February 7, 2025
It’s official: Fast lanes fuel economic gains
Roading is always a balancing act. But as a recent International Monetary Fund blog post says, high-speed roads boost productivity and…
January 31, 2025
Keeping up with change is the key to success
Technology makes the wheels go round in transport. I've just reviewed some papers for the Heavy Vehicle Transport & Technology Conference…
January 24, 2025
Lessons from a tragedy
The death of a worker at the Port of Auckland has seen its former CEO successfully prosecuted. It's a wake-up call for all transport chief…
January 17, 2025
Decisions need to be backed by data
A recent opinion poll asked people about whether ferries should be rail enabled, and who should run them. People should always be allowed…
January 10, 2025
More safety is the best plan for 2025
The only good news about last year's road toll is that it was the lowest in a long time. That doesn't mean the country can't do better and…
December 20, 2024
Celebrating being an industry that gets things done
Despite the challenges that affect the transport of road freight in a hard economy, our members have continued to keep NZ moving.
December 13, 2024
A “Claytons” announcement
This week’s replacement ferry announcement was underwhelming. We really expected much more progress to have been made in terms of…
December 6, 2024
The state of the economy, the economy of the state
There’s a lot to be done to update NZ Inc. The good news is that the process is getting underway.
November 29, 2024
There’s no hard and fast rules on concrete roads
Nobody is saying no to building concrete roads in New Zealand. What a road is made of depends on the whole-of-life cost, safety, the…
November 22, 2024
If you have safety procedures in place, use them
Safety policies and systems need to be working end-to-end and be effective at managing the risk, otherwise business owners as PCBU’s are…