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Carterton District Council [CDC] is saving up to $3000 per day per job by closing roads temporarily instead of using stop-go traffic management. 

The new approach is not a formal policy, but does give “immediate savings”, a council spokesperson said. It has also found favour with Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. 

Brown, who is also the Transport Minister, said the government expected councils to work with their communities to find the most efficient and cost-effective ways to maintain local roads...

The cost of living will be eased for many New Zealanders, says Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, as July 1 changes kick in.

“Abolishing the Auckland regional fuel tax will make motorists 11.5 cents per litre better off, and in difficult financial times, that is a big saving,” says Mr Luxon. 

“We are determined to reduce the cost of living pressures for hardworking New Zealanders and this, as well as other July 1 changes, will go some way to easing that pressure on them.

"Despite abolishing the Auckland...

National has come up with yet another way to make driving a car more expensive – this time adding more costs to sit a driver licence, Labour transport spokesperson Tangi Utikere said. 

“The Government is already upping vehicle registration by $50. This driver’s tax is on top of a 12c increase to fuel tax set to hit all at once in 2027, and scrapping the clean car discount which made it cheaper to buy electric vehicles.

“Now Simeon Brown is coming after new drivers, bringing back the $89 re-sit fee,” Tangi Ut...

The Government is rolling out changes to the driver licensing system to tackle the unacceptable wait times facing New Zealanders trying to sit their driver licence tests across the country, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. 

“Since the previous government’s decision last year to remove re-sit fees for theory and practical tests, demand for driver licence test bookings have increased significantly, as have test failure rates and no-shows. This has led to unacceptable delays for Kiwis trying to book a test for t...

WorkSafe New Zealand Board Chair Jennifer Kerr has announced the appointment of Sharon Thompson as WorkSafe’s new Chief Executive.

“Sharon has extensive public and private sector experience leading business transformation programmes and building highly engaged teams to overcome challenges and deliver results,” says Jennifer Kerr. “Sharon is well placed to drive the delivery of WorkSafe’s new strategy and operating plan, which sets out how we will undertake our role as Aotearoa New Zealand’s primary work health and safe...

The final Government Policy Statement on land transport 2024 (GPS 2024) outlines the Government’s ambitious $22 billion transport plan to boost productivity and support economic growth, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. 

“Upon being elected, the Government was clear that we wanted to make good on our transport promises to New Zealanders and that is what we are doing with our Government Policy Statement on land transport,” Mr Brown says. 

GPS 2024 is already delivering for New Zealanders with: a 41 p...