Changes, celebrations and consultations

There was plenty of inspiration and education on show at our Napier conference.

When we work together, we get stuff done!

Thanks to some grass roots action and timely advocacy, a vital bridge in Hawke’s Bay has gone to the top of the NZTA to-do list.

Hearing from top people in tough times

Visiting members this week has been another great reminder of how lucky we are to have so many hard-working and down-to-earth people in the…

Appreciating the people doing the hard yards

It’s always nice to be able to say “good job” to the truckies on the Remutaka Hill.

A bouquet, and a very bad playground plan

: It’s great to see someone talking honestly about the state of the roads, but the planning around a playground in a tiny town down south…

An NLTP that will get NZ moving

This National Land Transport Programme is designed around the must-haves, and the nice-to-haves might have to wait till things are fixed.…

Money, money, money ……. in a poor man’s world

It’s been a week of talking with all kinds of groups to try and make things work better for our sector.

Congestion Pricing: A Balanced Approach

The idea that trucks should be exempted from congestion charging is based on the reality that road freight is an essential industry with…

Minister plans a good dose of roading decongestion

We’re fully behind the Transport Minister's plan to bring in laws to allow congestion charges. Freight transport is a vital part of our…

Wellington’s had a mild winter but is a perfect storm brewing?

There are enough pressures on transport operators without crazy clauses being introduced to contracts, or having regulators that seem to be…