Transport
'Cash for clunkers' steel recycling easier said than done - industry
The steel industry says it's no bad thing if more scrap steel from the new Clean Car Upgrade Scheme gets sent offshore.
Forgotten highway: Reviving a domestic coastal shipping service
The Detail looks at whether a domestic coastal shipping service could ease some of the pressure on our ports and roads, and help reduce emissions.
Forgotten highway: Reviving a domestic coastal shipping service
Could a domestic coastal shipping service ease some of the country’s supply chain woes, get more heavy freight off the roads and help reduce emissions? Audio
Forgotten highway: Reviving a domestic coastal shipping service
Could a domestic coastal shipping service ease some of the country’s supply chain woes, get more heavy freight off the roads and help reduce emissions?
AudioAkina Foundation starts hybrid car lease scheme for low-income families
An e-car leasing trial is gearing up to provide low income families with hybrid vehicles. The government yesterday announced $20 million for a low-emissions vehicle leasing scheme for low-income… Video, Audio
What could you get under the clean car upgrade scheme?
Some Auckland drivers believe the government's clean car upgrade subsidy still won't be enough to get low income earners into Aquas, Priuses and Leafs.
The government says it'll stump up for those… Video, Audio
Should a vehicle's safety rating take into account how heavy it is?
The country's car fleet is getting heavier. Here's what that means for emissions - and safety ratings.
Cableway to be built to transport workers and material to Mt Messenger Bypass site
Later this year, motorists travelling over Mt Messenger on State Highway 3 in Taranaki could get a fleeting glimpse of 20-tonne digger seemingly flying through mid-air. Video
Farmers will pay their way on emissions eventually, Climate Change Minister says
The government is defending not making the agriculture sector pay for a new agri-tech centre, saying the technology still needs to be rolled out to farms. Audio
'Notoriously challenging': Motor industry predicts rocky pathway ahead for EV initiative
The road to discounting electric cars for low-income families is likely to be bumpy, some in the industry are warning. Audio
MTA wants scrap and replace scheme trialed for all NZers
The Motor Trade Association is calling for the trial of the "scrap and replace car scheme" to be extended to all New Zealanders.
It's part of its plan to drive down emissions the government has… Audio
Country's car fleet getting heavier
The size of the country's car fleet is heading the wrong way in the race to reduce emissions - vehicles are getting heavier which means burning more fuel.
Safety ratings which favour bigger cars are… Audio
Transport Minister explains 'scrap and replace' programme
Low and middle-income New Zealalnder are going to get help to buy an electric car and dump their gas guzzler but will the discounts be enough? Half a billion dollars is being poured into the Clean Car… Audio
Will electric car discounts be enough to shift Kiwis out of gas guzzlers?
Low and middle-income New Zealalnders are going to get help to buy an electric car and dump their gas guzzler but will the discounts be enough?
Half a billion dollars is being poured into the Clean… Audio
Low income families get chance to get new EVs
As you heard earlier, low-income families who scrap their old car will get funding to buy a low-emitting vehicle in a $569 million scheme announced yesterday. It's one of the measures forming the… Audio
'Stronger incentives' needed in climate plan to get people out of cars
The government's emissions reduction scheme has been called underwhelming with concerns that a scrap and replace car scheme could just lead to more vehicles on the road. Audio
MTA urges govt clean car upgrade scheme go further
The Motor Trade Association's calling for a cash for clunker car scheme to be extended to all New Zealanders.
As part of its plan to drive down emissions the government has announced a trial scheme… Video, Audio
Waka Kotahi no longer filling bat roosts with builder's foam
Waka Kotahi has discontinued its practice of filling potential long-tail bat roosts in the path of the Mt Messenger bypass route with builder's foam.
Transport representatives on emissions reduction plan
The government's Emissions Reduction Plan will be revealed at midday on Monday.
Public Transport Users Association national coordinator Jon Reeves, and Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting NZ chief executive… Audio
Coordination is key in big Auckland transport plans - CEO
The infrastructure industry says the handling of the tender process for two big Auckland transport projects is exactly what it has been asking for over the past few years.
