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…

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…

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…

Transmission Gully. Forgotten Highway?

Big questions remain over the future of New Zealand's biggest Public Private Partnership Project, Transmission Gully, as discussions take…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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'…

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…