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The new government’s push for change continues at pace and there has been a lot of discussion about the Fast Track Approvals Bill. The bill is intended to ultimately deliver cheaper and quicker approvals (consents and permits) than those currently delivered under the Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991.

This is important to us because road development needs consenting under the RMA.

Most concerns raised with us have come from people and organisations that aren’t our members. They oppose the bill and want our view ...

Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has emphasised the benefit of a competitive and resilient Cook Strait connection to businesses and consumers in a recent meeting with Ministry of Transport.

Following the cancellation of KiwiRail’s Project iRex following repeated cost blowouts, Ministry of Transport has flagged the risk that KiwiRail may exit the inter-island business unless their operation receives a subsidy from government [in a recently released briefing dated 26 January 2024].

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AMI Insurance is back to raise awareness about driver fatigue with another AMI Driver Reviver event.

The team will have free barista coffees, hot food off the BBQ, and other healthy snacks ready to help travellers recharge, along with some useful tips to manage driver fatigue - a major cause of motor vehicle accidents.

Thursday 28 March between 11am and 4pm - Anyone northbound on SH1 through Uretiti on Thursday 28 March between 11am and 4pm is encouraged to stop in for a complimentary snack or ba...

The IVECO eDaily has added to its growing collection of industry accolades, winning the ‘Electric Van Breakthrough of the Year: Model’ at the 2024 Fleet News Awards, an annual competition celebrating the best of corporate motoring in the UK, from fleet managers to suppliers and manufacturers. 

A panel of industry experts recognized the eDaily for its innovations in eLCV technology and a mission-focus that is enabling operators working even the most demanding missions to go electric without compromise. The jury sta...

After teasing its arrival late last year ‘JAC Motors New Zealand’ has now officially welcomed the innovative truck brand into New Zealand with its dealership launch events this March. 

The Kiwi-backed 100% EV and Diesel Truck brand has been working behind the scenes to ensure its vehicles offer the best for New Zealand businesses, completing thousands of kilometres of EV testing on New Zealand roads with a focus on city driving and last mile delivery, with the team easily reaching over 200km fully loaded on a sing...

Confusion around the future of KiwiRail’s Cook Strait ferries has left New Zealand ‘steering blind’ with its main inter island transport link, says the Maritime Union. 

The latest development in the ferry saga is a suggestion in ministerial documents that KiwiRail might exit the Cook Strait ferries altogether if it is commercially unviable without subsidy. 

Briefing documents from the Ministerial Advisory Group and Ministry of Transport have been released to the media under the Official Information Act....