Wellington, Sept 8 NZPA - Construction and civil engineering contractor Fulton Hogan says its focus is on emergency work in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake and it is inappropriate to draw economic conclusions about the situation.

Wellington, July 7 NZPA - New vehicle sales reached a 20-month high in June, with more than a quarter of the sales made by Toyota which dominated the rental market business.

Wellington, May 30 NZPA - A "farebox recovery" policy devised by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) aiming to make public transport more self-sustainable and efficient will hit commuters in the pocket, the Green Party says.

Wellington, May 28 NZPA - Former ACT Party deputy leader Ken Shirley will become chief executive of the Road Transport Forum when former National Party cabinet minister Tony Friedlander retires from the lobby group in July.

Wellington, April 22 NZPA - The Green Party says it is concerned the Government will reduce its contribution to Kiwirail after Transport Minister Steven Joyce said customers and councils needed to pay their share.

Wellington, April 22 NZPA - Councils in Auckland and Wellington need to pay more for the rail services they use, Transport Minister Steven Joyce says. People need to understand how hard it was to turn around state-owned Kiwirail, he said.

Wellington, April 21 NZPA - Transport Minister Steven Joyce says customers and councils are not paying the cost of rail infrastructure and they will have to get behind rail.

Wellington, March 26 NZPA - A state highway classification system is being developed to guide future investment and management of the network, Transport Minister Steven Joyce says.

Wellington, March 24 NZPA - Former New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) chief executive Chris Moller has been appointed chairman of the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA). Starting on April 1, Mr Moller takes over from Brian Roche for a three-year term.

Wellington, March 12 NZPA - The success of the SuperGold card scheme's transport discount should not be a reason to downgrade it, says senior citizens lobby group Grey Power.