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A Bit More Patience Is Good For All Of Us

Tuesday, 24 December 2024, 9:46 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

While most people are looking forward to a relaxing break and unwinding over the summer, road transport is a 24/7 business. Trucking companies keep delivering essential supplies at all hours of the day and night to ensure the economy keeps humming. More >>

Tolling Reform Essential In Resolving The Transport Deficit

Friday, 13 December 2024, 5:39 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says while the reforms will be controversial, greater use of road tolling and other revenue tools are essential to delivering a roading system that delivers for all Kiwis. More >>

Government’s Ferry Announcement Short On Detail

Thursday, 12 December 2024, 3:30 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

The establishment of a new Crown-owned company to manage the procurement should allow KiwiRail to focus on the maintenance and safe operation of the existing fleet, which needs to be an ongoing priority. More >>

Making A Better Case For Road Tolls

Saturday, 7 December 2024, 8:15 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

The Post/Freshwater Strategy Poll results show New Zealanders are up for the discussion. However, there are three actions the Government should take to elevate the debate, and ensure we can build the modern transport network New Zealand desperately needs. More >>

Road Freight Sector Welcomes Cook Strait Ferry Certainty

Friday, 6 December 2024, 2:49 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Transporting New Zealand had made it clear to Ministry of Transport, during consultation this year, that there was considerable value in maintaining competition on the Cook Strait connection. More >>

Transporting New Zealand Welcomes Moves To Reduce NZTA’s $786 Million Temporary Traffic Management Spend

Thursday, 21 November 2024, 9:42 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Transporting New Zealand Policy and Advocacy Lead Billy Clemens said that while ensuring safety for all road users was a top priority for the road freight industry, NZTA’s excessive road cone and temporary traffic management spend had been obvious to its ... More >>

Economist Cam Bagrie Appointed Chairman Of The Board For Transporting New Zealand

Thursday, 31 October 2024, 4:29 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

The appointment was made by the organisation’s new board this week, which also formally confirmed Dom Kalasih as CEO, a role he’s held in an interim capacity for 18 months. More >>

Trucking Operators Support Government’s Targeted Actions On Road Safety

Thursday, 17 October 2024, 4:35 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Transporting New Zealand Board Member and freight company general manager Scott Johnstone says that the Government’s announcement shows it is prioritising action to improve the safety of New Zealanders. More >>

Trucking Firms Weathering Tough Economic Conditions

Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 3:54 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Recently released economic data confirms this tough picture for the industry. The latest Transporting New Zealand/Grant Thornton Transport Cost Index (TCI) for the quarter ending June 2024 with forecasting to September 2024, shows transport costs ... More >>

New Faces At The Top, And Some Top Transport Awards

Monday, 7 October 2024, 3:40 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Interim CEO Dom Kalasih welcomed two new board members. There is Scott Johnstone, the general manager of Brenics in Christchurch, and Murray Young, the general manager from NZ Express Transport, also based in Christchurch. More >>

Transporting New Zealand Calls For Additional Measures To Support The Low Emissions Heavy Vehicle Fund

Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 12:42 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

The fund, administered by the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA) can contribute up to 25 per cent of the cost of new zero and low-emissions heavy vehicles. More >>

Cook Strait Ferry Woes Another Reminder

Friday, 20 September 2024, 11:00 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

National road freight association Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is concerned to hear this morning that Bluebridge’s ferry, the MV Connemara, had reported engine trouble in Cook Strait. More >>

Road Freight Transport Sector Concerned At Workforce Gap For Transport Projects

Thursday, 19 September 2024, 3:49 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Dom Kalasih, Interim Chief Executive of Transporting New Zealand, says that a combination of long-term infrastructure planning, domestic workforce development, and flexible migration settings will be needed to deliver the infrastructure New Zealand desperately ... More >>

Road Freight Transport Sector Supports Call For Industry-led Approach To Vocational Training

Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 2:13 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Dom Kalasih, Interim Chief Executive of Transporting New Zealand, says the organisation fully supports the Motor Trade Association's call for MITO to be transitioned into an industry-led, industry-owned entity. More >>

Universal Road User Charges Needed To Future-Proof Transport Funding

Friday, 13 September 2024, 10:50 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Interim Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says while paying fuel excise at-the-pump was convenient for drivers, changes in vehicle technology and variability in fuel consumption meant it wasn’t an effective way of vehicle users paying a fair contribution towards ... More >>

Road Freight Sector Facing Barriers In Efforts To Decarbonise

Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 11:09 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand says that an industry survey commissioned by Ministry of Transport shows that road freight businesses are committed to emissions reduction, but support from government and freight customers will be essential overcoming ... More >>

Transporting New Zealand Adopts Sector-focussed Constitution And Governance Structure

Thursday, 8 August 2024, 9:59 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Transporting New Zealand Chair Warwick Wilshier says that the new constitution and governance structure enable the organisation to deliver the services members want now and in the future, and ensure compliance with the new Incorporated Societies ... More >>

Transport Groups Welcome Raised Crossing Re-design For Thorndon Quay

Thursday, 8 August 2024, 6:54 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

The transport groups had emphasised the damage to heavy vehicles, delays, noise and environmental emissions and discomfort to bus users and other commuters that the raised platforms would cause. More >>

Truck Operators Support Roadside Drug Testing Legislation

Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 3:04 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is right behind the introduction of roadside drug testing legislation. Transport Minister Simeon Brown has announced The Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill will be sent ... More >>

Road Freight Sector Welcomes Northland Expressway Acceleration

Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 1:44 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand

Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand interim chief executive Dom Kalasih, says that roading improvements in Northland are long overdue, with the current state of the highway network acting as a significant barrier to economic growth in the region. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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