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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 >>
Transporting New Zealand Welcomes Road Freight Focus In NLTP
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:32 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand has been emphasising the need to focus on transport fundamentals for a long time, and this NLTP gets the balance right. More >>
Transporting New Zealand Supports Moves To Free Up Traffic At Key Times
Monday, 12 August 2024, 11:40 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
National road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand fully supports the introduction of legislation to allow congestion charging, as proposed by Transport Minister Simeon Brown today. More >>
Transport Coalition Calls For Re-think On Thorndon Quay Raised Crossings Plan
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 1:18 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The raised crossings form a part of substantial upgrades to Thorndon Quay that includes peak hour bus lanes, a two-way cycle path, improved lighting and planting, and parking changes. The project is due for completion in 2025. More >>
Road Freight Sector Backs Speed Camera Warnings
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 10:47 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand says it welcomes the announcement that all fixed speed cameras will be signposted by June 2025. More >>
Road Freight Body Welcomes GPS On Land Transport
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 3:04 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The new GPS focusses on increased maintenance and resilience, safety, and value for money, with an overarching focus on lifting economic growth and productivity. More >>
Rethink On Health And Safety Welcomed
Friday, 14 June 2024, 1:29 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand interim CEO Dom Kalasih has welcomed the announcement today by Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Brooke van Velden, that the government is beginning consultation on health and safety at work. More >>
Trucking Firms Concerned At Reported Delay In Dropping Fuel Prices
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 6:04 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is concerned by a Commerce Commission analysis, showing fuel retailers are slow to bring prices down in response to global oil prices and exchange rate changes. More >>
Fast-track The Roads Of National Significance
Monday, 29 April 2024, 11:57 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is urging the Government to put the Roads of National Significance (RONs) at the centre of the Fast-track Approvals Bill. More >>
Cheers To Many Fewer Grape Harvest Spills
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:55 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Late last year a collaborative initiative between Wine Marlborough, wine growers, harvesters, harvest transport operators, infrastructure groups, Police and Transporting New Zealand led to the development of guidelines intended to help cut the number ... More >>
Immigration Changes For Transport Risk Hindering Growth
Monday, 8 April 2024, 10:39 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The sudden closure of the Work to Residence pathway for truck and bus drivers could risk slowing the economy, and increasing costs for businesses and families, Transporting New Zealand says. More >>
Competition Essential For The Cook Strait Connection
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 10:17 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has emphasised the benefit of a competitive and resilient Cook Strait connection to businesses and consumers in a recent meeting with Ministry of Transport. Following the cancellation of KiwiRail’s ... More >>
Transporting New Zealand Welcomes Delivery-focused Land Transport Plan
Monday, 4 March 2024, 6:51 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the Coalition Government’s draft Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS), praising its focus on road repair and maintenance, building Roads of National Significance, ... More >>
Bigger Trucks Are Better For Productivity And The Environment
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 11:10 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
By Dom Kalasih, interim chief executive of Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand. Heavier and longer trucks are not ruining our roads - despite claims to the contrary. The truth may surprise some people - heavier and longer trucks are cleaner and greener. ... More >>