September 2020 articles

Road freight and the wider supply chain will make a massive contribution to New Zealand’s bounce back from Covid-19. Pretty much everything you need, every day, comes to you on a truck.

The $330 million International Air Freight Capacity (IAFC) Scheme was announced on 1 May 2020 as part of the Government’s $12.1 billion Covid-19 support package.

Sadly, on 12 June 2020, we had to farewell a very longtime friend and colleague of the shipping and logistics industries. James Alexander Gibson – known to everyone as Sandy – sadly passed away, but will always be remembered.

Successive governments have failed to plan where quarried materials will come from for New Zealand’s roads and buildings.

Australia has strengthened its heavy vehicle transport chain of responsibility (COR) requirements and aligned them with workplace health and safety laws. Similar changes may be on the horizon as part of the NZ Government’s strategy to improve road safety here too.

It took great energy and dedication to build a port on the central North Island’s unforgiving west coast.

This article examines implications for the provision of infrastructure arising from the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 and the National Policy Statement on Urban Development.

While wellington anticipates what will likely be New Zealand’s first all-electric, carbon-free, zero-emissions passenger ferry, overseas, electric ships are already in operation.

Every day on average, somewhere in New Zealand, there is a near-miss on a railway line.

Drones are proving to be versatile and effective tools in the coronavirus epidemic. Yet with drone regulation still in its infancy, their potential is not fully exploited.