NZTD News

The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal through an Official Information Act request that Waka Kotahi has spent $5,186,358 in the last two years for an app not even in a usable state for New Zealanders.  The app was designed to hold your driving details but is not even allowed to be used for ID or to drive with.

Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “This is beyond wasteful. While our roads have been looking like Swiss cheese, NZTA has instead been pouring millions into stupid projects like this app and ...

Good progress is being made on the safety measures on State Highway 60 Ruby Bay Bypass. To complete the work, overnight road closures will be extended.

Jetesh Bhula, Regional Manager Wellington and Top of South, NZ Transport Agency, says the work that began in February has included several steps prior to installing the flexible road safety barriers. 

“Since February, 3.6 kilometres of road has been widened, new drainage installed, and 3.7 kilometres of new side barrier and a new right-turn bay at Tasman View...

Safer speed limits are in place from today on short sections of State Highway 11 (SH11) between Kawakawa and Paihia and State Highway 1 (SH1) between Kawakawa and Whangārei.

This is part of a phased approach the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is taking to implement speed limit changes on targeted sections of state highways in Northland. These changes focus on short sections of state highway through townships and schools, and involved extensive community engagement and input.

On SH1, reduced speeds will ap...

Teletrac Navman, the connected mobility platform for industries that manage vehicle and equipment assets has appointed Ricardo Buranello as its Chief Operations and Financial Officer. 

Buranello is a seasoned technology executive with a proven track record of success in areas including sales and business development, general management, finance, and M&A.

With previous experience at Siemens and Totvs, Buranello most recently served as the Senior Vice President of Telit Cinterion. In this role, he led the enti...

I'm writing this Transport Minute after a busy week that included another trip Wellington and a positive meeting with Minister Simeon Brown. It's extremely heartening to see transport and roading being prioritised by the Coalition Government and NRC is committed to doing everything we can to help support progress on the promises that have been made. Being invited to the table for the critical discussions can never be taken for granted which is why James and I are busy putting in the hard yards behind the scenes to make sure ...

First up, a shout out to NZTA with its announcement this week that the Brynderwyn Hills road is set to reopen in just over a week’s time – right on time for the Matariki long weekend.

And secondly a shout-out to all our members and their teams and other road users that have put up with the inconvenience and additional time, money and costs while the road was being reinstated.

The amount of earthworks and the considerable effort this has taken to fix the road are considerable so well done to all the teams working ...