Podcasts about transport agency

The Transport Minister says rule change proposals hope to return some common sense lost in New Zealand, long ago. The Government's today announced proposals to let under-13s bike on footpaths and allow e-scooters in cycle lanes. Consultation's open for the next month via the Transport Agency. Chris Bishop says it could mean some details may change and he's happy to take feedback on the policies into account. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Transport Agency says work is being done to clear slips which have closed most of State Highway 75 between Christchurch and Akaroa, following flooding in Little River. NZTA'S Regional Manager for Maintenance and Operations for the Central and Lower South island, Peter Brown spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Central Hawke's Bay Mayor wants answers from the Transport Agency after dozens of drivers reported windscreen damage following roadworks on State Highway 2. Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Will Foley spoke to Corin Dann.

The New Zealand Transport Agency has doubled down on its stance that a braking system linked to six deaths is not inherently unsafe. The Coroner determined that these brakes, found in about 70,000 vehicles in New Zealand, could not be relied upon as a sole braking system, because even a well-maintained brake can fail without warning. Despite this, the Transport Agency told Transport Minister Chris Bishop it doesn't accept the coroner's views about the breaks being inherently unsafe. It comes as RNZ can reveal another instance of a cardan shaft brake failing. And further investigations by Louisa Cleave and Jimmy Ellingham have found trucking firms that have long since stopped importing vehicles with cardan shaft parking brakes.

Opposition parties are slamming the Transport Agency's proposed solution to Wellington's traffic problems. Mary Argue reports.

Questions are being raised about what more the Transport Agency can do to improve the resilience of State Highway 3 between Waikato and Taranaki. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin reports.

Frustration over claims police overruled the Transport Agency by allowing tomorrow's pro-Palestine march to take place on the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Tens of thousands of protestors are expected to cross the bridge in the morning, disrupting travel. Auckland Councillor Maurice Williamson told Heather du Plessis-Allan that the agency told him they said no to the protest, but Police intervened. He says Police told them the bridge had to close, to maintain civil obedience. Williamson says protestors should have chosen to march elsewhere. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand's Transport Agency is dealing with a privacy breach after names and addresses of nearly 1000 people were accessed from the Motor Vehicle Register. NZTA deputy director of land transport Mike Hargreaves spoke to Corin Dann.

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In today's episode, Attorney-General Judith Collins says the government's proposed electoral law changes clash with constitutional rights; Thousands of overseas-made building products have been approved for use in New Zealand, in a bid to reduce construction costs and help a struggling building industry; The Transport Agency has been secretly using cameras in billboards at city intersections to track cars and trucks.

In today's episode, Attorney-General Judith Collins says the government's proposed electoral law changes clash with constitutional rights; Thousands of overseas-made building products have been approved for use in New Zealand, in a bid to reduce construction costs and help a struggling building industry; The Transport Agency has been secretly using cameras in billboards at city intersections to track cars and trucks; the Black Caps defeated South Africa after a thrilling last-over finish in the final of the Twenty20 International Tri-Series in Harare over the weekend; We cross the Tasman for the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.

The Transport Agency has been secretly using cameras in billboards at city intersections to track cars and trucks. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Nelson Tasman region and parts of Marlborough are in states of emergency with torrential rain causing wide spread flooding and landslips. There are road closures at the top of the South Island on State Highways 6, 60 and 63. The Transport Agency is asking people to avoid unnecessary travel. About 60 homes in the town of Spring Creek had to be evacuated by 9am this morning because of concerns a damaged stop bank protecting the settlement from the Wairau River could fail. Manager of Spring Creek Holiday Park Judy Theron spoke to Lisa Owen. 

Driving schools that offer lessons in high-tech car simulators are at odds with the transport agency over safety risks they could pose for learner drivers once they hit the road. The NZTA argues simulators could encourage over-confidence, putting new drivers at greater risk of crashing, but instructors insist they aren't dangerous. Joe Shaw reports.

