Campervans in green test

Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) said it was helping to set new national emissions benchmarks after its 1500 Maui & Britz campervans passed tough new exhaust emissions tests.

Its fleet was put through Vehicle Testing New Zealand's exhaust emissions tests, which measure the output of harmful exhaust gases and indicate engine efficiency.

THL said its fleet was the first to be tested by VTNZ and the 5 per cent which did not meet the required standard would be modified to pass the test, or removed from the fleet.