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- New Auckland rail line to benefit freight and passengers - Beehive.govt.nzon September 17, 2025
“Alongside other recent investments in Auckland's transport network, including the Papakura to Pukekohe rail electrification project, rail ...
- Mayor, council candidates respond: What are your skills? - The Central Appon September 18, 2025
“Forty-four years experience in project and infrastructure management (22 years within councils, eight years servicing Meridian energy, 14 years own ...
- Announcements, Appointment Of David Baldwin As Non-executive Director - NZXon September 17, 2025
... infrastructure asset management. His career includes leadership ... Most recently, David was a Senior Managing Director with Macquarie Asset Management ...
- Vultr & FluidCloud partner to boost instant multicloud migration - IT Brief Asiaon September 17, 2025
FluidCloud's Cloud Cloning technology is designed to be portable, enabling enterprises to transform their infrastructure assets and manage them across ...
- GitHub launches MCP Registry to streamline AI tool discovery - IT Brief New Zealandon September 17, 2025
"Terraform empowers developers with consistent infrastructure management. With the launch of GitHub's MCP Registry, they can now easily discover ...
- State highway summer maintenance under way in Marlborough - The Press (NZ)on September 18, 2025
Oldfield asked for drivers to follow all traffic management, temporary speed limits, and instructions from road crews. “They are there to keep ...
- State highway summer maintenance underway in Marlboroughon September 18, 2025
This is particularly important for those who have Picton ferry connections. Please follow all traffic management, temporary speed limits, and ...
- Winter's Over, But Waipā Networks Continues To Urge Drivers To Take Care - Scoopon September 18, 2025
Repairs typically require a team of overhead line workers, traffic management, and, in some cases, subsurface crews. A routine job where a single ...
- COUNCIL BRIEF - Ashburton District Councilon September 17, 2025
Replacement trees will be planted nearby, and traffic management will be in place during the works. LAKE HOOD. A monitoring buoy will be deployed.
- Team Global Express announces new logistics partnership - Australian Truck Radioon September 18, 2025
As part of the agreement, Team Global Express will leverage its extensive multi-modal transport network to ship Auckland FC's new team jersey to fans ...
- Opening of new Third Main Line in Auckland | Beehive.govt.nzon September 18, 2025
... freight out from the rail network during the day. We would have had a busier passenger network but derailed our economy. Ports of Auckland work ...
- Golden Week Network Changes Far East Asia to Arabian Gulf Services - Maerskon September 18, 2025
Our teams are already working to rebook impacted cargo across our remaining network to minimize any impact on our customers. We remain committed ...
- New rail line opens in Auckland, touted to unlock freight and faster trains - TRANSPORTtalkon September 18, 2025
The $328 million project adds a third line through one of the busiest parts of the network, upgrades junctions at Wiri and Westfield, delivers track ...
- Bitumen import terminal milestone marked at Marsden Point - TRANSPORTtalkon September 18, 2025
... Minister Chris Bishop and Channel ... transport Transporting NZ Transport Minister TR Group V8 Supercars Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
- New Auckland rail line to benefit freight and passengers - Beehive.govt.nzon September 17, 2025
... Minister Winston Peters and Transport Minister Chris Bishop say. The Third Main was opened by the Ministers at an event in South Auckland this ...
- Flights, trains, metros: Here's how France's nationwide strike will impact travel this Thursdayon September 17, 2025
Former transport minister Philippe Tabarot (who remains in the role until a new cabinet is announced) said around 90 per cent of high-speed TGV ...
- Plan unlikely to change much: airline boss - Otago Daily Timeson September 17, 2025
Associate Transport Minister James Meager this week launched the "Aviation Action Plan" — a 25-point strategic programme by the Interim Aviation ...
- Opening of new Third Main Line in Auckland | Beehive.govt.nzon September 18, 2025
Mainfreight has invested millions in new rail-served facilities, taking trucks off Auckland's roads with lower road maintenance and congestion ...
- Work on new Auckland rail bridges gets under way | Stuffon September 17, 2025
Work on new pedestrian bridges at three Auckland train stations will get under way soon, to allow frequent trains for the City Rail Link. The ...
- Opening of new Third Main Line in Auckland | Beehive.govt.nzon September 18, 2025
Mainfreight has invested millions in new rail-served facilities, taking trucks off Auckland's roads with lower road maintenance and congestion ...
- Work on new Auckland rail bridges gets under way | Stuffon September 17, 2025
Work on new pedestrian bridges at three Auckland train stations will get under way soon, to allow frequent trains for the City Rail Link. The ...
- Wellington's City to Sea bridge set for new work just days after planned demolition pausedon September 18, 2025
Wellington City Council said work was needed on the bridge and Capital E building due to postponed maintenance over the last few years.
- Car flips onto roof on central Wellington street - Stuffon September 18, 2025
The person said reports were that a car had rolled, and hit another car before coming to rest in the cycleway just outside the hospital. Read More.
- Car flips on roof outside Wellington Hospital - NZ Heraldon September 18, 2025
The person said reports were that a car had rolled, and hit another car before stopping in the cycleway just outside the hospital. Advertisement.
- Car flips on to roof outside Wellington Hospitalon September 18, 2025
A northbound lane was coned off. A police spokesperson said the car had rolled, and hit another car before stopping in the cycleway across the road ...
- City of Hamilton announces Jackie Kennedy as General Manager, Public Workson September 18, 2025
council City & Council. Home. council City & Council ... Management, Waste Management and Corporate Asset Management within Public Works.
