Michael Wood

NZ coastal shipping gets $90m revival plan
The Government is committing $30 million of funding for coastal shipping along with $60m from four preferred suppliers in an effort to improve domestic freight services. The…

Video: Ministers see Tranzit e-bus progress
Transport minister Michael Wood and climate change minister James Shaw checked out electric bus developments at Tranzit’s Rongotai depot in Wellington. They were welcomed by transport…

Reduced RUC rate kicks in April 21
The Government has passed legislation to help truckies receive their share of recent fuel relief measures. The passing of the Road User Charges (Temporary RUC Reduction…

PM officially opens Transmission Gully
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has officially opened Wellington’s Transmission Gully motorway – the largest Government investment in New Zealand’s infrastructure in a generation. The opening comes…

Govt announces biofuels mandate
The Government is introducing a Sustainable Biofuels Mandate which it says will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector. From April 1, 2023, fuel…