Infrastructure
Media releases about infrastructure.
25 June 2024
AA urges fast action to address ferry infrastructure
The grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere over the weekend again highlighted a crucial vulnerability in New Zealand’s transport network, the AA says.
6 June 2024
AA welcomes more funds for road maintenance
The AA welcomes the investment in road maintenance announced by the Government today as great news for all road users.
6 September 2023
EV infrastructure commitment will energise battery vehicle uptake and charge lower-carbon future
A signalled investment plan to install 10,000 public EV chargers around the country by 2030 would be a hugely positive step towards getting more New Zealanders into EVs and hitting emissions reduction targets.
16 June 2023
Pūhoi to Warkworth highway will deliver great benefits - AA
The opening of the new Ara Tūhono - Pūhoi to Warkworth section of State Highway 1 will be a long-awaited leap forward for safer, shorter and more reliable travel between Northland and Auckland, says the AA.
31 August 2022
AA applauds Waka Kotahi’s efforts to reopen SH6
AA Nelson District chairman Richard Popenhagen has praised Waka Kotahi and the work crews for their rapid efforts to reopen State Highway 6 between Blenheim and Nelson following last week's devastating rain.
12 July 2022
AA Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency reopens its doors in Gisborne
Licensing services have a new home at 198 Grey Street, Gisborne as the AA is back in business on the East Coast.
27 May 2022
No sign of Auckland’s congestion woes improving - AA
Auckland’s congestion hit record highs in months free from Covid restrictions last year, despite a slight decline in the city’s population.
10 August 2021
AA welcomes Government’s decision not to toll Puhoi to Warkworth
The AA welcomes the Government‘s announcement that the Puhoi to Warkworth (Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi) Northern Motorway extension (State Highway 1) will not be a toll road.
21 August 2020
No winners in Transmission Gully deal
There is certainty but little to celebrate in the latest announcement on Transmission Gully, says the AA.
29 January 2020
Resuscitated roads are vitally needed - AA
Motorists around the country will be welcoming today’s announcement from the Government of multiple major roading projects being resuscitated.