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A series of overnight closures is planned on State Highway 2 between Meeanee Road and Taradale Road to support the next stage of the Hawke’s Bay Expressway Roads of National Significance project. 

Upcoming closure: Sunday 18 to Wednesday 21 October from 8pm till 5am. During this work, the expressway will be closed overnight between Meeanee Road and Taradale Road. The road will reopen by 5am each morning.  

A sign posted detour will be available and is suitable for all traffic. Northbound vehicles will b...

Recently, all the political parties polling above 5% debated transport priorities in front of a live audience at a packed-out Wellington event co-hosted by the AA, Transporting New Zealand, and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). 

The lively discussion, humorously facilitated by MC and former Newshub journalist Charlotte Shipman, revealed several areas of common ground across National, Labour, the Greens, NZ First, ACT and the Opportunity Party.

Prioritising road maintenance, introduci...

September data - The Light Traffic Index (LTI) rose 1.1% in September but is down 1.1% compared to a year ago. The Heavy Traffic Index (HTI) rose 2.2% in the month, and is up 0.7% y/y. The data are seasonally adjusted.

Light traffic (motorbikes, cars and vans) is generally a good indicator of the state of demand, as opposed to production. It typically provides up to a six-month lead on momentum in the economy, with variation reflecting discretionary spending on outings, movement of couriers and tradespeople etc. Light ...

This week I had the pleasure of joining Katie Bradford on the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page podcast to talk about something every transport operator in the country is living with: diesel prices that simply won’t sit still.

Consider the ride. In February, just before the Iran conflict kicked off, diesel wa...

Highlights of the week  

Last Friday we co-hosted a Road Freight Decarbonisation Update with Linfox at its Māngere headquarters. We heard from a diverse range of stakeholders and experts including: Hiringa and Electric Autobus on energy supply; Go Backload on logistics efficiency; Tyrewise on managing end-of-life tyres; EECA on supporting uptake of low-emission technologies; and Linfox on reducing its carbon footprint across the business, some of which included: solar energy production, lighting, ...

The Maritime Union of New Zealand has welcomed the announcement by Aberfeldy Shipping that it will launch a dedicated coastal freight service in December, hailing the move as a major boost for domestic supply chains and the maritime industry.

The service, operated by Aberfeldy Shipping will utilise two multi-purpose vessels, the MV ICS Silver Lining and MV Himala, linking regional ports with major import and export hubs.

The vessels will be operated by New Zealand crews working under Kiwi terms and conditions, cr...