News and events

Our June 2026 newsletter is packed full of updates!

Clearway arrives at a pivotal time for the sector as organisations adapt to emerging opportunities enabled by collaborative forward works planning, risk-based TTM practices and enhanced technology, while responding to expectations around delivery, workforce capability and system-wide collaboration.

This is the full recording of the TTM Transition & Credentials Roadshow session held in Christchurch, covering the TTM-ISG update, NZTA update, and a detailed walkthrough of the new Credentials Framework.

As part of the NZGTTM transition, Christchurch City Council has provided helpful clarification on how risk assessments should be scoped within TMPs submitted to CCC from next month.

Following a strong launch of the TTM Transition & Credentials Roadshow in late April, the Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group (TTM-ISG), with support from NZTA, has now delivered workshops across Whangārei, Auckland, Waikato / Bay of Plenty, New Plymouth and Hawke’s Bay, with more than 300 attendees participating to date.

In March 2026, TTM-ISG led a delegation of 14 New Zealand representatives to the Traffic Management Association of Australia's (TMAA's) inaugural START Conference in Adelaide. Read full report here.

Connexis has announced three new Level 4 Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) micro-credentials, supporting the sector’s shift toward a risk-based framework.

Our April 2026 newsletter has landed!

NZ Police have launched a targeted operation focusing on speeding through roadworks, highlighting ongoing safety risks for workers and road users.

The New Zealand Certificate in Temporary Traffic Management Supervision (Level 4) strengthens leadership capability across the TTM workforce while creating clearer career pathways for people working in the sector.

The Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group (TTM-ISG) with support from NZ Transport Agency - Waka Kotahi, and Industry Partners, will host a nationwide industry roadshow throughout April and May 2026.

We’re pleased to introduce the Road Works Safety - Cross Sector Working Group, a collaborative group established in response to the findings of the 2025 Traffic Controller Safety Survey, which highlighted persistent risks, abuse, and unsafe driver behaviour faced by roadworkers across New Zealand and Australia.

We’re pleased to welcome Shannyn Hiroti to the Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group (TTM-ISG) as Operations and Engagement Manager.

The Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group (TTM ISG) is hosting an industry Leaders Breakfast featuring Rob Fisher, focused on how proportionate, risk-based approaches to safety can be applied in practice within New Zealand’s temporary traffic management environment.

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2026, sharing key updates from TTM‑ISG and our stakeholders.

The New Zealand Utilities Advisory Group (NZUAG) is undertaking a cross-sector review focused on improving coordination, planning, and delivery of activity across the road corridor.

Chair's Report from the 2025 AGM, held on December 10th. The report encapsulates the significant achievements and activities of the year.

Closing out 2025 & Chair’s AGM Report

TTM-ISG welcome Levi Anderson-Crewther, one of the TTM supplier representatives on the Industry Steering Group. Outside his work with the ISG, he is the General Manager of T8 Group Ltd.

TTM-ISG launch the highly anticipated Traffic Controller Safety Survey 2025 Report in Wellington.

Media Release from the TTM-ISG New Zealand Road Workers Report Concerning Levels of Abuse and Infringements

Kids in the deep south have been learning about the importance of temporary traffic management with the help of Dunedin-based supplier, Traffic Management & Control (TMC Ltd).

TTM-ISG welcomed Simon McManus as its first Chief Executive Officer in September 2025, marking a significant milestone in the organisation's growth and its ability to deliver on an ambitious programme of work for the sector.

From 1 September 2025, NZTA will run a 12-month proof of concept trial to centralise approval and coordination of state highway Traffic Management Plans (TMPs).

Welcome to our August 2025 newsletter - we have another busy edition for you.

It’s time to meet our new WorkSafe representative – Ketan Chandu!

Welcome to our mid 2025 newsletter - we have another busy edition for you.

It’s time to meet our NZ Utilities Advisory Group representative - Nick Miskelly

When WorkSafe launched its road cone hotline in 2025, TTM-ISG Chair Darren Wu welcomed the conversation but urged caution. Most equipment on site was there for a legitimate reason, and safety cannot be rushed.

Welcome to our second newsletter for 2025 - we have another bumper edition for you.

The Traffic Management Association of Australia conference and associated visits.

It’s time to meet one of our Lead Contractor representatives – Dave Rendall.

