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With warmer weather on the way, road users will notice more construction crews hard at work across the Bay of Plenty regions as the 2025/2026 construction season is underway. 

From rebuilding sections of state highway to laying fresh asphalt and carrying out our regular programme of summer maintenance, the focus this summer is on keeping roads safe, efficient and reliable.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) System Manager for the Bay of Plenty Sandra King says this season’s programme is about more than j...

Three practical initiatives to improve our freight system will support economic growth, productivity, resilience and safety, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says.

“New Zealand’s freight system is the driving force behind our economy. It gets food and fibres from farms to factories, and then on to shops in New Zealand, or to ports to be exported for overseas markets. Freight underpins economic growth and supports tens of thousands of jobs,” Mr Bishop says. 

“As our population grows, so does the demand for goo...

Transporting New Zealand says the government’s headline policy announcement in the May budget, Investment Boost, has seen a modest lift in heavy commercial vehicle sales, but that further incentives are required to get more productive and efficient trucks on the road.

Investment Boost is a tax incentive designed to encourage businesses to invest in productive assets like machinery, tools and equipment. It enables businesses to deduct 20 percent of a new asset’s value from that year’s taxable income, on top of  nor...

Local seafaring jobs are under threat by multinational cement company Holcim and Nova Algoma Cement Carriers Limited (NACC) who plan to replace a New Zealand-crewed vessel with a foreign-flagged and crewed ship.

New Zealand’s maritime unions are calling on the government to urgently intervene to keep skilled jobs

The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ), the Merchant Service Guild (MSG), and the Aviation and Marine Engineers Association (AMEA) say Holcim is trying to orchestrate the replacement of the domestic ce...

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has officially unveiled the new eActros 400, a fresh variant based on the technology of its flagship eActros 600 long-haul truck. The announcement, made during a press event in Molsheim, France, marks a significant expansion of the company's battery-electric truck portfolio, designed to offer over 40 customisable combinations to better meet diverse logistics requirements for both long-distance and heavy-duty distribution haulage. 

The second generation of the eActros family now provides custom...

Road freight association Transporting New Zealand are announcing the launch of an online tool that aims to help the industry decarbonise.

The Green Fleet Self-Assessment Tool is a ten-question survey that allows transport businesses to estimate their emissions and identify opportunities to reduce them.

It will be made available after a Road Freight Decarbonisation Update in Auckland later this month featuring updates on Low Emission Freight Certificates, EECA’s Low Emission Heavy Vehicle Fund and more.

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