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Transporting New Zealand Endorses Road User Rule Changes
Monday, 30 March 2026, 4:01 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The proposals include permitting children up to 12 years of age to ride bicycles on footpaths, allowing e-scooters to use cycle lanes, setting a minimum passing gap when overtaking other road users, and giving way to buses exiting bus stops. More >>
Transporting New Zealand Calls For Payload Increases To Mitigate Diesel Price Hikes
Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 12:46 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says increasing payload capacity for approved operators within the existing heavy vehicle permitting system could improve fuel efficiency across the freight task and reduce diesel cost pressures. More >>
Transport Groups Unite In Call For Driver Licensing Support
Thursday, 5 March 2026, 10:11 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The seven organisations said driver education and testing should be integrated into secondary schools and supported by Government funding. More >>
Long-Term Infrastructure Plan Welcomed By Road Freight Sector
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 2:35 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The association is looking forward to discussing the Plan and feedback from Transporting New Zealand members with the Infrastructure Commission and elected officials. More >>
Road Freight Industry Warns Tolling Existing Roads Will Undermine Public Support
Friday, 9 January 2026, 3:15 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says that they support tolling when it helps deliver new infrastructure sooner, but the Bill’s proposed expansion into "corridor tolling" of existing roads risks being seen as double charging. More >>
Transporting New Zealand Backs The Introduction Of Average Speed Cameras
Friday, 7 November 2025, 12:33 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The cameras can also distinguish between light and heavy vehicles, meaning that on 100km/h and 110km/h roads, trucks and buses will be measured against their maximum permitted limit of 90km/h. More >>
Transporting New Zealand Supports Changes To WoFs
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 1:11 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
"These proposals bring New Zealand more into line with common practice in many other countries, where inspecting vehicles only once every two years is the norm." More >>
Transporting New Zealand Backs Tougher License Enforcement, Calls For Crackdown On Phoenix Operators
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 11:55 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Bill would modernise how TSLs are enforced across freight, passenger, rental & vehicle recovery services, ensuring that "fit-and-proper" assessments were completed for all controlling transport businesses More >>
Transporting New Zealand Calls For Bipartisan Commitment On Roads Of National Significance Programme
Monday, 20 October 2025, 5:10 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Dom Kalasih said that improved roading connections were good news for safety, productivity, and improving New Zealand’s lagging economic growth. More >>
Online Tool Aims To Reduce Road Freight Emissions
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 2:26 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
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. More >>
Transporting New Zealand Welcomes Rail Safety Week - Calls On All Drivers To Lift Their Game
Monday, 11 August 2025, 1:39 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The theme of this year’s rail safety week is " Stay off stay safe - Tracks are for trains" - emphasising that walking or crossing anywhere but official railway level crossings is dangerous and illegal. More >>
Transporting New Zealand Welcomes Government Crackdown On Redundant Traffic Management And Road Cone Spend
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 4:01 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The Minister of Transport recently announced that the cost of managing traffic on state highway maintenance projects has fallen from 15.8 pc to 8.8 pc, while state highway capital project traffic management costs have dropped from six per cent to ... More >>
Transporting New Zealand Releases "How-To" HPMV Permitting Videos
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 3:10 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
"We wanted to show how to start the process, and what operators will need to have in front of them to complete the task. The ability to pause the video and work through the stages should be helpful for people who only do this process from time to time." More >>
Transporting New Zealand Welcomes Opening Of Te Ahu A Turanga: Manawatū-Tararua Highway
Friday, 6 June 2025, 9:26 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The new 11.5km highway is a major milestone for the freight sector and regional communities. It will take about 13 minutes to drive by car, or around 18 minutes for freight vehicles, to move between the districts. More >>
Everyone Can Help Make Our Roads Safer
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 7:58 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The roads are truckie’s workplaces, and they want them to be as safe as they can be for everyone. A bit of patience and courtesy go a huge way to making sure everyone has a good trip. More >>
Driver Well-Being A Key Issue In Survey
Monday, 12 May 2025, 8:47 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
A total of 78 per cent of respondents in the survey called for more purpose-designed rest stops for drivers, and 72 per cent said it was important for drivers to have a good work-life balance. More >>
Driver Licence Changes Will Benefit Road Transport Industry
Monday, 14 April 2025, 1:59 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand chief executive Dom Kalasih says that attracting more young drivers is critical for the future of the industry. More >>
Pothole Repairs Are Paying Off
Friday, 31 January 2025, 3:59 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced this afternoon that 98 per cent of potholes on state highways were repaired within 24 hours of identification every month since targets were introduced by the Coalition Government. More >>
Transporting New Zealand Backs Speed Limit Changes
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 11:05 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says the changes reflect the Government’s more balanced approach to speed management, taking a cost-benefit approach to speed limit setting. More >>
Transporting New Zealand Opposes Tolling On Manawatū Tararua Highway
Monday, 30 September 2024, 9:56 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Tolling the road is going to divert over 3,000 vehicles per day, including a significant number of trucks, over the existing Saddle Road route. Saddle Road is unsafe and not fit for purpose. More >>
