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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…

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…

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…

Transporting New Zealand has some new faces on its board after its annual general meeting in Napier. And it used the event to present a number of awards to the sector’s top performers and innovators.

National road freight association Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand­­ has opposed NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi’s plan to toll the 11.5km Manawatū Tararua Highway, saying the proposal doesn’t stack up and comes far too late in the project. Te Ahu a Turanga - Manawatū Tararua Highway is a new road being built over the…

The new Fund can contribute up to 25% of the cost of a new or converted low or zero emissions HV, but more actions are needed to support freight decarbonisation.