Welcome to our first newsletter for 2025!

It’s time to meet our Chair and Association of Consulting Engineers NZ representative – Darren Wu.

It's been a busy year and we're looking forward to ramping our work and support of the sector in 2025.

With temporary traffic management costs being discussed in the media recently, the Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group wants to refocus attention to the true cost in relation total project spending and the reason why we have temporary traffic management in the first place.

It’s time to meet one of our TTM supplier representatives on the Industry Steering Group, Wayne Clarke.

With a number of changes on the way for TTM, our bumper newsletter covers all the latest updates and what these changes could mean for you

It's time to meet our new RCA representative for the North Island, Tracey Berkahn.

In July 2024, the TTM ISG officially became an incorporated society, providing security around our long-term future and allowing us to focus on connecting and representing the TTM industry, while continuing to help the sector navigate the change we are facing.

NZTA's Vanessa Browne outlines the agency's progress toward safer, more efficient temporary traffic management across the state highway network. With contractors already on board, NZTA is focused on fit-for-purpose setups, prompt removal of equipment, and minimising disruption for road users. July 2024 marked the end of the NZGTTM pilots, with the risk-based approach now becoming standard on state highways.

Great to see so many TTM sector faces at last week's TARMAC conference in Hamilton, here are some of our highlights from three packed days.

Road cones are a symptom, not the problem.

Last year, in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, NZTA had to repair pavements on state highways in Gisborne while dealing with the onset of winter. To manage these unfavourable conditions NZTA changed its typical ways of working, using an uncommon solution to rehabilitate the road and a light-touch solution for traffic management.

Registrations are now open for the final three joint TTM ISG and CCNZ 2024 TTM roadshows in Invercargill, Wellington and Christchurch.

This month ISG Chair Dave Tilton and other ISG members met with Transport Minister, Hon Simeon Brown, and Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Hon Brooke van Velden.

Following the release of the draft 2024 Government Policy Statement (GPS) we know that driving efficient and effective TTM on the state highway and local road networks will be a key focus.

Registrations now open for our joint TTM ISG and CCNZ hosted 2024 TTM roadshows in Whangārei, New Plymouth, Dunedin and Nelson.

The Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group (ISG) and Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ) are pleased to be bringing one of 13 regional TTM roadshows to Aotearoa.

The TTM-ISG Team looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Worker Representative to join the TTM ISG. Read more here -->

TTM-ISG Chair Dave Tilton and Deputy Chair Darren Wu presented at the TMAA National Conference on the Gold Coast, sharing how political pressure in New Zealand is accelerating the shift to a risk-based approach.

Consultation on the proposed TTM Credentials Framework closed 5 April 2024. The Framework sets the foundation for a new training approach to better manage safety and competency across the industry.

The Manawatu-Whanganui NOC pilot, led by Higgins and Beca, has been testing a structured four-step risk-based approach to maintenance activities since October 2023, with early results highlighting the importance of collaboration and change management.

Fulton Hogan's Northland NOC pilot is testing the NZGTTM risk-based approach across reactive and planned cyclic maintenance works, with crews empowered to make real-time safety decisions on the ground.

Downer is using the North Canterbury NOC pilot to test and refine its approach to the NZGTTM risk-based methodology across training, assurance, good practice, commercial, and communications workstreams in a real-world environment.

Getting started with the risk-based approach doesn't have to mean going from 0 to 100 overnight. Here are some practical examples from the Northland Transportation Alliance showing how small steps can make a real difference.

Downer's interactive risk assessment tool is now freely available to the whole industry in two formats, helping TTM workers make better decisions across the varied and changing environments they work in every day.

TTM-ISG responded to the Draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Land Transport, welcoming the focus on value for money while calling for safety to remain central and TTM to be integrated earlier in work planning.

Consultation opened in February 2024 on the proposed TTM Credentials Framework, giving the industry the chance to shape a new approach to training and competency built around the risk-based NZGTTM.

Join our webinars and have your say on the TTM Credentials Framework

Our first e-newsletter!

This presentation by Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group Chair Dave Tilton at Future Roads 2023.

The New Zealand Events Association (NZEA), in partnership with NZ Transport Agency – Waka Kotahi and the Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group (TTM ISG), is hosting a free webinar to support event organisers and planners to apply a practical, risk-based approach to TTM for community events and parades.