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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 >>
Cost Pressures On Trucking Firms Continue To Rise
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 5:53 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The Transport Cost Index, prepared for Transporting New Zealand by Grant Thornton, shows road freight costs have risen by 6.03 percent over the past year to March 2024, above CPI at 4.02 percent. More >>
Ferry Grounding Shows Importance Of A Resilient Cook Strait Connection
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 1:03 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Interim CEO Dom Kalasih says the grounding of the Cook Strait ferry Aratere on Friday night demonstrates the urgent need for KiwiRail and the Government to replace the aging Interislander fleet, and ensure ... More >>
Port Of Auckland Profit Drive Will Hit Businesses And Consumers
Friday, 14 June 2024, 3:26 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is warning that sustained Port of Auckland (POAL) price hikes will hurt businesses and consumers across the country, unless accompanied by significant port productivity gains. More >>
Heavy Trucks Are Not To Blame For More Potholes
Friday, 14 June 2024, 10:25 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Photo/Supplied By Dom Kalasih The recent announcement by Transport Minister Simeon Brown that $4 billion will be spent preventing potholes around the country is good news, both for the road transport industry and motorists. Road transport operators ... More >>
Infrastructure Fast-track Essential For Transport Projects
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 1:18 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the Coalition Government’s introduction of legislation to fast-track infrastructure projects, saying it will be essential to delivering a modern, fit-for-purpose roading ... More >>
Roading Resilience Must Be The Top Transport Priority
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 5:23 pm | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed today’s Government’s announcement that $22 million dollars will be invested across 18 projects in the West Coast to improve the resilience of roads that have been affected by recent ... More >>
Trucking Industry Body Warns Of February Price Crunch
Monday, 23 January 2023, 7:38 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Businesses and consumers should prepare for increased transport costs as road user charge increases and Russian diesel sanctions take effect next month, says national road freight industry group Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand. On 31 January, ... More >>
Era Of ‘Sugar Candy Economics’ Has Ended, Bagrie Warns Conference
Friday, 30 September 2022, 6:57 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The world has entered a new era in economics, and we all have to get used to a harsh new reality. That was the stark warning from economist Cameron Bagrie in a hard-hitting talk to road transport operators at The Road Ahead conference, which was held in ... More >>
Increased Pay Rates For Hard-working Trucking Industry
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 6:12 am | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
At a time of economic stress and high inflation, eight out of 10 trucking companies have reported increasing pay for their drivers over the last year. A recent survey conducted by industry peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand found that ... More >>
