New Zealand: Transport

Logging train revival to help 'deteriorating' Napier-Taihape road

29 Jan 2025

By Linda Hall, Local Democracy Reporter | Logging trains are back on the tracks running five days a week on the Napier-Palmerston North line to Napier Port, taking trucks off the 'deteriorating' Napier-Taihape Rd.

How to cut your transport emissions - and get there faster

20 Dec 2024

By Emily Mabin Sutton | OPINION: What do two lime trees, a 30kg duffel bag, a full supermarket shop and a deck chair have in common?

Low-carbon campaigners call for rail-enabled ferries

2 Dec 2024

As the country waits for the government to announce its plans for the interislander ferries, rail advocates fear that losing rail-enabled ferries could threaten the country’s ongoing ability to decarbonise transport.

Green’s EV fringe-benefit tax bill voted down

28 Nov 2024

Green MP Julie-Anne Genter had hoped National might consider backing her EV fringe-benefit tax bill because it was once a policy in the party’s 2020 manifesto, but those hopes were dashed.

Company merger to electrify marine technology

20 Nov 2024

Marine technology companies ZeroJet and Tectrax, both specialists in electric systems, are set to merge.

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Are Air New Zealand's biofuel hopes just pie in the sky?

1 Nov 2024

By Liz Kivi | Air New Zealand and LanzaJet say a study shows promising results for turning wood waste into jet fuel. However, experts say that making jet fuel from wood at an industrial scale is challenging and extremely unlikely to result in near-term emissions reductions.

Canterbury locks in more emissions with new diesel ferry

30 Oct 2024

While Wellington and Auckland are cutting carbon with moves to electrify their ferries, Environment Canterbury has locked in at least eight more years of emissions with a brand-new diesel vessel for its only passenger ferry service.

Slight increase in EV sales - but uptake lagging behind other countries

22 Oct 2024

Electric vehicle sales staged a modest revival along with a mild increase in overall vehicle sales, according to an analysis by Forsyth Barr.

$27 million subsidy for low emissions heavy vehicles

24 Sep 2024

Last week the government announced $27.75 million for the Low Emissions Heavy Vehicle Fund, to subsidise the purchase price of low and zero-emissions heavy vehicles.

Relief coming for South Auckland train commuters

19 Aug 2024

By Mary Afemata, Local Democracy Reporter | After two years of disruptions, trains will once again be running along a major stretch of south Auckland's rail line by January 2025.

Wealthy Kiwis driving up transport emissions

13 Jun 2024

Cashed-up Kiwis are pumping out more than their fair share of transport emissions, driving more frequently and over longer distances, according to new research.

Transport policy threatens climate targets

2 Apr 2024

By Robert McLachlan | OPINION: The government’s move to drop climate considerations from land transport policy constitutes climate denial - and puts Aotearoa’s first emissions reduction plan at risk.

Govt should have considered climate impacts of EV road user charges

13 Mar 2024

The government should have done a climate impacts assessment on its proposed road user charges for electric vehicles, with the new charges likely to lead to a significant increase in carbon emissions, according to an expert.

New transport policy will increase emissions: Green Party

5 Mar 2024

Transport Minister Simeon Brown has announced the government will spend $7 billion a year for the next three years to build 15 new Roads of National Significance, while also cutting spending for mode shift to cycling, walking, and bus infrastructure.

Mainfreight releases climate related risks report

12 Oct 2023

Transport company Mainfreight has released its first climate related risks report, saying its position is “net positive” in terms of climate risks and opportunities.

Shifting gears on transport emissions

10 Oct 2023

Business vehicle fleets are still lagging on emission reductions, EROAD’s latest Sustainability Survey shows.

Z’s parent company predicts “robust” fossil fuel demand for next 10 years

31 Jul 2023

Demand for petrol retailers will remain high into the 2030s in New Zealand – years after some countries have banned the sale of fossil fuel vehicles, an energy giant predicts.

How close are we to price parity between EVs and ICE vehicles?

10 Dec 2021

The price of the batteries that power electric vehicles has fallen by about 90 percent since 2010, a continuing trend that will soon make EVs less expensive than gasoline vehicles.

Climate change mitigation reshaping capital’s streets

24 Sep 2021

A commitment to cutting the city’s GHG emissions has seen Wellington City Council greenlight consultation on a plan that will see 147km of cycle paths rolled out over the next 10 years.

Maersk spends £1bn on ‘carbon neutral’ container ships

25 Aug 2021

The world’s biggest shipping company is investing $1.4bn (£1bn) to speed up its switch to carbon neutral operations, ordering eight container vessels that can be fuelled by green methanol as well as traditional bunker fuel .

Fancy checking out an e-bike?

20 Jul 2021

Canberra’s e-bike library has been struggling to keep up with demand since it was launched last September.

Joint venture to build electric passenger-plane

1 Apr 2021

Rolls-Royce, Tecnam and Scandinavia’s largest airline, Widerøe, have entered into a partnership that they say will see the launch of an all-electric aircraft for passengers by 2026.

Shell to link execs' pay to climate performance

30 Mar 2021

Royal Dutch Shell proposes linking its directors' pay more closely to the group's climate performance and severing the link between bonuses and liquefied natural gas production volumes.

Aviation fuel from food waste could cut emissions

22 Mar 2021

Food waste could be instrumental in producing sustainable aviation fuel, according to a recent study.

