Safety & Workforce
Road safety, health and safety, and the people and skills behind the wheel.
AutoSense backs fleet safety awards as headline sponsor
Entries have opened for the 2025 Australasian Fleet Champions Awards, which recognise organisations and individuals committed to improving fleet safety across the region.
Online platform helping keep Kiwi truck drivers safe
A new online platform is helping improve safety and wellbeing for truck drivers facing long hours, fatigue, and high-pressure working conditions. The HARMfree Transport and Logistics…
New charitable trust to tackle transport sector safety and wellbeing
A new charitable trust has been launched to support health, safety and professionalism in New Zealand’s transport and logistics industry. Transport Well New Zealand (Kawe Pai…
TruckSafe NZ launches to lift heavy vehicle safety standards
A new industry-led safety programme aimed at raising standards across New Zealand’s transport and logistics sector has officially launched.
Govt hands back control of apprentice training to industry
The Government has confirmed it will overhaul the current work-based learning model, giving industries greater control over how apprentices and trainees are trained — a move…
Industry pushes back as ACC axes truck safety discount
The road freight industry is urging the Government to reverse a decision to phase out a levy discount for safe heavy vehicle operators, warning it could…
Driver licence overhaul welcomed by road freight industry
The road transport sector is backing proposed changes to New Zealand’s driver licensing system, saying they could help attract more young drivers and ease growing workforce shortages.
More than 100 infringements issued in Central North Island road safety blitz
Police in the central North Island have caught dozens of drivers breaking the law during a four-day road safety operation targeting dangerous driving and heavy vehicle…
Govt proposes driver licence overhaul
The Government has unveiled plans to overhaul New Zealand’s driver licensing system, proposing to scrap the requirement for a second practical driving test to obtain a…
Health and safety laws to be trimmed back for ‘low-risk’ workplaces
The Government is overhauling New Zealand’s health and safety laws in a bid to ease compliance costs for "low-risk businesses" –– and crack down on the overuse of road cones.