Works toward improved public transport for northwest Auckland are a step closer after an investment case was endorsed by the Transport Agency, the Minister of Transport says. The announcement on the Northwest Rapid Transit plan - which includes public transport on State Highway 16 (SH16) from Brigham Creek to the city centre and a Northwest Busway - was made by Chris Bishop earlier in the week. NZ Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's widespread uncertainty among developers after a Department of Conservation wildlife permit was deemed unlawful. The High Court in Wellington made the decision over the Transport Agency having permission to inadvertently kill protected wildlife at the Mt Messenger project site. The decision broadly means nothing can be killed unless it has a disease, there is overpopulation - or something similar. Simpson Grierson partner Sally McKechnie says some permits may now be invalid. "It's a case by case basis that will depend on the given permit - but we've got clients, we know we've got colleague firms around town that have clients trying to work exactly that out." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transport sector emissions are a significant and growing contributor to both Australia and New Zealand's total greenhouse gas emissions. Enabled transport sector emissions – those occurring as a result of use of transport systems (e.g. road user emissions) account for the largest portion of transport sector emissions. Beyond road user emissions, there are also significant emissions associated with direct transport agency operations and supply chain embodied emissions from the construction and maintenance of associated infrastructure. The Decarbonisation Decision-Making Guidance (User Guide), and associated multi-criteria analysis (MCA) tool, aims to assist agencies and practitioners in the strategic prioritisation of emission reduction interventions. The User Guide and MCA tool are designed to work alongside (not replace) established decision-making processes such as business cases and cost-benefit analysis. The User Guide and MCA tool provide a systematic approach for assessing and prioritising interventions and facilitating an evidence-based decision-making process to prioritise the most impactful, cost-effective, and technologically viable options. The approach was developed in line with the Infrastructure Australia Guide to multi-criteria analysis – Technical guide of the Assessment Framework. This webinar, presented by Nick Gallaugher and Georgia Harmey, provides an overview of the User Guide and MCA tool outlining the key concepts and process.

The Transport Agency is telling bus and train providers to take in more money, which could force fare hikes. Wellington's Regional Council is rejecting the call from NZTA. Transport Committee Chair Thomas Nash says it would mean unaffordable 70 percent fare increases during a cost of living crisis. "You'd end up just pushing people back into cars, more people will be on the road and it would be more congested - which I think is the opposite of what we need." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Transport Agency's spending is in the spotlight. The Transport Minister's calling NZTA's costs “eye-watering” and excessive after revealing a near $800 million spend on traffic management over the past three years. Simeon Brown says a new framework is coming to reduce costs. Traffic Direct General Manager Dev Strause told Mike Hosking it will be made, but change doesn't happen overnight. He says it takes a bit of fine tuning to be able to redevelop and retrain all the workers, especially when some have been in the industry for over a decade. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 20 November 2024, the new Police Commissioner Richard Chambers tells Heather he will bring a different style to police leadership than his predecessor. Transport Minister Simeon Brown reveals the Transport Agency has spent almost $800 million on road cones and traffic management over the past three years. Heather reckons we need to be careful when celebrating the drop of alcohol consumption among young people. Plus the Huddle debates Auckland Transport's decision to fine people $70 for parking in their driveway. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Transport Agency has spent nearly $800 million on traffic management in the past three years, according to new reports. The Government has revealed the spend went to road cones, temporary traffic management, state highway maintenance and capital works. Transport Minister Simeon Brown says this is an 'exorbitant' sum and the spending needs to come down. "We need to see a much more efficient use of taxpayers' money when it comes to maintaining our roads and keeping road workers safe - we have to get that balance right." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's little doubt there's unnecessary spend at the Transport Agency. The Transport Minister's called NZTA's costs eye-watering and excessive, after revealing a near $800 million spend over the past three years. That went to road cones, traffic management, state highway maintenance, and capital works. Temporary Traffic Management Chair Dave Tilton told Ryan Bridge he believes it's a systemic issue around how much temporary traffic management is deployed. He says it's a prescriptive system, which doesn't give room for site-specific considerations. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 19 November 2024, tens of thousands of protesters have turned up at Parliament to protest the Treaty Principles Bill. Senior political correspondent Barry Soper was there and tells Heather how he saw the day play out. Shane Jones and David Seymour reckon there should be harsher penalties for MPs who misbehave in Parliament, after the Maori Party's haka went viral on social media. There's concern that the lack of water infrastructure will significantly slow down housing developments in Auckland over coming years. Plus the Huddle debates whether the Transport Agency is out of line closing the Desert Road for two months for maintenance. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government promises it's pulling all the levers to bring down driver licence wait times. It's allowing people to drive on an overseas licence for 18 months in November, extending it from a year. The Transport Minister's admitted there's still more work to do after scrapping the unlimited free driver licence re-sit policy. Simeon Brown told Mike Hosking NZTA is speeding up the training process as well. He says the Transport Agency's recruited extra training officers. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Transport Agency said it's too early to tell whether the icy Mackenzie District highway where two buses crashed should have been closed earlier. Fifteen people were taken to hospital, two in a serious condition, after the buses carrying international tourists crashed near each other on State Highway 8 yesterday morning, Tess Brunton reports.

