Transport stories
Road freight operators warn the replacement route must avoid repeats of months-long disruption and cope with heavy trucks on steep grades.
Heavy rain has forced a temporary closure of the rail link between Blenheim and Christchurch after 31 slips damaged track and road access.
Public feedback opens on four cheaper routes after the Manawatū Gorge closure left the region without a safe state highway link.
A cloud-based compliance platform is giving the NZ Transport Agency, Auckland Council and contractor a single live view of consents on the $709.5m motorway.
NZTA partners with New Zealand software company CS-VUE to manage $709.5m motorway project from Pūhoi to Warkworth.
Hamilton's commute leaps into the future with new eStop displays offering live bus updates, a first in New Zealand's smart transport tech.
Resilient freight links and export partnerships helped the rail operator secure the top honour after disruption tested New Zealand’s supply chain.
Truck operators face higher costs as Napier port passes on surging insurance premiums after earthquake damage lifted its own bills.
Rebuild spending and repaired homes are reviving Christchurch’s case for top-city status, with billions still to go and 2020 milestones ahead.
Auckland’s road freight industry says decongesting key routes now would cut delays, save millions and help all motorists move faster.
Growing construction demand has prompted Royal Wolf to open an Invercargill office, giving Southland customers local access to container solutions.
Congestion is already lifting freight costs and threatening Auckland’s supply chains as population growth outpaces road upgrades.
Freight services are easing pressure on the alternate road, with up to 2000 trucks a month expected to be taken off it during the rebuild.
Freight pressure on the inland route should ease, with up to 2,000 trucks a month set to shift back to rail after the Kaikoura quake.
Labour’s rail-heavy plan and National’s road focus could reshape funding, but both face questions over congestion relief and costs.
Business groups say the proposed commission could cut costly overruns, improve procurement and give investors greater certainty over the pipeline.
Strong productivity gains lifted KiwiRail to a $52 million underlying surplus despite a $40 million hit from the Kaikoura earthquake.
Heavy electric vehicle operators in New Zealand will save on road user charges, as councils gain power to open bus lanes to EVs.
Auckland faces a USD $5.9 billion transport funding gap over the next decade as revised population forecasts point to faster growth.
Freight may return to the quake-hit South Island rail line within a month, easing road pressure and cutting transport costs for customers.
