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Transport costs subdued as recovery remains patchy

Falling interest rates and limited growth in labour costs continued to keep overall transport costs in check in the September

Justin’s Transport Minute – 21/11/25

This week NZTA fired a major warning shot in the battle against fraudulent driver licences. The land transport regulator has

Brynderwyn Works Completed Ahead of Schedule — A Win for Efficient Roading

Advocacy Update: Fatigue management, VDAM review and more.

Building on the success of the Transport Leaders Forum, AutoSense presents the newly named NZ Fleet Forum — returning to

Justin’s Transport Minute – 14/11/25

This week NZTA fired a major warning shot in the battle against fraudulent driver licences. The land transport regulator has

Key priorities for workforce development over the next decade

For the freight and supply chain sector the next decade will be one of transformation. AI will enable faster calculations

Justin’s Transport Minute – 07/11/25

This week I had the pleasure of attending an Auckland Business Chamber breakfast event on “under-pressure infrastructure”. Something we have

Justin’s Transport Minute – 31/10/25

Since 2024 NRC along with other transport industry associations have been working to get some rule changes made for commercial

Overdue land transport review will cut red tape says National Road Carriers Association

The government's consulting on modernising outdated land transport rules is long overdue and welcomed with open arms by National Road

Justin’s Transport Minute – 23/10/25

As I write this, a spring storm is hammering the South Island and lower North Island. Parts of the West

NRC pleased with NZTA endorsement of RoNS

National Road Carriers Association (NRC) is pleased to see rapid progress is being made on bringing all the projects listed

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

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

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

Justin’s Transport Minute – 17/10/25

Two incidents last week, one in the North Island, one in the South, highlighted how fragile New Zealand’s freight network

Justin’s Transport Minute – 10/10/25

This week Transport Talk ran an article citing the most recent Centrix Credit Indicator report, which revealed liquidations in the

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

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

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