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It’s been a good wine harvest in more ways than one this season in Marlborough.

Spillages from the picked grapes on the way from vineyards to wineries can see the road covered in grape juice which can make for slippery roads, and makes for sticky cars. It doesn’t help the amount of wine being made either.

Late last year a collaborative initiative between Wine Marlborough, wine growers, harvesters, harvest transport operators, infrastructure groups, Police and Transporting New Zealand led to the development of gui...

Reducing the transport sector’s impact on the environment while improving access to service, especially in developing countries, topped the agenda of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

Opening its High-level Meeting on Sustainable Transport, Assembly President Dennis Francis urged countries to seize the opportunity to shape a green, inclusive and prosperous future for today and generations to come. 

“From public transport to maritime transport, we must embrace innovation-driven approaches – to make sustai...

The May 2024 edition of New Zealand Truck & Driver is on sale this week with the cover story and Giti Tyres Big Test featuring a new application for the 16-litre Scania V8. 

Taupo’s Northern Linehaul has expanded its fleet of Scania off-highway trucks working in the Kaingaroa Forest with its first new R 620 stems unit. Working at up to 85 tonnes, the R 620 is specified based on NLL’s experience with the S 730 doubles unit known as Black Adam, which featured in the magazine last year.

Logging is also...

Energy Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed an important milestone in New Zealand’s hydrogen future, with the opening of the country’s first network of hydrogen refuelling stations in Wiri.

“I want to congratulate the team at Hiringa Energy and its partners K one W one (K1W1), Mitsui & Co New Zealand Limited, and Green Impact Partners for reaching this important milestone,” Mr Brown says.

“Hydrogen can play an important role in decarbonising a number of industries and sectors, such as fertiliser and methanol produc...

The new Fairfield Freight Hub offers efficient transport options and gets more of Canterbury’s goods on rail.

The intermodal rail-road hub was officially opened this afternoon at an event attended by Transport Minister Simeon Brown, Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown and senior managers from the Wareing Group and KiwiRail. 

KiwiRail Chief Executive Peter Reidy says the hub is great news for KiwiRail and the Ashburton area.

“Mid Canterbury is a base for moving significant container volumes to South Island ports...

Making it safer for schoolchildren, cyclists, walkers and motorists is the focus of three road safety improvement projects by New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) and NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) due to start next week.

Two projects, between Bayly and Pioneer roads on Devon Street West/South Road, will result in greater safety for all users, particular school children, while intersection improvements will make it easier for ambulances to exit Lorna Street onto Devon Street West. 

NPDC Infrastructur...