (RoNS) programme is a vital part of this pipeline, and I’m pleased to see good progress ...

The new Volvo FH16 for HEB Construction has been named Nightcrawler after the character from the X-Men series.

The impressive new blue and yellow heavy haul unit features on the cover of November’s New Zealand Truck & Driver magazine and our Giti Tyres Big Test puts the Volvo to work on a 94t assignment.

There’s also a Swedish theme to the November Fleet Focus as we take a look into the huge fleet renewal programme at Fern Energy. Careful planning and a finely tuned build schedule saw Fern Energy working...

National Road Carriers Association (NRC) is pleased to see rapid progress is being made on bringing all the projects listed in the Roads of National Significance (RoNS) closer to construction start.

Minister of Transport Chris Bishop has today announced the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) Board has endorsed investment cases for all of the RoNS, with the most recent endorsements including Sections 2 and 3 of the Northland Expressway, the East West Link, Hamilton Southern Links, Petone to Grenada and Cross Valley Link, SH1 We...