New Zealand sets out next steps on replacing petrol tax with electronic road user charging
The New Zealand Government has agreed to a series of important legislative changes to enable the transition of the country’s 3.5 million light vehicles to paying for our roading network through electronic road user charges, rather than petrol tax. Highways News reported the country’s plans to expand RUC to all vehicles last week. In a […]
Road user charging in New Zealand to expand to all vehicles, minister announces
The New Zealand Government has signed off on the first steps towards scrapping petrol tax and shifting all vehicles onto electronic road user charges, calling it the “biggest change to how we fund our roading network in 50 years”. Transport Minister Chris Bishop said Cabinet had agreed to legislative reforms that would enable the country’s […]
WDM strengthens partnership with renewed New Zealand Transport Agency contract
WDM New Zealand has secured a further five plus one, plus one contract with the New Zealand Transport Agency. The renewed contract will run until 2032 and see WDM successfully delivering SCRIM & HSD(Sideway-force Co-efficient Routine Investigation Machine, High Speed Data) data for the agency, as the Road Condition Survey operative for state highways. As […]