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Last week, representatives from the Northland Transportation Alliance, Auckland Transport, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA), NZ Police, ACC, Tasman District Council, and Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport took to Dargaville to talk to Northlanders about road safety at the annual Northland Field Days event. 

“Te Tai Tokerau has one of the highest rates of road deaths and serious injuries of any region in Aotearoa” says Steve Mutton, Director Regional Relationships NZTA. 

“We are all vulnerable in...

From Sunday 10 to Thursday 14 March, State Highway 29A between the Maungatapu roundabout and SH2/SH29A Te Maunga interchange will be fully closed in both directions to apply final surfacing around the SH29A roundabout at Baypark.  

Road users will be detoured via SH2, local roads and the Hairini bridge. Truman Lane will be closed to through traffic. Access to Baypark and Truman Lane businesses will be available via Sandhurst interchange and a staffed access point on Truman Lane. 

To optimise the road cl...

The much-anticipated TMS Teletrac Navman Technology | Maintenance | Safety Conference & Exhibition is set to kick off next Wednesday 13 March with the official opening of the event at midday.

With the exhibitor space sold out and tickets flying out the door, opportunities to purchase tickets are closing fast. Anyone hoping to attend is encouraged to get tickets now to avoid disappointment.

A big part of the event is to expose more of New Zealand to the transport industry and the opportunities it offers. Wednesday...

Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the Coalition Government’s draft Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS), praising its focus on road repair and maintenance, building Roads of National Significance, and lifting growth and productivity. 

Interim CEO Dom Kalasih says that this back-to-basics approach will be well received by road freight operators. 

"We’re pleased to see the Government following through on their election commitments to re-start the r...

The annual grape harvest is beginning in Marlborough and that means drivers taking a little more care on the roads as grapes are picked and transported to the various wineries.

Wine Marlborough Ltd, the regional winegrower association, along with many infrastructure partners in the region, has created a booklet about safely transporting grapes which is free to download.

It lists the areas of responsibility and the best practice guidelines for the many people taking part in the harvest, from truck drivers to machi...

By coincidence both last week and this one have ended with figures coming out that show the value our members bring to the economy. And there was even a leap-year software glitch this week that showed again just how good our industry is at keeping things moving.

Firstly, media interest has been high in regard to the impact on freight as a result of the Brynderwyns highway closure north of Auckland.

We are fully supportive of the closure as the route needs to be made much more resilient. However, when Waka Kotahi ...