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Rising Fuel Costs A Risk To Falling Inflation Figures
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 2:47 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is welcoming today’s news that the annual inflation rate for the September quarter has fallen to 5.6%. While the fall in the inflation rate is good news for consumers and businesses, Transporting ... More >>
Transporting New Zealand Cautiously Optimistic About Election Result
Monday, 16 October 2023, 9:22 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
New Zealand’s peak road transport body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is cautiously optimistic the election result will lead to increased spending on essential roading projects. Although the collation details are still to be ironed out, it is ... More >>
Road Freight Group Backs Plans For Change
Monday, 2 October 2023, 12:02 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand is backing in principle the transport-related parts of the National Party’s 100 Day Action Plan released on the weekend. Interim CEO Dom Kalasih says the organisation supports any policies from any party that increases ... More >>
Transporting New Zealand Launches Diversity Toolbox For Road Freight Businesses
Monday, 4 September 2023, 12:15 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand has launched its Diversity Toolbox, a set of practical tools and resources to help road freight businesses foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The Toolbox, supported by Teletrac Navman New Zealand, emphasises ... More >>
Political Parties Heed Transporting New Zealand's Call To Commit To Roading
Monday, 31 July 2023, 10:25 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Less than eight weeks after road transport body Transporting New Zealand called on all political parties to make transport a top priority in this year’s election, it appears most of the major players agree it should be. Transporting New Zealand ... More >>
Call For Political Parties To Commit To Transport Priorities
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 10:29 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Leading road transport body Transporting New Zealand is calling on all political parties to make transport a top priority in this year’s election. The organisation has released the Road Transport Industry Platform for the 2023 General Election. ... More >>
Transporting New Zealand Interim Chief Executive
Monday, 1 May 2023, 1:11 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Following Nick Leggett’s departure to Infrastructure New Zealand at the end of April, Dom Kalasih becomes the Interim Chief Executive of Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand. Board Chair Warwick Wilshier says "Dom is passionate about road ... More >>
Transporting New Zealand Opposes Cutting Fuel Tax Subsidy
Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 9:44 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The transport sector is unhappy about Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s announcement last week that the Government’s transport support package will end in June. ‘’We stand by our earlier view that the fuel tax subsidy package should continue until ... More >>
Transporting New Zealand CEO Shifts To Infrastructure New Zealand
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 1:04 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Nick Leggett is moving on after almost four and a half years in the role. "I am grateful to have worked for an industry that literally moves New Zealand," Leggett says. "Road transport is made ... More >>
Government U-turn On Transport Must Be Permanent
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 9:22 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the government’s U-turn on its transport priorities, but urged them to rethink their approach in the long term and not as a one-off "emergency-style" adjustment. ... More >>
Road Transport Industry Sets Bold Goal Of 1000 New Applicants
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:23 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The shortage of professional drivers is a worldwide problem and New Zealand is not immune, with some estimates that the country needs thousands of new drivers. And it is not just drivers, it is also people working in logistics and support roles. ... More >>
Green Compact Launch
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 10:27 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The transport industry is taking decarbonisation into its own hands and prioritising the transition required with the launch of the Green Compact decarbonisation framework in Auckland on Friday. The policy was launched by the industry’s peak body, Transporting ... More >>
Motueka Trucking Company Donating Truck And Trailer Of Supplies To Cyclone-ravaged Hawke’s Bay
Friday, 17 February 2023, 12:17 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
A Motueka-based trucking company is donating a truck and trailer full of essential household supplies to help the recovery effort in the Hawke’s Bay region, which has been devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle. Westhaul managing director Karl Westrupp ... More >>
Transporting New Zealand Applauds Decision To Reinstate Transport Support Package
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 1:05 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand has applauded the decision of the Government to reinstate the Transport Support Package, which includes the discount to road user charges (RUC). "On behalf of the transport industry and those who run diesel fuelled vehicles, ... More >>
Record Number Of Complaints About Potholes On NZ Roads Prompts Call For Urgent Action
Monday, 16 January 2023, 6:42 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Kiwi road users have endured record levels of potholes and road quality issues. The Government must act with urgency, and fund road maintenance now, says national road freight industry group Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand. Waka Kotahi ... More >>
Ending Of Fuel Discount Package A Kick In The Guts For Transport Industry
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 2:20 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand says the Government’s announcement that it will axe the transport support package next year is a kick in the guts for the transport industry. Chief executive Nick Leggett says the changes will hurt both road transport businesses ... More >>
Transporting New Zealand Welcomes Temporary Residence Pathway For Migrant Drivers
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 9:19 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
National road freight association Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the Government’s announcement of a residency pathway for migrant truck and bus drivers as a relief for struggling transport companies. Minister of Immigration Michael ... More >>
Transport Sector ‘Encouraged’ But Not Convinced By Promise To Revisit Extension Of Transport Support Package
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 12:59 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
The transport sector is "encouraged" but not convinced by Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s promise to revisit a possible extension of the Government’s transport support package. The sector is calling for certainty before Christmas. ... More >>
Government Must Extend Fuel Rebate In A Recession
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 3:59 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Most Kiwis don’t realise it, but come 31st January, the cost to fill their car will go up $10 to $15 overnight, the price of catching a bus or a train will double, and their road user charges will increase 36% - at a time when inflation is projected ... More >>
Certainty Needed Now On Fuel Discount Extension
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 4:07 pm | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Leading road transport body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is calling on the Government to provide certainty on the fuel excise reductions, road user charge and public transport discounts, which are currently due to expire at the end of January ... More >>
