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National Freight Survey is Live!
News, Press releases | Transporting New Zealand
March is a big month for the road freight industry with the largest survey in a decade being held to find out what are the key issues for transport operators and all the industry players. The 2025 National Road Freight Survey has been organised by national road freight organisation Transporting New Zealand. CEO Dom Kalasih…
Road freight sector welcomes Cook Strait ferry certainty
News, Press releases | Transporting New Zealand
National road freight association Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand says the upcoming decision about replacement Cook Strait ferries will provide welcome certainty for the freight sector. The Government has confirmed that the public can expect an announcement on replacement ferries to be made by next Wednesday, nearly a year on from the cancellation of…
Making a better case for road tolls
News, Press releases | Transporting New Zealand
A recent poll from The Post/Freshwater Strategy has shown mixed public feelings on road tolling, with 49 percent of people preferring taxpayer funding over privately funded road projects (41 percent). This split isn’t surprising - nobody enjoys paying a toll. Quite reasonably, many motorists who are already paying Fuel Excise Duty or Road User Charges…
Transporting New Zealand welcomes moves to reduce NZTA’s $786 million temporary traffic management spend
News, Press releases | Transporting New Zealand
Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is asking why it took ministerial intervention to rein in NZTA’s excessive road cone and traffic management spend for state highway maintenance and capital projects, totalling $786 million over three years. This figure does not include additional expenditure by local councils on local roads. Transporting…
Economist Cam Bagrie appointed chairman of the board for Transporting New Zealand
News, Press releases | Transporting New Zealand
Leading economist Cam Bagrie has been appointed as an independent director, board member and chairman of the board of peak road freight organisation Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand. Mr Bagrie is the former chief economist at ANZ and has held positions at National Bank, Treasury, and Statistics New Zealand. He is currently an independent chair…
Trucking operators support Government’s targeted actions on road safety
News, Press releases | Transporting New Zealand
Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the Government’s release of targeted actions to improve road safety, focussing on road policing and enforcement and safer roading infrastructure. Minister Simeon Brown today announced four key actions to improve safety outcomes: Increased alcohol breath testing and introducing roadside drug testing Reviewing penalties…
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