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Rail Disruption Upper South Island

We have been advised that KiwiRail has closed the main rail line between Picton and Blenheim to implement urgent repairs to a rail bridge. Please expect delays for all inter-island freight for the next three weeks as capacity is reduced. Clients with any specific concerns should discuss these with your Site Manager. We will post […]

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Severe Weather Event – 20 February 2023

Here’s the latest update on the current status of deliveries across the carrier networks: Napier and Hastings – Only accessible via SH2 from Palmerston North, resulting in very heavy traffic congestion and significant delays. Many suburbs and surrounding areas are still inaccessible. Heavy congestion and delays are expected to continue for a considerable time. Gisborne […]

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Severe Weather Event – Update 16 February 2023

Today’s updates: General New Zealand network updates: Cook Strait ferry services have resumed, however delays can still be expected as vehicle backlogs are cleared following cancellations earlier this week. KiwiRail have confirmed that the North Island Main Trunk Line (Auckland to Wellington) and the Main North Line (Christchurch to Picton) are now both fully open. […]

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Severe Weather Event – Update 14 February 2023

We have today received the following update from our Transport partner(s) Kaitaia, Whangarei, Napier, Hastings, Thames and Whakatane branches are all closed today due to weather conditions, so there will be no deliveries to those regions. Freight was unable to be linehauled to these regions last night due to weather, road closures, slips and/or flooding. […]

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Severe Weather Event – Update 13 February 2023

While the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle is still in its early stages, there are a number of factors which are disrupting our carrier networks. Please see the latest information below: Ferry sailings have been cancelled for tonight (Monday, 13th February) and will likely be cancelled tomorrow as well, so no road freight will be able […]

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Auckland Severe Weather Event – Update Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Further to our earlier update, our Auckland team members have returned to work today after Auckland’s anniversary weekend. We are very pleased to be able to report that just a small number of our staff have been personally affected by the significant weather event and we are supporting those affected. Pending any further weather disruptions, […]

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Freight Update – Auckland Severe Weather Event

The torrential rain causing significant flooding in Auckland is impacting freight leaving, entering or transiting through Auckland. With the ongoing clean-up occurring and more heavy rain scheduled in the coming days, major network disruptions are expected to continue in this region. There will also be backlogs of freight across all networks which will take time […]

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Covid-19 Update – 12 May 2022

We are currently reporting no major interruptions to our carrier partner networks at this time. Contactless pickups and deliveries are still common practice, where instead of a consignee signing the driver’s scanner, the driver sights the consignee, requests their name and signs on their behalf.   Post Haste There are no pickup or delivery restrictions […]

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Covid-19 Update – 25 March 2022

Below are the latest network status updates from our carrier partners:   Post Haste Due to a high number of positive Covid cases in their team, Post Haste are currently only able to deliver urgent medical supplies to the Cromwell and Alexandra regions. All orders for other commodities will be dispatched once this restriction is […]

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Covid-19 Update – 9 March 2022

Below are the latest network status updates from our carrier partners: Post Haste Restrictions in place to Whakatane: Due to positive cases in the Whakatane depot, there are only a couple of drivers available for this region. Currently only urgent orders of essential goods are being permitted for dispatch to this region. All other orders […]

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