MARCUS GIBBS Repairs to Kaikoura’s road and rail links are well under way with a deadline for completion at the…
Kaikōura earthquake: New Zealand loses $500m GDP
The impact on New Zealand’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the 18 months following the Kaikōura earthquake has been estimated…
SH1 south of Kaikōura closed again due to slip
A new slip has been discovered on State Highway 1 south of Kaikōura, closing the road until several thousand cubic…
‘Alpine’ fears for alternate highway between Christchurch and Picton
JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/FAIRFAX NZ Vehicles moving through the Lewis Pass in snow. (File photo) Preparing drivers for “alpine conditions” on the…
Safety concerns on alternate Picton to Chc route – RNZ
At least 12 truck drivers have quit because they are concerned about the safety of a new alternative highway between…
Opinion: Coastal shipping ‘just makes sense’
MARION VAN DIJK/FAIRFAX NZ Trucks park at Murchison, which has become a major thoroughfare following the closure of the Picton…
Calls to continue coastal shipping and keep heavy trucks off Kaikoura roads
Support for coastal shipping down the east coast of New Zealand is gaining momentum in Kaikoura, as the quake-isolated town…
Opinion: Chance for new transportation strategy lost – Winston Peters
JOHN VASTA – Work is underway to repair State Highway 1. OPINION: When the Kaikoura earthquake obliterated the rail line between…
CENTREPORT REGAINS CONTAINER SCHEDULE
CentrePort Wellington will begin hosting weekly ANL Trans-Tasman schedule calls as from February 12, marking the return of the port’s…
RTF UNIMPRESSED WITH INTERISLANDER LEVY
Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief executive Ken Shirley has expressed his members’ displeasure with a pending 15.5% “earthquake levy” to…