Transport Press Releases

Nichols established Freedom Companion Drivers in New Zealand last year
to meet a burgeoning demand for a personalised driving service for
those who may no longer have their drivers license but who don’t want
to lose their independence.

Public views are now being sought on the proposed changes to the give way rule, as part of the Government’s 10-year Safer Journeys road safety strategy.

From 13 May 2011 parking in Wellington city can be conducted by mobile phone – getting rid of the need for cash, coins, cards or even parking meters and pay and display machines via a service called Phone2Park.

Tasman District Police will be working hard to keep the roads safe over the Easter holiday period and that includes lowering the tolerance for speeding drivers to 5kmh.

Transport Minister Steven Joyce is welcoming the roll out of integrated ticketing in Auckland with the new HOP smartcard launched in this city this afternoon. HOP will enable Auckland public transport users to access all public transport services with just one smartcard.

Traffic congestion has become an issue since the Christchurch Earthquake on February 22. A plan has been made to ease the traffic congestion and it will be put in place next week.

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says she wants Stewart Duff Drive – which runs through Wellington Airport – to remain open to ‘through’ traffic.

If you’re a keen bus traveller in christchurch and have found that you’ve arrived at the bus stop too late or too early, now you can check when the bus is expected to arrive online. A free online service by an independent developer is now available. Accessing the expected bus times via an online google map has made this easy to achieve through metromate.coomsie.

Steven Joyce, Transport Minister of NZ releases the 2010 provisional road toll for New Zealand.

Following a large number of crashes on Waikato roads, New Zealand Policy say drivers are failing to drive to conditions.

Air New Zealand’s first Boeing 777-300ER aircraft has been delivered in Seattle, USA and will touched down in Auckland on Christmas Eve morning, bringing the Kiwi designed economy Skycouch to New Zealand for the first time.

Wellington City Council and local bus companies are to keep a close watch on pedestrian safety along the new two-way section of the Golden Mile – mainly in Manners Street – via a joint ‘taskforce’ of representatives from the organisations.

From Monday (6 December) until September next year, the Terrace Tunnel will be closed most nights between 8.00pm and 6.00am. The New Zealand Transport Agency is upgrading the tunnel’s operating systems to the latest standards, and will work overnight to minimise disruption to traffic.

The Government has confirmed plans to change the give ways rules at intersections in New Zealand. Currently if you are turning left you have to give way to right turning traffic coming towards you. This change would reverse this so the left turning vehicle would have right of way in this situation. Changes are also planned to the rule for T-intersections.

Car rental services have brought about a revolution in the car business and mobility industry.

If you want to transport things from one place to another safely and at an affordable price then we recommend hiring a truck. There are different sizes and types of trucks available for hire, from the smallest pickup truck to the biggest road truck.

Whether you are visiting Auckland for business, holidays, or another purpose you can enjoy the Rental Car Auckland Airport services. Before hiring a car consider the tips in this article.

Air New Zealand releases its monthly investor update along with July market conditions and latest company news.

The government is introducing measure to make taxis safer. From 2011 it will be mandatory for taxis in larger towns and cities to be fitted with security cameras.

ACC has introduced a motorbike safety programme and teamed up with representatives from key motorcycle, scooter and moped groups.