Written by: Nick Leggett, CEO, Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand In Britain this week we’ve watched mayhem at the petrol pumps as they ran out of fuel due to […]
Freight
Economic Week - October 1
by Nick Clark, GM General Policy Outlook positive but confidence mixed The forecast for global sheepmeat and beef demand is positive for the 2021-22 season supported by solid market fundamentals, […]
Road Transport Forum rebrands
To better reflect road freight transport’s vital role in the New Zealand economy, the industry’s representatives have rebranded as Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand, says chief executive Nick Leggett. […]
RTF welcomes CoF and licence extensions
The Road Transport Forum (RTF) welcomes Transport Minister Michael Wood’s announcement today that driver licences, Warrants of Fitness (WoFs), Certificates of Fitness (CoFs), vehicle licences and licence endorsements that expired […]
Economic Week - September 3
by Nick Clark, Federated Farmers Manager General Policy Terms of trade back to record high Higher export prices in the June quarter pushed up the merchandise terms of trade, according […]
She’ll be right message from Government not good enough
“She’ll be right” is the message from the Government when it comes to insurance liability of trucks during Level 4 lockdown, says Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief executive Nick Leggett. […]
Economic Week - August 6
Have commodities peaked? Having posted record highs in recent months, commodity prices slipped in July. The ANZ World Commodity Price Index was down 1.4% compared to June. Dairy was the […]
Economic Week - July 9
by Nick Clark, Federated Farmers Manager General Policy Commodity prices rise but freight issues biting June saw commodity prices continue to rise to new record highs, but freight costs and […]
Economic Week - April 30
by Nick Clark, Federated Farmers Manager General Policy Imports on the rise Despite a fall in petroleum imports, overall imports rose sharply to the highest ever for a March month […]
Feds: live export ban ‘surprising’
The government’s announcement this morning that live export of animals will be banned after a transition period of up to two years has come as a surprise to Federated Farmers, […]
