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NZ Rent A Car's Auckland Airport Branch Prepares Rental Van Fleet For Group Travelers
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:01:37 +1200 | NZ Rent A Car
The branch's convenient location at Auckland Airport makes picking up a rental van a breeze, with after-hours return options and fast-track booking services. More >>
Explore Picton, NZ With Easy Car Hire From NZ Rent A Car
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:14:02 +1200 | NZ Rent A Car
Whether you're exploring the Marlborough Sounds or embarking on a South Island road trip, NZ Rent A Car ensures a smooth and hassle-free rental experience. More >>
Government LEHVF Will Help Transport Transition Says National Road Carriers
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:23:11 +1200 | National Road Carriers
A key barrier to transition is the cost of technology. The LEHVF contestable fund created by the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority, EECA, has already provided $75.9 million in Government funding to support low emissions heavy vehicles.More >>
Footpath Maintenance And City Improvements Challenged In Transport Budget
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:37:28 +1200 | Hamilton City Council
The Government funding will support a $5 million programme over three years for maintaining and renewing our city’s footpaths, which is 72% less than the programme they supported in the previous three-year period.More >>
Driving The Uptake Of Low Emission Heavy Vehicles
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:08:39 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The Government has launched the Low Emissions Heavy Vehicle Fund (LEHVF) to promote innovation and offset the cost of hundreds of heavy vehicles powered by clean technologies, Energy Minister Simeon Brown and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts say.More >>
Public Consultation Begins Over Flight Paths Options For Northern Suburbs
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:33:49 +1200 | Wellington Airport
The flight paths under consideration are only for departures, not arrivals, and a northerly departure route is used only when the wind is blowing from a northerly direction (approximately two thirds of the time).More >>
Rock Shelter Otira Gorge, SH73, Open Overnight From Tonight, Delays During First Week Arthur’s Pass Side Of The Pass
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:07:26 +1200 | NZ Transport Agency
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) will re-open SH73 between Otira and Arthur’s Pass overnight as of tonight (Friday, 20 September). More >>
Cook Strait Ferry Woes Another Reminder
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +1200 | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
National road freight association Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is concerned to hear this morning that Bluebridge’s ferry, the MV Connemara, had reported engine trouble in Cook Strait.More >>
Connemara Failure Highlights Urgent Need To Address Ferry Fiasco
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:55:19 +1200 | Maritime Union of New Zealand
MUNZ National Secretary Carl Findlay says this issue with the Bluebridge service alongside other previous issues demonstrates the need for high-quality and fit for purpose ferries on the strait.More >>
Preventing Potholes With Data-driven Technology
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 05:10:08 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Increasing productivity to help rebuild our economy is a key priority for the Government and increasing data collection to prevent potholes will deliver a safe and efficient network that will support this growth.More >>
Industrial Action Continues To Disrupt Metlink Rail Services
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:31:14 +1200 | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Metlink group manager Samantha Gain says passengers should plan ahead as services may be cancelled or delayed at short notice. Where possible, passengers should travel by other means.More >>
Adhira Shipping And Logistics To Offer IPO On London’s AIM Exchange
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:05:02 +1200 | Adhira Shipping and Logistics
Adhira Shipping and Logistics (ASL), a specialist in mining logistics in Africa, will offer an IPO on London’s AIM in 2025 More >>
More Strong Winds Predicted For Auckland Tomorrow
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:57:09 +1200 | NZ Transport Agency
Drivers of high sided vehicles and motorcyclists are advised to avoid the Auckland Harbour Bridge and use the western ring route on State Highways 16 and 18. More >>
Upcoming Overnight Closures From Warkworth To Silverdale
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:46:21 +1200 | NZ Transport Agency
All vehicles will be detoured via Old State Highway 1 (Pōhuehue Road) and Hibiscus Coast Road in both directions. More >>
Work At Sawyers Bay SH88 With Detours At Times Starts In Ten Days' Time
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:34:05 +1200 | NZ Transport Agency
“There will be temporary traffic signals 24/7 at the intersection of Station Road from 6am Sunday, 29 September to 6am Wednesday, 16 October,” says NZTA Journey Manager Nicole Felts.More >>
Road Freight Transport Sector Concerned At Workforce Gap For Transport Projects
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:49:19 +1200 | Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Dom Kalasih, Interim Chief Executive of Transporting New Zealand, says that a combination of long-term infrastructure planning, domestic workforce development, and flexible migration settings will be needed to deliver the infrastructure New Zealand desperately ...More >>
Transport Sector Leaders Call For Opportunity To Work Closely With Ministry Of Transport
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:33:44 +1200 | New Zealand Automobile Association
Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association Chief Executive Greig Epps says the industry leaders acknowledge the efforts so by the Minister of Transport Simeon Brown to reach out to the industry, reinforcing why the Ministry of Transport needs to be in a strong position to engage.More >>
The Bay’s Public Transport: Smart Changes For A Growing Region
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:37:36 +1200 | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
With more people relying on buses for commutes in Tauranga, Rotorua, and Whakatāne, technology is helping the Bay of Plenty Regional Council-provided Baybus network lead efforts to improve services, making public transport more reliable and accessible.More >>
Wellington City Council Reversing Decision On Airport Sale
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:03:12 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
Instead of making a fiscally prudent decision that serves as a pathway for the future, the Council is now left thinking about squandering the opportunity. Between future ramifications and current short term costs, this would only further pinch the pockets ...More >>
Preventing Potholes With Data-Driven Technology
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:11:55 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Over the next ten months, around 80,000 kilometres of local roads will be surveyed, providing high-quality surface condition data to RCAs across the country to reduce the number of potholes on our roads.More >>
