Policy & Regulation
Government, regulators and the rules that shape the transport sector.
Govt dishes out $19.9m for Taranaki hydrogen project
The Government has announced $19.9 million through the Provincial Growth Fund towards a hydrogen energy facility in South Taranaki. The joint venture between Ballance Agri-Nutrients and…
RTF takes rail opposition to Parliament
Trucks and other road users should not be funding rail freight, Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief executive Nick Leggett told a select committee at Parliament today…
Law changes coming for fuel market
The Government says regulatory changes in the retail fuel market are coming and is urging companies to take “pre-emptive action”. Energy minister Megan Woods says regulation…
Ministry for the Environment seeking tyre submissions
The Ministry for the Environment is seeking submissions on potential changes to the proposed National Environment Standard (NES) for the outdoor storage of tyres. The proposed…
Report calls for law reform on autonomous vehicles
This story first appeared in the february issue of transporttalk CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE A new report is looking at the future of…
Draft cannabis bill weak on detail, RTF says
The Road Transport Forum is raising concerns ahead of the 2020 New Zealand cannabis referendum and says the draft bill is “too incomplete to vote on”…
NZTA wins $532,000 case against Semenoff
The NZ Transport Agency has won a High Court case relating to a $532,878 road user charges (RUC) bill against Stan Semenoff Logging. However, NZTA has withdrawn…
National says Govt playing catch-up on roading
National Party leader Simon Bridges says the Government has wasted time by restarting previously planned roading projects in its $12 billion infrastructure announcement. “After two and…
Labour market flexibility critical to industry
This story first appeared in the january issue of transporttalk CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE The Road Transport Forum has joined with Business NZ…
Govt looks to scrap fuel tax in road funding shake-up
This story first appeared in the january issue of transporttalk CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE Land transport funding in New Zealand is becoming “unsustainable”…