News & updates

Despite the challenges that affect the transport of road freight in a hard economy, our members have continued to keep NZ moving.

A personal view of the year by Membership Manager Odette Geyer: In my first year at Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand in 2024, I encountered a mix of exciting opportunities and challenges that gave me valuable insight into the transport industry. Highs: Infrastructure investment and growth potential: I was fortunate to see the vital…

This week’s replacement ferry announcement was underwhelming. We really expected much more progress to have been made in terms of procurement of the vessels and detail on the vital portside infrastructure. The Friday Blog is here.

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…

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…

There’s a lot to be done to update NZ Inc. The good news is that the process is getting underway.