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Getting from A to B in 2054: The future shape of Waikato transport

Waikato is expected to grow its population from 500,000 in 2018, to 615,000 in 2048.

Why NZ is sending Defence Force personnel to Red Sea

"What are the consequences of inaction?"

NZ supports retaliatory US and UK air strikes against Houthis in Yemen

The militaries are using warship-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets.

Questions around commercial viability could jeopardise future of Napier-Wairoa rail line

The line was damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle, so is it worth rebuilding?

Truck certificate of fitness delays cause hassles

Truckies are hoping somebody coughs up a solution to serious testing delays.

Hitrak’s high hopes for a hi-tech future

Johnny Davison’s founding of Hitrak took the same route as his dreams of climbing Everest.

Mainfreight weighs up risk and opportunities in first climate risk report

The transport company was now considering 'applicable emission targets for the group'.

$435m of property sold: NZ's two biggest deals of 2023

Two transactions challenge views that the market is quiet: both were in South Auckland.

They like to move it, move it - but will investors?

Big mover: Company moving eye-watering freight volumes gives potential investors a tease.

Local councils looking to get more freight on rails

A local business director says a meeting with KiwiRail is needed to address costs.

18,000 skilled workers urgently needed for logistics sector

Thousands of immigrants are needed to fill the logistics space.

Shiling cargo ship being towed to Wellington, a 25-hour voyage

The vessel has been anchored at Tasman Bay since its mayday call.

Why doesn't NZ shift to coastal shipping and rail for freight?

Trucking still accounts for nearly 80 per cent of shipping in New Zealand.

Maintenance work on Whangārei to Kauri rail line brought forward

The Northland to Auckland line will not be ready until winter.

Northland women encouraged to take up trucking

A Whangārei woman won a free licensing course at the Kamo Touch-A-Truck show in January.

London Heathrow security guards to strike for 10 days over Easter

It's the latest in mass UK strikes and will cause chaos over busy Easter travel period.