Policy & Regulation
Government, regulators and the rules that shape the transport sector.
Fuel tax ‘has been hurried’, Gull boss says
Gull general manager Dave Bodger is slamming the regional fuel tax legislation and is warning motorists to prepare for queues at the pump. Bodger is expressing…
NZTA suspends second engineer
The New Zealand Transport Agency has suspended another engineer following safety concerns over faulty towing connections. Wellington-based Dick Joyce has been stripped of his certifying licence…
Fuel tax on the table for 14 councils
A number of local councils around the country are considering a regional fuel tax. It follows a series of Official Information Act requests by Newshub where…
Union slams ‘low fine’ for freight company
A $1800 fine imposed on a South Island freight company has been slammed as ''woefully inadequate'' by a union representing transport workers. The fine was handed…
German transport ministry orders Daimler emissions recall
Daimler has been ordered by the German transport ministry to recall hundreds of thousands of vehicles. According to Reuters, Daimler has been told 774,000 Mercedes-Benzes contained…
Auckland Council opens bonds for transport funds
Auckland Council is set to launch a $200 million green bond offer to buy electric trains and equipment. It’s the first council in the country to…
Auckland Council votes in fuel tax
Auckland Council has voted in favour of an 11.5 cents per litre regional fuel tax. A meeting held on Thursday saw councillors vote 13 to seven…
Toll fined over worker’s death
Toll Networks (NZ) Limited has been sentenced and fined after a worker was crushed to death by falling pallets. The major freight distribution and logistics company…
Transport policy dominated by ill-advised fuel tax
This story first appeared in the May issue of Transporttalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE Ever since the Labour-New Zealand First-Green Government took office…
No clear benefits in fuel tax plan
This story first appeared in the April issue of Transporttalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE The National Road Carriers Association would like to see…