Transport
The latest news on transport in New Zealand.
News in Brief
NZ's first hydrogen bus goes into service in Auckland
Auckland Transport has put a $200 million price tag on the evolution to EV and hydrogen power by 2030.
Trans-Tasman bubble to drop airfreight rates
The trans-Tasman travel bubble will reduce freight rates, but slowly.
Politics scuttled light rail in Auckland before, will it happen again?
Former Auckland Transport chair Lester Levy said political wrangling has long dogged transport decision making, to the detriment of commercially sound mass transit options.
Markets
Suez's big boat blockage could affect NZ connections
New Zealand businesses are waiting and hoping that a ship blocking the Suez Canal will not cause serious delivery delays on this side of the world.One of the world’s biggest container ships is wedged in the Suez Canal, the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia – a key t...
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Oliver Lewis
Infrastructure Editor
Oliver Lewis won the local government reporting category at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. He is part of our investigations unit and also covers infrastructure, housing and employment issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, Oliver has also written for the Guardian and North & South.
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