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Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding LLC and PACCAR have completed the formation of their joint venture, now known as Amplify Cell Technologies, to localise battery cell production and the battery supply chain in the United States. This strategic collaboration will advance zero-emissions technology for electric commercial vehicles and industrial applications. Amplify will soon begin construction of a 21-gigawatt hour (GWh) factory in Marshall County, Miss., with potential for further expansion as demand gro...

Fieldays | 12-15 June 2024

Next week sees Fieldays ‘the Southern Hemisphere’s largest agricultural event’ taking place at Mystery Creek Hamilton.

The show itself promises to be its usual ‘ultimate launch platform for cutting edge technology and innovation’, however, with it comes lines of traffic and general roading bedlam.  

If you’re attending there’s something for everyone - from Fieldays Sustainability Hub, free health checks in the Fieldays Hauora Taiwhenua Health & Wellbeing Hub, Fieldays Forestr...

In case you missed it - Budget 2024 confirms a $2.68 billion investment in roads, rail, and public transport to unlock economic growth and enable Kiwis and freight to get to where they want to go quickly and safely, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says.

“This funding includes a billion-dollar increase over that signalled during the consultation on the GPS on land transport. This funding has been secured to accelerate the delivery of priority projects including the Roads of National Significance.

“We want construc...

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has installed winter snow gates on either side of Porters Pass, one of the steepest and most elevated sections of SH73 linking the West Coast and Canterbury.

It is also a key part of SH73 for people getting to the Canterbury ski-fields and Castle Hill.

NZTA has operated winter snow gates successfully in several alpine locations in North and South Canterbury for many years, including Arthur’s Pass, Burkes Pass (SH8) and the Mt Cook/Aoraki highway (SH80).

“The gates are ...

Maintenance work is scheduled to take place on State Highway 1 (SH1) from Manukau to Drury this Sunday 9 June between 9pm and 5am. During this closure, maintenance activities will be carried out in combination with the Papakura to Drury Project.

While the closure is in place there will be a signposted detour via Redoubt Road and Great South Road to the SH1 Drury southbound on-ramp. This detour will add approximately 15 minutes to people’s journeys, so please plan ahead and allow extra time.

We appreciate this clo...

Mangamuka Gorge, the ‘infamous’ section of State Highway 1 in Northland, is expected to reopen by Christmas after a closure that has lasted over two years. This crucial road link was severely damaged by a series of 15 slips during a major storm in August 2022, just a year after it had reopened following a previous year-long closure.

Efforts to repair the 13-kilometre road had been underway for less than six months when another storm in April 2023 triggered an additional 20 slips, causing further delays and escalating c...