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Close election leaves question around transport minister  

Friday blog | Dom Kalasih

While we don’t know who will form the next Government yet, what is certain is that with Chris Bishop having lost his electorate seat, there will be a new Minister of Transport. In other news, the growing amount of bad debt being written off by NZTA is one reason they need to be cracking down…

A big weekend and bigger questions ahead 

Friday blog | Dom Kalasih

The General Election is upon us this weekend. This is the most fascinating election I can recall for a long time, and I’m sure a lot of the country will be following it closely. Regardless of what happens, I don’t think we’ll understand the workings and the impacts for several weeks, but the sun will still come…

Taking the lead on safer transport and smarter energy use  

Friday blog | Dom Kalasih

Industry-led collaboration is helping make transport safer and more efficient. In this week's blog, Dom celebrates that leadership and explores how smarter energy choices could strengthen New Zealand’s resilience and reduce its reliance on imported fuel.

Still the storm lingers  

Friday blog | Dom Kalasih

In this blog: insights on the Middle East conflict from fuel suppliers; Luxon's challenge to NZTA; HPMV permits; and a great week of member events.

Regulatory impasse

Friday blog | Dom Kalasih

Lots of things have been on our radar this week including the Assoc. Transport Minister's decision not to mandate certain vehicle safety features, the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act, VDAM Phase 3 and a long-awaited improvement to fuel resilience in the lower North Island.

What does “good” mean?

Friday blog | Dom Kalasih

It's been a massive week with our Friday Road Freight Decarbonisation Update, a Monday session with the South Island Regional Transport Committee Chairs, a Tuesday presentation at the Police CVST conference, and a Thursday election debate featuring all major political parties.
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