July 4, 2020
Legal cannabis could lead to higher premiums, says truckers’ group
Legalizing recreational cannabis in New Zealand could have the unintended effect of increasing motor insurance premiums, according to a…
June 16, 2020
Deluge of potential apprentices seeking free trades training
Training organisations dealing with an influx of people seeking government funded trades apprenticeships are calling for more clarity on…
June 12, 2020
Tag animals before they get on trucks
From next week it will become an offence to transport untagged animals. Transporters are backing the law, introduced to reduce the number…
May 19, 2020
Transmission Gully. Forgotten Highway?
Big questions remain over the future of New Zealand's biggest Public Private Partnership Project, Transmission Gully, as discussions take…
May 17, 2020
National call for halt to latest petrol tax
National are calling for a pause on the latest petrol tax increase, saying New Zealanders are already feeling the pinch from the financial…
May 4, 2020
Concerns Transmission Gully could be delayed by two years
Close to 100 people who were working on Transmission Gully are overseas unable to return to the project site under Covid-19 border…
April 30, 2020
Call for ‘stalled’ road safety projects to be brought forward as New Zealand moves out of coronavirus lockdown
Safety upgrades on high-risk sections of state highways should be urgently advanced when the Government starts its post-coronavirus…
April 22, 2020
Electrified Timaru to Christchurch rail system pushed by Greens
An electrified rail system linking Timaru and Christchurch is a potential economic stimulus project being pushed by the Green Party. The…
April 17, 2020
Third U-turn gives firms green light to chip away at backlog of imported goods
Hopes are growing that New Zealand will avoid long shortages of non-essential goods once lockdown rules are relaxed, after a third 'U-turn'…
April 8, 2020
Businesses urge clarity on lockdown
Jacinda Ardern has pushed back on calls to lift New Zealand out of lockdown early - but businesses say we need a roadmap for how and when…