Driving growth: Taking action for the freight sector

Three practical initiatives to improve our freight system will support economic
growth, productivity, resilience and safety, Transport Minister Chris Bishop
says.

“New Zealand’s freight system is the driving force behind our economy. It gets food and fibres from farms to factories, and then on to shops in New Zealand, or to ports to be exported for overseas markets. Freight underpins economic growth
and supports tens of thousands of jobs,” Mr Bishop says.

“As our population grows, so does the demand for goods and the need to accommodate increased freight traffic on our state highway network.

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