Options Review project update

Positive progress continues to be made on project Draft options in final stages of finalisation Draft Options Report due out for NZUAG Board consideration and review by end of January Sector Update webinar proposed for 5 February – details to come Final report expected to be available to send to Minister for Infrastructure late February

RCA Temporary Traffic Management Centre (RTTMC) now live

The RTTMC is a 12 month proof of concept trail that commenced 1 September 2025, with the aim of centralising approval and coordination of state highway Traffic Management Plans (TMPs). The centralisation will drive a consistent application of the risk-based approach and use of NZGTTM, supporting appropriate use of temporary traffic management across the state […]

NZUAG Options Review webinar #2 postponed

The NZUAG Options Review webinar scheduled for 10 December has been postponed to allow further time to explore and develop the options. A new date will be confirmed and communicated in due course. Thank you for your understanding

National Code Options Review webinar #2 – Wed 10 Dec 12-1pm

The NZUAG Options Review webinar scheduled for 10 December has been postponed to allow further time to explore and develop the options. A new date will be confirmed and communicated in due course. Thank you for your understanding Join MartinJenkins and Harrison Grierson, on behalf of NZUAG, for a second webinar on the review into options […]

Code Options Review Stakeholder Survey now open

NZUAG has been commissioned by the Minister for Infrastructure, Hon Chris Bishop, to undertake a fast-paced review of options to improve the planning, delivery, and management of works – and the associated records – within New Zealand’s transport corridors. As part of this project, a survey is being conducted to capture a wide range of […]

NZUAG National Code Options Review Webinar

MartinJenkins and Harrison Grierson are currently undertaking, on behalf of NZUAG, a review into options to improve how works are planned, co-ordinated, managed and recorded in our transport corridors. A webinar is taking place on Friday 14 November, 12-1pm, designed to outline the review’s purpose and approach, discuss what has been heard from the sector […]

Minister of Infrastructure announces NZUAG led Options Review announced

The Minister of Infrastructure, Chris Bishop, today announced a review into “options for strengthening underground utility records, including the potential to expand Wellington City Council’s successful pilot of an underground asset register.”  The Minister’s full announcement is available here, with updates on the project available from the projects page on the NZUAG website.

NZUAG to investigate options to improve work planning and records

The chair of the New Zealand Utilities Advisory Group, Jim Donovan, announced today that NZUAG has been commissioned to carry out a fast-paced review of options to improve the planning, delivery, and management of works in our transport corridors. New Zealand’s infrastructure networks—road, rail, electricity, gas, telecommunications, water—share our transport corridors. Activities by one network […]