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A scheduling conflict meant Transport Minister Chris Bishop couldn’t debate his parliamentary peers directly at June’s conference, but the 200 or so delegates in the room were happy to step in and ask some tough questions following his standalone address.

Driver licence problems raise wider issues    Last week there was considerable media interest in NZTA’s finding that tests carried out by several driver licensing officers had not been completed to the required standard. Consequently, about 650 drivers, of which around half were truck drivers, are required to re-sit their tests.  The media was interested in…

Business confidence is on the up, with NZIER reporting the highest optimism since 2014 as lower interest rates fuel recovery. 

Who will be in Government after the 2026 election? And what is the probability of bipartisanship on key issues? When will the economy improve? Economist Cameron Bagrie has some ideas.

The Government has proposed that existing roads could be tolled and that heavy vehicles could be forced onto toll roads.

2025's road toll was the lowest since 2013. Police have credited tougher and targeted enforcement for the continued decline, but that's only part of it.