Transport stories
Delegates in Auckland will hear how disruptive technology could reshape transport and infrastructure planning at the two-day summit in June.
Embedding Māori cultural values has helped the Auckland rail project secure only the second top sustainability rating awarded in New Zealand.
About 1,600 workers could be needed at peak on Auckland's City Rail Link, with hundreds of openings for people new to work or unemployed.
A national study could reveal hundreds of millions of dollars in gains for New Zealand as businesses remain slow to adopt connected devices.
Freight deliveries across the South Island are set to resume sooner after the stranded train was shifted to make way for slip repairs near Kaikoura.
Opening of the Waterview Tunnel has slipped by up to three months as safety testing of its complex systems continues.
The transportation app is piloting a new programme that gives teens between the ages of 13 to 17 a way to use Uber.
Restoring the earthquake-hit Main North Line should speed up freight links between Christchurch and Picton as work continues from both ends.
Auckland’s rapid growth has left New Zealand grappling with housing shortages and overloaded transport, prompting calls for a rethink on planning.
Travellers and airlines are set for safer, more efficient flights as Airways New Zealand replaces ageing control platforms in a USD $58 million overhaul.
Earlier-than-expected repairs will restore freight and tourist services on the Midland Line, boosting the West Coast economy after fire damage.
Shipping firms may face a sharp squeeze as the IMO sulphur cap lifts fuel bills by as much as USD $60 billion a year.
The State-Owned Enterprise posted an underlying operating surplus of USD $23 million, even as the Kaikoura earthquake cut revenue and hit freight.
New Zealand risks falling behind unless businesses and government prepare for AI-driven disruption to jobs, productivity and policy, experts warn.
Freight services on the Main North Line will be disrupted until Bridge 90 is replaced after quake damage cut the route near Hundalee.
Drivers are unlikely to face major queues, with the new ramp signals expected to operate only when needed to keep Auckland traffic flowing safely.
The reopened rail link would restore TranzAlpine passenger trips and freight traffic after a 300-hectare fire damaged bridges and signalling.
The new system could help self-driving cars mix safely with human drivers on busy roads, a key step towards smart traffic by 2030.
Auckland road works are a step nearer, with a Board of Inquiry set to weigh the project and submissions later this year.
Public submissions will now test the East West Link, with the board process expected to give industry greater certainty over timing.
