Robert Barry
Robert Barry has been reporting on the Australasian automotive and transport sector since June 2003. A member of the New Zealand Motoring Writers Guild since 2005, Robert has also previously held the positions of secretary, vice-president and president. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, and on the web. He holds a Class 2 and a Class 4 heavy transport licence and knows his way around a manual transmission.
More than 250m of Waterview tunnel completed
Alice, the huge tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the Waterview Connection project in Auckland, has constructed her first quarter-kilometre of tunnel. NZTA Auckland highways manager, Tommy…
International Telematics in deal with Telecom subsidiary
Transport technology provider International Telematics Limited has formed a partnership with Telecom’s technology division Gen-i for ‘machine to machine’ communications. The deal will see ITL utilise…
New truck market still up 27.5%
The new truck market started 2014 where it left off in 2013 - up 27.5% in sales for January, which was almost exactly the percentage by…
ANZ truckometer flags solid momentum
ANZ has just released its Truckometer index report for February 2014 which measures economic growth through light and heavy real time traffic data across New Zealand…
Drunken truck and tractor thief pleads guilty
Waimate man Jonathon Mark Ross, 22, recently admitted guilt to a number of charges in the Timaru District Court, after a drunken rampage where he stole…
Injured driver sues police for compensation
A truck driver who sustained injuries during a police pursuit of a gunman on the North-Western motorway five years ago is now seeking compensation through the…
Discharge costs transport company $18,000
Kapuka Transport Ltd was recently fined $18,000 by Judge Craig Thompson in the Environment Court in Invercargill after it earlier admitted discharging truck wash wastewater on…
Vale: Cornelius (Cor) Van Opzeeland
Founder of Hornby-based transportation company, Opzeeland Transport, Cor van Opzeeland (87) passed away suddenly at Christchurch Hospital on February 5. A Dutch immigrant, Opzeeland founded Hornby…
Construction growth increase signals equipment sales boom
Orders for new plant and heavy equipment should grow in 2014 as a 20% growth in the construction industry is predicted. Statistics New Zealand says in…
Elevation for transport deputy
Associate transport minister Michael Woodhouse has been rewarded for his work with an elevation to cabinet - as part of a minor ministerial reshuffle. The vacancy…