Transport Issues
Tender system may be wasting millions
NZ Local Government
19 January 2012
19 January 2012
By JEREMY SOLE, chief executive, NZ Contractors Federation
Many readers will already have read the New Zealand Contractors’ Federation’s recently published Productivity in Civil Construction: A Contracting Industry Perspective.More>
Port says strike strengthens resolve
The Timaru Herald
17 January 2012
17 January 2012
Ports of Auckland has slammed the decision by its waterfront workers to strike for a sixth time at the end of the month as "highly irresponsible" and says it strengthens its resolve to sack them.More>
Britomart rail hub to reopen Thursday
Aucklander
17 January 2012
17 January 2012
Britomart rail commuters have had to find alternative ways to the city for more than a month, with the transport hub shut since mid December for an upgrade.More>
Slow roading upgrades costing economy
Radio New Zealand
15 January 2012
15 January 2012
The Forest Owners Association says the economy is losing money ever month because of the slow and uncertain process of upgrading roads.More>
Cost put at $4.2m for each crash death
Waikato Times
11 January 2012
11 January 2012
It is not just the emotional cost to every family who loses a loved one – the cold hard cost of each road death is around $4.2 million for every crash, Transport Ministry figures reveal.More>
Ports of Auckland seeking three new contractors, says CEO
New Zealand Herald
10 January 2012
10 January 2012
Ports of Auckland plans to approach at least three outside stevedore contractors this week in a bid to break an 11-month impasse with its own workers, whose strikes have been blamed for the loss of major customers.More>
Council bails out Govt on transport
New Zealand Herald
21 December 2011
21 December 2011
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Auckland has picked up the Government's slack and given it a multimillion-dollar bailout because of a massive transport funding shortfall.
Auckland Council will contribute $100 million over the next two financial years because the NZ Transport Agency has run out of funds to cover the city'sMore>
IAG lifts quake bill by $1.36b - report
New Zealand Herald
21 December 2011
21 December 2011
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Christchurch's February earthquake could cost New Zealand's largest insurer $1.3 billion more than initially estimated, a global publication has claimed.More>
Fletchers wins $100m Panmure contract
3 News
21 December 2011
21 December 2011
Fletcher Construction has picked up a $100 million transport construction project which aims to help ease traffic congestion in Auckland's eastern suburbs.More>
Auckland Council plugs transport agency funding gap
Radio New Zealand
20 December 2011
20 December 2011
Auckland ratepayers are stepping in to plug a $100 million gap in funding from the New Zealand Transport Agency.More>
Council to weigh up tough choices
The Northern Advocate
17 December 2011
17 December 2011
The Whangarei District Council is facing some tough decisions choosing which of a handful of multimillion dollar projects to include in next year's Long Term Plan.More>
Plenty of room for more growth
Bay of Plenty Times
14 December 2011
14 December 2011
Economic development agency Priority One is making an all-out effort to attract new businesses here and strengthen the economy in the Western Bay region.More>
Northland rail network could have reprieve
The Northern Advocate
14 December 2011
14 December 2011
The Northland rail network, due to be shut down next July, looks to have won a six-month reprieve.
A critical factor in the change of plan is the possibility of using low-floor wagons which can carry the new "high-cube" containers through existing tunnels, saving millions of dollars in tunnel reconMore>
Engineers give okay to rebuild city heart
New Zealand Herald
14 December 2011
14 December 2011
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Business leaders say a report clearing the land for Christchurch's earthquake-hit central city to be rebuilt on will give people the confidence to return.More>
Fonterra eyes Hamilton for $100m hub
The Marlborough Express
8 December 2011
8 December 2011
Dairy juggernaut Fonterra is eyeing Hamilton for its second $100 million-plus regional freight hub development, as recognition of the Waikato as an important future import and export axis gathers steam.More>
Port of Tauranga throws support behind Auckland
Newstalk ZB
7 December 2011
7 December 2011
The CEO of the Port of Tauranga fully supports what his counterpart at Ports of Auckland is trying to achieve
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By Nicola Grigg and Alexia Russell
The CEO of the Port of Tauranga fully supports what his counterpart at Ports of Auckland is trying to achieve.More>
Striking workers see Ports of Auckland lose Maersk service
National Business Review
6 December 2011
6 December 2011
Industrial unrest at Ports of Auckland has played a part in Maersk’s schedule changes that will see its weekly Southern Star service call at Tauranga rather than Auckland.More>
Port loses $20m shipping contract
New Zealand Herald
6 December 2011
6 December 2011
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Ports of Auckland, in the midst of strike disruptions, will lose almost $20 million of annual revenue after Maersk, the biggest shipper visiting New Zealand, switched one of its services to Port of Tauranga.More>
NZTA call for interest in $270m motorway upgrade
Newstalk ZB
1 December 2011
1 December 2011
NZTA is calling for expressions of interest in a $270 million project to upgrade a stretch of Auckland's North Western motorway.
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By Lesley Deverall
NZTA is calling for expressions of interest in a $270 million project to upgrade a stretch of Auckland's North Western motorway.More>
Officials deep in talks on terminal
The Marlborough Express
1 December 2011
1 December 2011
Transport Ministry officials have met senior managers from Port Marlborough and the Marlborough District Council to discuss moving the interisland ferry terminal from Picton to Clifford Bay.More>
Auckland Council's next big spend: $20m for Manukau carpark
New Zealand Herald
30 November 2011
30 November 2011
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Auckland's largest new public transport project next year is a $20 million carpark building located among a sea of carparks at Manukau central.More>
Tribes bidding to invest in housing and communities
Radio New Zealand
22 November 2011
22 November 2011
Two tribes have pitched their intention to build social and affordable housing, but say it has to be an investment which provides good financial returns.More>
Transport: Commute agenda shapes up as battle of roads vs rail
New Zealand Herald
22 November 2011
22 November 2011
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National's strategists should perhaps have taken note of warning signs and advertisements before releasing their transport policy on opening day for Auckland's new motorway tunnel.More>
New bridge at Atiamuri over Waikato
Waikato Times
22 November 2011
22 November 2011
Work on a new $20.3 million bridge at Atiamuri, about 40km north of Lake Taupo, has started this week in what New Zealand Transport Agency has labelled a "top priority" project.More>