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Comments sought on energy innovation bill
The Commerce Committee is seeking submissions on the Energy Innovation (Electric Vehicles and Other Matters) Amendment Bill. The bill encourages energy innovation such as emerging energy…
ICB excavator operator wins Auckland competition
Jason Toomer-Reti has been named as Auckland region’s best excavator operator. This follows the 25-year-old ICB Retaining & Construction excavator operator from Manurewa competing against 34…
Trade Me boosts Fastway Couriers’ business
Fastway Couriers’ association with Trade Me, and its willingness to innovate and adapt, has boosted business. In November last year Trade Me began offering a ‘book…
Former MoT staffer pleads guilty to fraud
Joanne Harrison has pleaded guilty to Crimes Act charges in relation to a fraud committed during her employment at the Ministry of Transport. The former general…
Government boosts auto apprenticeship funding
The government has lifted funding for new apprenticeships – including in the transport and automotive sectors - and is looking at ways to reduce the country's…
Stats NZ miscalculates ACC car licensing fees
Statistics NZ has corrected its consumers price index (CPI) figures for the September 2016 quarter, first published on October 18. As a result of Statistics New…
Greater Wellington Regional Council rocks
Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) Flood Protection officers delivered an order of river stones weighing three tonnes into the heart of Wellington’s CBD. The rocks will…
Get trucks off SH1 and on to rail says Peters
Get big trucks off State Highway One between Picton and Christchurch, and put freight back on the rail, says New Zealand First. The SH1 from Picton…
Fulton Hogan and Heijmans form alliance
Fulton Hogan and Heijmans have formed a partnership to share products and intellectual property in the markets in which they operate. The agreement was signed on…
State Highway 6 closed at South Westland
The New Zealand Transport Agency advises that State Highway 6 is closed at South Westland’s Jamie Creek. The closure, as a result of a washout, is…