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Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand launched its updated Green Compact at Linfox’s Auckland head office on Friday. The Green Compact sets out the industry’s roadmap to a net-zero road freight sector by 2050.

Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says the industry needs to decouple emissions from New Zealand’s growing freight task.

"Road freight carries 93 percent of New Zealand’s freight by tonnage. Our challenge is to move more freight while using less fuel and producing fewer emissions for e...

The Government is progressing important safety improvements to a key Tasman State Highway intersection, following community concern after multiple crashes, Associate Transport and South Island Minister James Meager says. 

Mr Meager says design work is now underway on upgrades to the intersection of SH60 (Appleby Highway), Pugh Road and McShane Road near Richmond.

"SH60 is a busy highway that supports freight, agriculture, and tourism. It is a vital transport corridor which connects Richmond to Māpua, Motueka...

Celebrating achievement and sucess

Last week’s highlight was attending the NZ Road Transport Hall of Fame event at Bill Richardson Transport World in Invercargill. Thanks to HWR and particularly Shona, Joc and their team for another wonderful event that is firmly ensconced as one of, if not, the premier transport event of the year.  

Congratulations to the inductees: Wayne “Ox” McEwen (posthumous), Edwin Mansell, Geoffrey “Marty” Greaves, Cornelius van Opzeeland (posthumous), Gordon Soper an...

Last week I had the pleasure of joining freight forwarders and NRC members at the annual Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation (CBAFF) conference in Christchurch. With exports and imports both up there was an upbeat mood in the room, and genuine optimism over the recent capacity announcements from the Ports of Lyttleton and Tauranga – a vote of confidence on our future growth.

Lyttelton Port Company has committed $821 million to a new deepwater wharf and container terminal at Te Awaparahi Bay, lifting capac...

Operating surplus was $162 million, ahead of the published target of $160 million. 

Total freight volumes 3.5bn net tonne kilometres. Completion of significant capital projects with a value of more than $1.1 billion 

KiwiRail’s FY26 results show strong momentum and progress on its customer-led strategic reset plan. The operating surplus was $162 million, ahead of the published target of $160 million. Freight revenue increased by 11 per cent to $504.4 million, supported by approximately 3 per cent growth...

Taranaki’s Forgotten World Highway and Surf Highway will receive government funding to replace two essential culverts to strengthen the region’s transport links and economic resilience, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Transport Minister Chris Bishop say. 

A total of $7.5 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund will go to fixing the Toko Stream Tributary Culvert on SH43 (Forgotten World Highway) and Whenuariki Stream Culvert on SH45 (Surf Highway).

Mr Jones says the investment, of $2.5m fo...