in Port News 18/02/2020 New Zealand’s ports have generally continued to experience growth in container volumes amid potential that all freight operations…
Trucking sector suffering as coronavirus outbreak stalls freight
The coronavirus outbreak in China is having a serious impact on the New Zealand trucking sector, with an industry leader…
Using Road Funds For Rail “highway Robbery”
The Government’s plan for “user-pays” road funding to further subsidise KiwiRail is highway robbery, Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief executive…
Government to buy land for rail to Northport and Marsden Point
Charlie Dreaver, Political Reportercharlie.dreaver@rnz.co.nz The government has announced it will be buying land to build a spurline to Northport and Marsden…
Julie Anne Genter: Why the ‘New Zealand Upgrade’ falls short
Julie Anne Genter | Guest writerOpinion The Green Party transport spokesperson writes on the good, the bad and the ugly of…
Government’s transport package takes the wind out of the Opposition’s sails, but new promises put it under more pressure to deliver
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James Shaw defends transport spend-up: $5.3b on roads
By: Georgina Campbellgeorgina@newstalkzb.co.nz Climate Change Minister James Shaw is defending the Government’s $12b infrastructure announcement, in which roads are the big…
KiwiRail details $1b infrastructure spend
KiwiRail is already locking in suppliers and specialist services as it prepares to spend the government’s cash injection to upgrade…