The Transport Minister's confident the pothole prevention funding boost will result in more roads being fixed.  The Transport Agency's confirmed it'll put more than $2 billion into prevention on state highways, and nearly $2 billion for local roads.  It'll cover resealing, rehabilitation, and drainage maintenance.  Simeon Brown told Mike Hosking that they're focused on getting the cost of traffic management down so more money goes towards actually fixing the infrastructure.  He says the Government's already been working with NZTA on this issue and found 145 of 800 traffic management sites were not needed.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Transport Agency is urging electric vehicle owners to pay their road user charges by Friday, or risk getting fined. Waka Kotahi NZTA's head of regulatory programmes Tara MacMillan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The future of the Waikato to Auckland passenger train service Te Huia will be decided on Thursday when the Transport Agency meets in Auckland. Reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod spoke to Corin Dann.

Data from Waka Kotahi, the Transport Agency, shows most crashes in the city in the last three years involving pedestrians, cyclists, and people on scooters, have been in the Western suburbs. Reporter Maia Ingoe has more

Emails show the chief executive of the Transport Agency ordered the only line about a partnership with Maori removed from a press release about relegating the name 'Waka Kotahi' to second place. This occurred shortly after Nicole Rosie had stressed to staff upset at the name change, and to her board, that partnering with Maori was vital and would "expand". It came days after Transport Minister Simeon Brown told the agency to change its "branding and communication in media" as soon as possible. Phil Pennington has been reading through the 140 pages of emails. Pennington spoke to Corin Dann.

Big spends on the Mt Messenger bypass roading project, despite no road actually being built. The Transport Agency has already spent 60 percent of the $280 million dollar budget of the Taranaki project. New Plymouth Mayor Neil Holdom says there's no way the project will get done within the projected budget. He blames frivolous court cases for the hold up, and says it is time to get on with the job. "Yep, it's going to be expensive, but I can assure you that if we didn't build it and the mountain slipped down, it would be a hell of a lot more expensive for NZ inc." NZTA have confirmed they will be conducting a cost review, which is set to be completed in the first half of 2024. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National Party leader Christopher Luxon has rejected any climate criticism his party has received over its transport policy. National wants to spend about $25 billion dollars to build a suite of roads of national significance, as well as improving public transport in key centres. This at the same time as Waka Kotahi, the Transport Agency, is tasked with reducing transport emissions by 41% by 2035. So can National build massive motorways and expect emissions to fall? Auckland University's Dr Tim Welch specialises in transportation, infrastructure and urban modelling.  He spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A passenger train banned from downtown Auckland due to safety concerns after it ran two red lights, has been given the go ahead to return to the CBD from August 7th. Waka Kotahi slapped Te Huia, the Hamilton to Auckland train, with a prohibition order after two different drivers crashed stop signs on the network in two separate incidents; in one case another commuter train was forced to stop to avoid a potential collision. Since then Te Huia has been stopping more than 3km from the CBD at Papakura. As a condition of reentry into the city, the Transport Agency had said the train needed to be fitted with a specific sophisticated electronic control system that monitors the train in real time and can slow or take control of it. That hasn't happened but Waka Kotahi Director of Land Transport Neil Cook, explains they have reached an agreement on safety measures. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6331910711112

The multi million dollar Puhoi to Warkworth motorway could be at risk from a landslide just weeks after opening amid much fanfare. And it's been revealed the Transport Agency knew there was a problem before the ribbon was even cut on the $880 million project. Cracks have appeared in concrete barriers after recent storms reactivated a known landslip. Reports obtained by RNZ show the earth is moving towards the carriageway at a stop/start rate of sometimes more than 30cm a week. Waka Kotahi's general manager of transport services Brett Gliddon spoke to Lisa Owen [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6331372625112

Waka Kotahi hasn't been factoring climate change and resilience into many of its transport projects. A major report produced for the Transport Agency found a lack of future planning in its roading projects, with the Agency swamped by the need to respond to crises. Reporter Ben Strang obtained the report in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, and spoke to Ingird Hipkiss from our Wellington studio.

Local councils are expecting cutbacks in transport infrastructure because of a $600 million hole in the Transport Agency's budget. Waka Kotahi says project costs are higher than estimated, while the revenue available to fund work is about five percent less than predicted. It admits the funding shortfall will mean delays in the rollout of some projects, and a reduction in funding for councils. New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom says councils have hiked rates to pay for roading, and the government may need to tax more to fix the shortfall. Holdom spoke to Māni Dunlop.