- Letter: If developers are going to build, they should fund needed infrastructure | Niagara Nowon September 18, 2025
... assets, such as roads, water systems, parks and buildings. What happened? Did town council not follow it? I suspect the existing asset management ...
- House committee advances bill to reform FSOC's process for increased oversight of nonbankson September 18, 2025
... Council's process for designating nonbank financial ... The Investment Company Institute, a trade association for the asset management ...
- PureGym sets up shop at Sale's Stanley Square - Place North Weston September 18, 2025
Asset manager Altered Space has secured the letting of a 24,000 sq ft ... The council has approved a framework mapping out plans for high ...
- New Zealand, Saudi Arabia form business councilon September 18, 2025
For these reasons, we may share your site usage data with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners. ... Dr Majid bin Abdullah Al-Kassabi ...
- The challenges for Canterbury's youth | Star Newson September 18, 2025
Data used to inform the council's community development strategy, adopted earlier this year, found youth were also impacted by ''loneliness''.
- New Data Shows Flexible Work Was Never The Issue The Government Claimedon September 18, 2025
Council Continues To Strengthen Its Climate Commitment · New Data Shows Flexible Work Was Never The Issue The Government Claimed · What Are We ...
- Council continues to strengthen its climate commitment - Hamilton City Councilon September 18, 2025
City-wide emissions data for 2024/25 is not yet available. Council is working with 18 other councils across Aotearoa to improve how city-wide ...
Announcements
- 23 July RCAF Webinar – The Future of Digital in Roading Network14/07/2025
Join industry experts on Wednesday 23 July from 10:00am to 11:30am who will share insights into how digital technology is changing the way they do business.
This webinar is for those in the transport sector who are thinking about the future and technology – mayors, council leadership and roading teams who are developing their regional land transport plans.
View the full webinar programme
Everyone is welcome – email [email protected] to request an invite.
- TAN #24-02 Recommendations for an adaptive approach to resilience of non-SH bridges – Technical Advisory Note recently published by Transport Services18/12/2024
This note is to advise the sector of the direction of the NZ Transport Agency regarding the adoption and implementation of updated seismic hazard models in the design of State Highway bridges, and to provide associated recommendations for the design of non-SH bridges. Recent developments in the understanding of natural hazard risk in New Zealand, including seismic and flooding, have led to a general increase in design demands. The increased demands require sharper critical thinking to be applied in setting performance requirements for resilience and in designing efficient solutions for new structures.
Read more... - TAN #24-01 Seismic resilience of new State Highway Bridges – Technical Advisory Note recently published by Transport Services18/12/2024
This note is to advise the sector of the direction of the NZ Transport Agency regarding the adoption and implementation of updated seismic hazard models in the design of State Highway bridges. A comprehensive review of current seismic design procedures in the Bridge Manual and associated documents is underway, in collaboration with the wider sector. This review encompasses seismic risk settings and associated performance criteria. Whilst this review is in progress, and until further direction is provided through updates to relevant Standards, the following approach shall be adopted in the design of new NZTA structures.
Read more... - RR 727 – Community response to transport noise exposure in New Zealand – Research report recently published by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi16/12/2024
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi recently published a research report which defines and quantifies the responses to noise exposure from road traffic, railways and aircraft in selected locations throughout New Zealand.
Read more... - Methods of measuring mode share and mode shift at different spatial scales and timescales – Research report recently published by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi16/12/2024
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi recently published a research report which explains how researchers developed a toolkit that authorities can use to harmonise their approaches to measuring and reporting on mode share and mode shift. The toolkit helps authorities decide which approach to collecting mode-share data will best suit their purpose. It also contains guidelines on specifying mode-share data requirements, and collecting, analysing and reporting on the data.
Read more... - 3 December RCAF Webinar – Temporary Traffic Management (TTM)07/11/2024
Temporary traffic management is changing in New Zealand; Contractors, TTM suppliers and RCAs including NZTA are moving to a risk-based approach to TTM. This is a transformational change for the sector and we’re keen to share information about the key changes underway as well as the support available to help local councils consider how they can approach their transition.
Join our webinar on 3 December 2024 from 10am to 11:30am to find out more. The webinar will be hosted by the RCA Forum with key speakers and a panel of experts to answer your questions:
- Steve Mutton, Chair of the RCA Forum
- Andrew McKillop, Programme Director, Road Efficiency Group
- Darren Wu, Chair of the TTM industry steering group
- Ryan Cooney, Programme Director Road Works Safety, NZTA
RCA Forums enable members to exchange information and provide updates on sector working group activities, proposed legislation, new standards and guidelines, highway and procurement strategies and other issues relevant to road controlling authorities and the other member organisations. A full index of forum resources is here.
2024 23 April | 26 November | 3 Dec
2022 21 April | 6 September
2021 4 June
2020 August
Working Groups
The RCA Forum establishes specialised working groups to resolve issues that require a coordinated approach from the sector. These working groups continue as long as the issues require attention. After a working group closes, its records and documents continue to be available here on this site. The full list of resources for each working group includes references, past research, and coroner’s recommendations.
About us
The Road Controlling Authorities Forum (New Zealand) Incorporated (RCAF or RCA Forum) is a closed, non-political incorporated society of road asset managers and roading professionals from all territorial local authorities (except the Chatham Islands Council), the Department of Conservation and the New Zealand Transport Agency.