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The Bay’s Transport Future: 10-Year Regional Land Transport Plan Adopted
Wed, 3 Jul 2024 11:39:09 +1200 | Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A ‘blueprint for a connected, resilient, and vibrant’ region has been adopted by Bay of Plenty Regional Council – setting the strategic direction for the region’s transport system over the next decade.More >>
New Global Rideshare Company Ario Launches First In New Zealand With World’s Most Advanced E-scooter
Wed, 3 Jul 2024 09:01:38 +1200 | Common Ground
With an Auckland Council licence obtained for West Auckland and plans underway for licence applications country-wide, New Zealanders are the first in the world with access to the most advanced shared e-scooter on the market, via Ario’s rideshare ...More >>
June 2024 Continued Decline In New Vehicle Registrations
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 18:22:18 +1200 | Motor Industry Association
The recent trend of declining new vehicle registrations continued in June, recording the lowest sales for that month in over a decade. It’s the fourth month in a row that registrations have declined.More >>
Carterton Council Cuts Costs On Roadworks
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 16:44:36 +1200 | Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter
Carterton District Council [CDC] is saving up to $3000 per day per job by closing roads temporarily instead of using stop-go traffic management. More >>
Government Making It More Expensive To Get On The Road
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 16:44:05 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Government is already upping vehicle registration by $50. This driver’s tax is on top of a 12c increase to fuel tax set to hit all at once in 2027, and scrapping the clean car discount which made it cheaper to buy electric vehicles.More >>
School Holidays And International Rugby Test Match In Dunedin This Saturday
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 16:10:27 +1200 | NZ Transport Agency
People travelling to Dunedin for the All Blacks v England game Saturday night 6 July should be prepared for extra school holiday traffic on the highways, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).More >>
Serious Consequences Of Distraction Highlighted In Ferry Collision Case
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 14:56:54 +1200 | Maritime New Zealand
The prosecution of a recreational boat skipper highlights the serious consequences that can result from distraction while travelling at speed on the water. More >>
Why Did A Man Cross Cook Strait To Ask For A Footbridge?
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 14:56:35 +1200 | Maia Hart - Local Democracy Reporter
Nicholas McGowan asked the Marlborough District Council to consider building the bridge at a long-term plan hearing last month, before commenting that he thought Picton's layout had been designed much like a paddle crab.More >>
The Government Is Systematically Destroying Rail
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 14:36:57 +1200 | The Rail Advocacy Collective
TRAC believes that the Government’s decisions regarding non-rail enabled ferries is a direct attack on the New Zealand railway system and is similar to the previous attack on the Gisborne and Taranaki regions. More >>
Government To Tackle Driver Licence Wait Times
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 13:57:13 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The Government is rolling out changes to the driver licencing system to tackle the unacceptable wait times facing New Zealanders trying to sit their driver licence tests across the country, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says.More >>
Budget Car Rentals Drives Away With Top Customer Satisfaction Award For 2024
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 09:55:30 +1200 | Budget Car Rental New Zealand
Budget Car Rentals has been named the best New Zealand car rental company in the prestigious Canstar Blue’s 2024 Satisfaction Awards. More >>
Hit The Road Safely With The United Nations-JCDecaux Global Road Safety Campaign
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 04:20:07 +1200 | UN Department of Global Communications
The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt, is visiting NYC on July 1st to launch the UN worldwide campaign #MakeASafetyStatement, in partnership with JCDecaux, the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, and with the ...More >>
Government Transport Policy Reveals NZ Has No Operative Emissions Reduction Plan
Mon, 1 Jul 2024 21:02:08 +1200 | Lawyers for Climate Action
“We strongly encourage the Government to revisit the GPS in light of the first emissions reduction plan. If it wants to change the approach, then it has to follow the right process - not just ignore the requirements laid out under the Climate Change ...More >>
Multiple People Arrested Over Weekend Of Offending In Waikato
Mon, 1 Jul 2024 18:36:29 +1200 | New Zealand Police
Waikato Police arrested several adults and youth offenders over the course of the holiday weekend for a series of incidents resulting in many people appearing before the court today.More >>
‘Excessive’ Road Cone Use Sparks Cost Concerns
Mon, 1 Jul 2024 18:19:39 +1200 | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter
Mid Canterbury farmer Ray Logan has had enough of what he describes as the "over-the-top" use of road cones on our roads. More >>
Invercargill Breaks Down Its Crash Data
Mon, 1 Jul 2024 17:59:21 +1200 | Matthew Rosenberg - Local Democracy Reporter
Invercargill didn't have a single fatal car crash in 2023, but issues remain at the city’s intersections. More >>
Coastal Road At The Mercy Of NZTA Funding
Mon, 1 Jul 2024 17:56:57 +1200 | Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter
The future of the only road in and out of a collection of small coastal settlements in Masterton hangs on a funding decision yet to be confirmed. More >>
Traffic Island Wreaks Havoc On Businesses
Mon, 1 Jul 2024 17:55:19 +1200 | Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter
Two Featherston businesses have been forced to let staff go after road safety improvements caused customers numbers to drop. More >>
Stars Aligned As New Rotorua Rail Cruising Track Opens In Time For Matariki
Mon, 1 Jul 2024 15:41:05 +1200 | Rotorua Rail Cruising
In the spirit of Matariki, Rotorua Rail Cruising celebrated new beginnings, culture and community as it opened its new Ngongotahā Rail Station on Friday, 28 June 2024.More >>
City Rail Link’s ‘Traffic Lights’ Now Connected
Mon, 1 Jul 2024 13:53:15 +1200 | City Rail Link
The City Rail Link signalling systems, the traffic lights that control how and where trains operate safely, were successfully integrated with the wider rail network. More >>
