Police will be given powers to conduct random roadside oral fluid drug testing in a bill set for Parliament early next year. “The new powers will send a clear message that if you take drugs and drive, you will be caught,” associate transport minister Julie Anne Genter says. …
NZ Post expects December 19 to be the busiest day for parcel delivery using mainly its electric Paxters. The parcel delivery business brings on extra flights, trucks, vans and people to get New Zealanders’ Christmas presents under the tree in time. About 300,000 parcels were delivered on any …
Auckland Council has appointed Adrienne Young-Cooper as the new Auckland Transport chair and Darren Linton as a board director. Young-Cooper and Linton were chosen from a pool of “highly qualified and experienced” candidates by the Appointments and Performance Review Committee, the council said in a statement. Young-Cooper has …
Road transport and construction lending helped UDC Finance post record net profit after tax of $69.7 million for the financial year to September 30. This is up 7% year-on-year with total revenue up 10% to $150.3m and total lending up 5.5% to $3.4 billion. This was driven by …
Swire Shipping is entering a new vessel sharing partnership in the South Pacific network from New Zealand to Tonga, Samoa (Apia), Cook Islands and Fiji. The service will start in January 2020 and will depart from Auckland every 10 days, providing customers with a new direct service into …
Mercedes-Benz Vans celebrated a significant milestone on December 12 when the first model of the new e-Sprinter rolled off the production line at it’s Dusseldorf manufacturing plant. The Dusseldorf plant celebrated the start of production of the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter with an event for employees and invited guests. The …
The shipping industry says it has no preference around the location of Auckland’s port operations. NZ Shipping Federation executive director Annabel Young says the “ships go where the cargo is”. “The federation is concerned that we are being misrepresented as to issues surrounding the location of the Auckland …
National proposes new regional transport authorities in Wellington and Christchurch, to encourage public transport authorities to partner with ride-sharing companies, and to accelerate integrated ticketing. “The great modern cities of the world all have multi-modal transport systems where public transport, walking, cycling, and increasingly scootering are valued parts …
Long-term planning and funding of New Zealand’s rail network through the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF) is part of a new draft plan released by the Government. The Land Transport (Rail) Legislation Bill will have its first reading in Parliament this week and will enable the rail network …
The Orca Ace cargo ship carrying more than 3500 cars and heavy machinery has been refused entry into Australia because of stink bug infestation but so far no vessels in New Zealand have been affected. Agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie says the vessel was refused entry in an effort to …
National is proposing to build more highways under its roads of national significance programme and introduce road user charges for all vehicles should it win the 2020 election. Those are just some of the ideas the party has outlined in its pre-election discussion documents and transport spokesperson Chris …
Wholesale food and beverage supplier Gilmours is deploying paperless journey management software in more than 100 of its vehicles. The Microlise system provides fleet analytics and real-time data for routes and schedules to support customer service and planning. Gilmours has been upgrading its e-commerce platform over the last …
Minor and straightforward truck and bus repairs will now be quicker and cheaper thanks to a new code of practice. The NZ Transport Agency and the heavy vehicle industry have updated the VIRM (vehicle inspection requirement manual) to add a further range of repair designs to modern trucks …
New Zealand’s Caterpillar dealership is marking a new era of ownership under the new name, Terra Industrial New Zealand. It follows the NZ$211 million sale of New Zealand-based heavy equipment company Gough Group to Malaysian firm Sime Darby in August this year. The new Terra Cat branding was …
The unveiling of the Hydrogen Global Initiative by the World Energy Council (WEC) is applauded by BusinessNZ Energy Council executive director Tina Schirr. Hydrogen Global is a platform for companies, governments, councils and institutions to showcase their work and learn from each other. The non-binding Hydrogen Global Charter …
