NZTD News

If you are going to make money, first you have to turn up, and you have do it day after day. Many of the wise old heads in the business have a saying that’s a variation on this theme.

They will tend to emphasise reliability and having gear they don’t have to push to perform. High performance or throughput can be eye-catching but a breakdown can be far more costly in terms of client perception, goes the old salts’ wisdom.

Bigger transport operators have the luxury of analysts in fleet management who can see this ...

Headlines this week are full of news of foreign investors flying into Auckland with trillions of dollars of funds burning a hole in their pocket to attend the government's Infrastructure Investment Summit.

So what should road transport and freight operators expect - a talkfest, or turbo-charged infrastructure?

In a world of increasing global instability, investors are looking for safe havens to invest and to get solid returns. As a politically stable, geographically remote country with an infrastructure deficit -...

Golden Contracting, a prominent player in New Zealand’s transport and aggregate supply sector, has reached a significant milestone with the acquisition of its first 780hp Mack Super-Liner, marking the debut of this model in the New Zealand market. This truck combines unmatched durability, advanced technology, and the brand’s hallmark reliability, serving as a testament to both business acumen and passion for excellence in heavy machinery .

Mark "Skip" Golden, owner of Golden Contracting, celebrated the arrival of the S...

Late last week our Board chair Cam Bagrie, Policy Lead Billy Clemens and I met with the Minister for Rail, Winston Peters, to chat about the Interislander vessel replacement project.  Being ever the optimist I wanted to get assurances on three key things:

- that the market would remain commercially competitive;

- that the investment in the replacement vessels has the capacity to meet the forecast demand over their life serving the Cook Strait;

- and that the frequency of services would not be reduced.<...

Coda Group, a leading New Zealand-based logistics provider, announces today that our Auckland 3PL Transport, Auckland Freight Station (FAK), and Rolleston DC has been sold to ACFS Port Logistics NZ Limited.

The transition is expected to be completed by 1 May 2025. This change does not impact Coda Group’s 4PL, Bay of Plenty and Savill Drive operations.

Coda Group was established in 2015 to provide a fully integrated logistics solution spanning imports, exports, warehousing, freight hubs, and freight management for...

Aucklanders using one of New Zealand’s busiest intersections can now see the new flyover being built above them which will help nearly halve congestion, making car and bus trips quicker and easier as part of Auckland Transport’s (AT) Eastern Busway project.

Work first began in March 2024 on the flyover (named Rā Hihi – meaning sun’s rays) which is under construction near the Pakūranga town centre. It now spans Tī Rākau Drive at the busy South Eastern Highway intersection, after a three-night operation to install eight ...