News & updates

The road freight industry is still considered “hard to abate” due to the poor availability of charging infrastructure, insufficient range capabilities of some EVs, cargo capacity limitations, and high upfront costs. But luckily we've got some great minds who are up for the challenge.

This week I had the pleasure of visiting members in Palmerston North whose business has grown dramatically over the past decade, and it was good to reflect on their success. We also agreed to get in behind Infrastructure New Zealand’s “Let’s Build NZ” campaign, which has great synergies with our Election Platform.

This week we launched our Election Platform which we'll be taking to policy makers across the country. In other news, NZTA's detour decisions raise questions, and the 50MAX transition is frustrating operators.

No matter who forms the next Government, we believe these five calls are key to creating a better transport network for all.

Our Election Platform which we launch next week calls for a stable pipeline of transport investment to support economic growth, among a range of other important appeals. The best way of securing stable funding is to collect money via user-pays mechanisms to reduce the risk of relying on loans and grants.

The Government announced today that, if re-elected, the previously planned increase of 12 cents per litre in January 2027, followed by a further 6 cents per litre increase in January 2028 and annual 4 cent increases from 2029, will not go ahead.