Add Health Tick to your workplace programme
Now is a great time to consider extending your workplace safety protection to include Health Tick– the occupational health and wellbeing service delivered by The Drug Detection Agency.
Update on NZTA Review of Cardan Shaft Park Brakes
NZTA’s recently completed review into the effectiveness of regulatory action on Cardan Shaft Park Brakes (CSPB), which are installed in nearly half the heavy vehicle fleet
New Zealand secures major shipbuilder for new ferries
The Government, through its procuring company Ferry Holdings Limited has secured Guangzhou Shipyard International as the builder of two new ferries, Rail Minister Winston Peters confirmed this week.
Hydrogen powered trucks a focus for Toyota Sustainability Report
The role of hydrogen in the New Zealand transport and freight fleet was a focus as Toyota New Zealand launched its 2025 Sustainability Report on Tuesday evening to a room full of fleet owners and business partners.
SeaLink launches new website and booking engine
SeaLink, the passenger and vehicle transport business operating between the Hauraki Gulf islands and Auckland has launched an enhanced website and booking experience for customers.
Environment Court grants consents for Northport expansion plan
The Environment Court has granted consents for Northport’s plans for expansion at Marsden Point, bringing to a conclusion more than a decade of design, consultation and negotiation.
Overseas investors could provide an option for transport succession planning
From November 2025, overseas investors will be able to apply for residence by actively operating existing Kiwi businesses. There are two investment options:
Sign up for NZTA weekly regional roadworks newsletter
NZTA has started weekly regional newsletters about roadworks on the state highway network to help you plan your travel.
NZTA interactive map shows state highway roadworks
This interactive map shows state highways NZTA is rebuilding or resealing over this summer and the next two years:
New Freight Action Plan and Advisory Council are huge wins says NRC
The Government’s new Action Plan for Freight and Freight Advisory Council and updated National Freight Demand Study will strengthen supply chain resilience says National Road Carriers Association (NRC) CEO Justin Tighe-Umbers.
Workforce Injury Information Available
Have you every wondered what the ACC claims were for heavy freight truck drivers in the Transport sector?
Motorcycle Awareness Month 2025: love your ride
As the riding season begins and the number of motorcycles on the road doubles, this is an important time to raise awareness about rider safety and inform drivers that more motorcyclists will be on the road, so be extra vigilant.
Immigration New Zealand Refugee Survey
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is inviting former refugees and their families to take part in the first-ever Refugee Survey online now until 10 December 2025.
Business Failures Are Leaving Workers in the Lurch – It’s Time for Change
In recent months, we’ve seen a troubling pattern emerge across New Zealand’s freight and logistics sector: business failures are increasingly leaving employees in the lurch — unpaid, unsupported, and in some cases, facing precarious immigration situations.
Navigating the Future of Freight: Empowering Operators with the Updated NRC Cost Model Tool
In the dynamic and often challenging world of road freight, understanding your costs isn’t just good business practice – it’s the bedrock of survival and growth. For decades, the National Road Carriers (NRC) Cost Model Tool has been an indispensable resource for thousands of freight operators across the country, helping them gain a detailed understanding of their true cost of doing business.
New Zealand’s Workplace Safety Record Demands More Than Cones
When businesses are struggling to make ends meet, it’s easy for safety to take a back seat. Easy but disastrous.
Origin Logistics Tech Outlook 2025
Well worth a read this study looks at the Technology adoption in the Logistics industry.
What do Purple and Amber Flashing Lights Mean?
An awareness video that includes information about the lights on load pilots with oversize loads
has been released by the NZ Heavy Haulage Association.
Regulatory reform update
This week NRC joined representatives from the associations representing the various sectors that make up the transport industry for a progress update on the regulatory reform being undertaken by NZTA and MoT.
AT reforms must make freight a priority, rather than an afterthought
Freight must be treated as a priority, no longer a planning afterthought, as part of the Government’s and Auckland Council’s restructuring of AT announced last Friday.