EV subsidy plan causes division

19 Mar 2021

Toyota New Zealand will continue to push for financial incentives for those buying electric vehicles when it responds to the ClimCom draft report.

Japan's car--making heavyweights could be facing an electric shock

19 Mar 2021

Japan’s traditional car-making giants need to raise their game in the race to develop pure, battery-driven electric vehicles or risk being left behind by Chinese, American and European producers, analysts are warning.

IEA warns petrol demand may never recover

19 Mar 2021

Gasoline demand may never recover to pre-pandemic levels, the International Energy Agency says, with increased use in developing countries offset by rising fuel efficiency and a switch to electric vehicles in wealthy nations.

TRANSPORT 1: High carbon prices and behaviour change

16 Mar 2021

New Zealand is failing to get transport emissions under control, as latest data shows. Energy expert and IPCC lead author Emeritus Professor Ralph Sims says there is lots we can do, including pushing carbon prices higher.

TRANSPORT 2: Go electriciity, not hydrogen

16 Mar 2021

Green hydrogen is being touted as an alternative to fossil fuels in New Zealand. The Government has invested $8.4 million to explore its potential and $19.9 million in a hydrogen energy facility.

Our transport emissions hit new high

12 Mar 2021

New Zealand’s transport emissions are at an all-time high.

How heavy bombers hurt the climate

12 Mar 2021

The United States Airforce B-52 bomber that flew over Wairarapa during last month’s air show emitted as much carbon dioxide as 130 average mid-size cars emit per year in New Zealand.

Shipping industry proposes ‘moonshot’ fossil fuel levy

11 Mar 2021

Shipping industry representatives, backed by several countries, have submitted a proposal to the UN to charge a climate-related levy on fossil fuels used by international shipping for the first time.

World’s first low-carbon ship is low on gas

11 Mar 2021

When shipping giant Maersk announced last month it would operate a “carbon-neutral” vessel by 2023, the Danish company committed to using a fuel that’s made from renewable sources, is free of soot-forming pollutants — and is currently in scarce supply.

Study reveals Airbus' huge emissions legacy

1 Mar 2021

Planes sold by Airbus in 2019 and 2020 will produce well over a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide during their lifetimes, according to landmark first estimates of the aerospace manufacturer’s emissions.

Businesses join hands to find 'right recipe' for zero-carbon industries

26 Feb 2021

Despite the pandemic slamming the brakes on flying, UK-based engineering firm Rolls-Royce - whose main clients include the aviation industry - has not backed away from its work to slash planet-heating emissions, according to its technology director.

Tax aviation to raise funds for poor countries

19 Feb 2021

Taxes on international transport could provide finance to help developing countries cut greenhouse gas emissions and cope with the impacts of climate breakdown, a group of climate finance experts say.

Aviation charts path to carbon neutrality by 2050

16 Feb 2021

The European airline industry has launched a sustainability plan to achieve carbon neutrality in the aviation sector by 2050.

Projects to tackle our transport emissions headache

10 Feb 2021

The latest round of Government funding to help cut the country’s traffic emissions has gone to projects including hydrogen trucks, EV charging and car-and-bike-sharing schemes.

Will planes be flying on air?

5 Feb 2021

Scientists are working on recovering atmospheric carbon to conjure aviation jet fuel from thin air.

Study puts Dunedin on most-at-risk airports list

4 Feb 2021

Dunedin airport is on a new international list of airports most vulnerable to climate change.

Scania says no to hydrogen power

3 Feb 2021

Where will hydrogen fit in the clean transport mix? Not in trucking, says one of the world's largest heavy-duty-vehicle manufacturers.

Govt moves on transport ahead of ClimCom report

28 Jan 2021

The Government is pre-empting likely criticism from the Climate Change Commission by today announcing a suite of policies tackling greenhouse gas emissions from transport.

Help us make Marsden a renewables hub, says Z

11 Dec 2020

A major shareholder in New Zealand’s only oil refinery says it should be converted to producing renewable fuels.

Z tells Govt how to cut transport emissions

9 Dec 2020

Z Energy is sticking with its dream of selling low-emissions biodiesel, albeit with an Australian product because its own production plant has been mothballed.

EU urged to address aviation’s full climate impact, including non-CO2 emissions

27 Nov 2020

The aviation sector’s climate impact is three times bigger than the effect of its carbon dioxide emissions alone, a new study shows, prompting calls for action.

'Jet-zero' green flight goal dismissed as a gimmick

26 Nov 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “jet-zero” goal of a commercial transatlantic flight producing no carbon emissions by 2025 is a gimmick, according to experts, who say technology alone cannot solve the impact of global aviation on the climate crisis.

'Super emitters' polluting climate at expense of those who don't fly

23 Nov 2020

Just one per cent of the population is responsible for half of global emissions from aviation, a study shows.

Cutting carbon will cost tourism and export industries

19 Nov 2020

The tourism and export sectors need to prepare for growing transport costs, Climate Change Commission chair Dr Rod Carr is warning.

Anger as IMO says shipping emissions can keep climbing

19 Nov 2020

Countries have agreed a package of energy-efficiency measures that will allow emissions from global shipping to continue to rise until 2030.

Greek island ditches fossil-fuel cars

13 Nov 2020

For one Greek island the future is green - it's switching from internal combustion-driven transport to electric vehicles.

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