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Shona Robertson of Road Transport Logistics has been elected to Transporting New Zealand’s Board at the road freight association’s annual meeting.

"We are thrilled to welcome Shona to the Board. She brings a wealth of experience and knowledge, particularly in the livestock transport sector," says Dom Kalasih, CEO of Transporting New Zealand.

"At both a local and national level Shona has consistently advocated for the sector, with her expertise being requested several times by Government."

Last year Shona wa...

With the 2025-26 summer maintenance season well underway in Marlborough, State Highway 1 Weld Pass is next in line for road rebuilding work.

Night works are planned for Weld Pass from Sunday 23 November to Friday 5 December. Work will be carried out nightly between 7pm and 5am.

Contractors will lay just under 3,500 m2 of asphalt to strengthen the road surface of Weld Pass. This will include milling/removing the old surface, before adding new layers.

They will make the most of the closure by completing other...

The Light Traffic Index (LTI) rose 0.5% in September and is 2.6% higher than a year ago – the strongest annual growth since March 2024. The more volatile Heavy Traffic Index (HTI) rose 0.9% in the month, and is up 1.7% y/y.

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

Major roading improvements for Rolleston will drive jobs and economic growth in this growing part of Canterbury, says Transport Minister Chris Bishop.

“The State Highway 1 Rolleston Access Improvements project will provide safer, easier and more efficient transport connections for people and businesses in the Selwyn district, the fastest growing district in New Zealand and an important gateway to Christchurch,” Mr Bishop says. 

“The Rolleston Access Improvements project is one of the government’s Roads of Re...

Firstly, my apologies to the mighty team at HWR. Last week I forgot to offer my thanks to them for another tremendous Transport Hall of Fame dinner in Invercargill. I’m a strong believer that celebrating success and achievement is very important to our sector and I think no one knows how to make that happen better than Joc, Scott, their team and all their supporters, so apologies and please accept this belated thanks.  

This week included a number of meetings where views were shared of the industry and economy. Fe...

This week an article citing the most recent Centrix Credit Indicator report was published, which revealed liquidations in the transport sector were up 52% over the previous 12 months, higher than even construction (38% up) and hospitality (49% up).

For those of us in the industry, this comes as no surprise, as we witness the fallout around us every day. At NRC we continue to help our members on a daily basis as some juggle reduced customer demand and cash flows, and holding on to staff and equipment.

So I am the ...