All articles by James Paul

The freight and supply chain system faces substantial changes over the coming years but a new strategy sets out goals and focus areas for the next three, 10 and 30 years.

Cyclone Gabrielle claimed the lives of 11 people, described as the worst weather event of this century. It devastated Hawke’s Bay, causing unprecedented damage to lives and livelihoods. There was also a loss of life to the north, in Tairawhiti, while two volunteer firefighters died in a Muriwai landslide. But while life has returned to normal for many in Hawke’s Bay, many thousands of others across the region still face a long and difficult journey to return to some semblance of normality.

Gisborne transport operator Steve Weatherell has navigated his fair share of adverse weather events, slips and blocked roads. So, the disastrous impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle weren’t going to stop him […]

Booth’s Logistics in Hastings found itself at the epicentre of Cyclone Gabrielle’s impact. Its Executive Director, Stewart Taylor, says the weather’s effects were felt throughout the business’ entire network – not just in Hastings and Hawke’s Bay.

Following the cancellation of 509 flights, Air New Zealand’s international and domestic network was back up and running on 15 February. Flying into heavily impacted regions New Plymouth, Napier and Gisborne had also resumed with some minor disruptions as the airline worked through operationalising the routes.

A new report summarises the updated health and air pollution in New Zealand 2016 (HAPINZ 3.0) study which evaluates the effects of air pollution on human health across New Zealand and the resulting social costs.

Local Government NZ’s message is clear – one-off, competitive, and after-the-fact recovery funding from central Government is not a sustainable solution to give New Zealanders the flood protection they deserve.

The quality of New Zealand’s roads and the infrastructure we drive over have been top of mind for many frustrated drivers of both small and commercial vehicles. However, there may be smoother roads ahead thanks to a $400 million funding boost.

Transport Minister Hon Michael Wood has announced new rules that could allow councils to own their public transport. The new transport plan involves the Government dropping the current Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) and replacing it with a Sustainable Public Transport Framework, and the Land Transport Management Act will also be amended.

Unsurprisingly, the Emissions Reduction Plan – released on May 16 – requires actions across every sector of the economy including transport, energy and industry, building and construction, agriculture, forestry, waste and fluorinated gases.

Foodstuffs South Island’s response to the Omicron outbreak has been only one of a number of strategies able to help with business continuity planning. Once they are out of this COVID-19 hole, their optimisation initiatives will remain.

New Zealand’s COVID-19 response can be counted as one of the best in the world, but it has cost our visitor economy more than a $1 billion a month since 2020.

The two years of global pandemic have been tumultuous for Port of Auckland. As the centre of New Zealand’s COVID-19 outbreaks it felt the effects of the pandemic more sharply than other NZ ports. COVID-19 continues to have a significant impact on its performance and throughput, but there is hope that the port is entering “what is hopefully a better era”.

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The Climate Change Response Act 2002 requires the Government to publish the emissions reduction plan by 31 May 2022, after it gave itself a five-month extension in September, setting out how New Zealand will meet its climate targets.