Freight stories
New Zealand is on the verge of an exciting period for electric vehicles, according to experts at the evworld NZ showcase.
Unisys Corporation wins Best Software Architecture award at ICMG 2017 Australasian - Asia Pacific Architecture Excellence Awards.
Higher truck operating costs, including fuel and road user charges, are set to feed through to shoppers as freight firms lift prices.
Female enrolments at Manukau Institute of Technology’s new transport course are helping tackle a driver shortage that has hit freight operators hard.
Auckland commuters and freight operators are set to gain from a NZD $30 billion transport spend, though congestion relief is still in doubt.
More electric vehicles will be hitting New Zealand's highways, bus lanes and streets with another round of government funding.
Resilient freight links and export partnerships helped the rail operator secure the top honour after disruption tested New Zealand’s supply chain.
Freight services are easing pressure on the alternate road, with up to 2000 trucks a month expected to be taken off it during the rebuild.
Freight pressure on the inland route should ease, with up to 2,000 trucks a month set to shift back to rail after the Kaikoura quake.
Freight may return to the quake-hit South Island rail line within a month, easing road pressure and cutting transport costs for customers.
HMI Technologies' self-driving, fully electric vehicle carries up to 15 people and is programmed to navigate around the venue.
Transport bottlenecks in Auckland could ease as the government’s NZD $2.6 billion package targets roads, rail and bus links.
Auckland businesses could gain GBP £1.3 billion a year if peak-time gridlock is eased, according to a new report warning of mounting costs.
Freight was diverted to road and shipping after the Kaikoura earthquake, and KiwiRail has been rewarded for helping keep New Zealand supplied.
Freight services on the Main North Line remain months away, with only 10 kilometres left to repair after the 2016 earthquake.
Exporters face a shifting trade climate as political upheaval in the EU and US reshapes freight flows and New Zealand's prospects.
Freight on the Main North Line is closer to resuming as KiwiRail clears earthquake damage and shifts 102-tonne locomotives by road.
The funding will help keep freight and commuter services reliable, while supporting recovery works and safety upgrades across KiwiRail’s network.
Freight on the Picton-Christchurch route could resume by year end as KiwiRail prioritises speed over looks in the Main North Line rebuild.
If you happen upon two bumble bees wandering New Zealand roads heading to Queenstown, open the doors and let them in...
