June 2020 articles

Each year CILT NZ recognises individuals and organisations for their academic, industry expertise and overall excellence with a series of awards presented at the annual gala evening and celebratory dinner. This year, the awards have had a bit of an overhaul.

How did New Zealand’s transport modes fare during the lockdown period, and how are they recovering post Covid-19? How did they adapt to the requirements for social distancing and contactless payments? What innovations did they introduce and what role did technology play? CILT NZ spoke to a number of organisations and operators across the modes – air, sea, road and rail – to find out.

The GPS puts the Government policy stamp on the spending by the National Land Transport Fund. Over the next ten years most spending will be on roads and their safety, improvement and maintenance.

Covid-19 and the associated national lockdowns have hit the cruise industry hard. Operations were suspended from mid-March with ships laid up, crew gradually repatriated, and tickets refunded. Cruise executives now have the time to contemplate their future investment and business strategies whilst Covid-19 ‘lockdowns’ continue across the world.

Nelson haven has undergone remarkable change over the last 200 years. From its beginnings as a Maori trading hub based on the local snapper spawning grounds, to the full-scale international port that exists today, the Haven has always played an essential role in the local community.

When engaging independent contractors, it is essential that businesses carry out a thorough analysis of the real nature of the relationship. An Employment Court ruling in May that a contract courier driver should properly be characterised as an employee (meaning he was entitled to a range of minimum wage, leave, personal grievance and other entitlements) has been described as having “huge implications across the entire industry”.

CILT BOP Section member Morris McFall was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in June, receiving the Queen’s Service Medal for his services to the community and philanthropy.

Nominations for the 2020 CILT NZ Annual AGM and Awards open on 1 July 2020. Get details of the awards event and the nomination form.