Local councils are expecting cutbacks in transport infrastructure because of a $600 million hole in the Transport Agency's budget. Waka Kotahi says project costs are higher than estimated, while the revenue available to fund work is about five percent less than predicted. It admits the funding shortfall will mean delays in the rollout of some projects, and a reduction in funding for councils. New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom says councils have hiked rates to pay for roading, and the government may need to tax more to fix the shortfall. Holdom spoke to Mani Dunlop.

The Transport Agency is asking for feedback on its interim plan to reduce speeds on 400 kilometres of road. It means some 100 kilometres zones would drop to 80 or even 60 kilometres an hour. Waka Kotahi national manager of programme and standards Vanessa Browne says safety is at the heart of the Interim Plan. She spoke to Māni Dunlop.

Costs are rising and time is slipping on a new system to enable tolls to be charged on more roads. Transport Agency documents show the $39m system had been due to start up within months but instead it will be 2024. Only three highways are currently tolled but OIA documents talk about future and upcoming toll roads and even congestion charging. Reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann.

MASS, Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships. A Working Group at the International Maritime Organisation focused on international regulations of autonomous ships. The Chairman of this Working Group is Henrik Tunfors, Senior Advisor at the Swedish Transport Agency, and he is the interviewee in episode 198 of the Shipping Podcast!  What do you think? Will we see a code for safety and regulations of MASS in 2025? What are the obstacles?  So many questions in this episode, but also so many good answers.

Documents say the country's speed cameras were already a few years old when police put them in - and are now so ineffective they miss catching alot of drivers. The old cameras range from 75 percent to a whopping 1500 percent less effective than new high-tech ones. Though they were installed between nine and seven years ago, police actually bought them well before that, and they "were likely developed a further 10-20 years before that". This is revealed in a summary of a confidential due diligence report by accounting firm PWC to the Transport Agency late last year. The worst performing cameras are those used against red-light runners; they snap just one offender where a new one would snap 15.

The Transport Agency expects new speed cameras to triple the number of drivers caught, from one million to three million offences a year. It could have ramped things up still further but has pulled back from what it calls the "saturation" of roads in a "big bang" option. That is despite calculating this extreme approach would save hundreds more lives than the option now at hand - which it is already testing. Phil Pennington has been looking into this.

Newer, smarter speed cameras could be on their way which can catch you by recording your average speed between two points. Transport Agency documents show the new speed cameras can also detect if you are using your phone or not wearing a seatbelt. Phil Pennington has the documents.

Māori data specialists accuse the government of ignoring them while going ahead and  expanding the reach of facial recognition technology.  IT in use for three years at Internal Affairs is being extended for the Ministry of Social Development to use and to search the driver licence photo database at the Transport Agency. In a statement, Internal Affairs says it has worked closely with Māori and iwi leader groups over its business case on investing in digital identity.   

The Transport Agency plans to spend more than $50 million tackling risks to its outdated technology that have been rated "critical" for years. Internal reports show it has so far managed to overhaul its advanced traffic management system that helps keep roads safe. However, it has had to go looking for other projects to pause or defer and one result is a national ticketing system for public transport that has been in the works for six years has been delayed yet again. RNZ reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Susie Ferguson.

A Christchurch car dealer says mistakes with emissions data in the Clean Car Scheme have cost him $100,000 and counting. Others say the problems are skittling some deals for car buyers, propelling demand for hybrids and may add to vehicle prices. The Transport Agency says there is no systems-wide problem and few vehicles are affected. Phil Pennington reports.

Auckland homeowners who sold their properties to make way for a walking and cycling bridge over the Waitematā harbour have been left in limbo, now the project's been scrapped. The government set aside almost $800 million for the new crossing, and while the idea was dropped almost as soon as it had been announced - behind the scenes the wheels had already started turning. The Transport Agency paid out $12 million for four houses at Northcote and while some have moved out and on, others are fighting to stay put. Emma Hatton reports  

The Transport Agency is taking over nearly all the country's bitumen supply vital to road building because it believes it is being ripped off by suppliers. Documents show the agency warning that if it doesn't, the country overpaying in the $100m a year bitumen market will get worse. The agency denied to RNZ that it even has a plan, but Z Energy is already telling customers it will stop importing bitumen from July 2023 because NZTA's move will leave it no room to operate. Phil Pennington spoke to Susie Ferguson.

The shutdown of Marsden Point oil refinery is causing ructions in the intensely-under-pressure road building industry. Z Energy is accusing the Transport Agency of effectively forcing it to quit being the country's main bitumen importer. It said it had confirmed the government agency would intervene in a big way in the market, leaving it with "no viable commercial opportunity". Phil Pennington has the story.