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Electric vehicles to pay road user charges

The coalition Government is confirming that the exemption from road user charges (RUC) for owners of light electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids will...

Pothole plague making NZ a ‘laughing stock’

The AA has criticised State Highway 1, describing it as a poor representation of the country's road network, which is plagued with potholes and...

‘Let’s Get Wellington Moving’ to be officially dissolved

An agreement to dissolve Let’s Get Wellington Moving has been reached by Infrastructure & Housing Minister Chris Bishop, Transport Minister Simeon Brown, Mayor of...

Labour forget to take policy off website

ACT Infrastructure spokesman Cameron Luxton is advising the Labour Party’s website administrators to scrub any trace of 2020’s forgotten “Big New Zealand Upgrade” ad...

Drilling down into limitless clean energy

The same supervolcano that provides one of the country’s bigger sources of catastrophic risk could well prove part of the answer to one of...

State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Napier to re-open today

Motorists are asked to take extra care as State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Napier re-opens today, following the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle. Police are...

Government launches ‘rapid review’ into KiwiRail disruptions

The Government is launching a rapid review into KiwiRail following a breakdown of critical equipment that led to major disruptions for Wellington passenger rail...

Wood confirms new O Mahurangi – Penlink will be tolled

Transport Minister Michael Wood has announced the decision to toll O Mahurangi Penlink 'to futureproof' the connection in Auckland’s transport network. O Mahurangi – Penlink...

Three Waters changes a ‘hollow rebrand’

Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty has announced major changes to NZ's 'affordable water reforms'  - The Waters today. In a press release he said the...

Cook Strait ferries – more mechanical problems and cancellations

Four Bluebridge sailings were cancelled yesterday. The company said the cancellations were due to a mechanical fault in the vessel Strait Feronia. Interislander's ferry Kaitaki has...

New Manawatu-Hawke’s Bay highway delayed until mid-2025

It was hoped the new $650 million link would be opened in late 2024. The delay has been blamed on COVID-19 complications and problems in...

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