Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
The holidays are almost here, but for those still at work in the nation’s newsrooms, the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) media team will be available to help during the 2025/26 Christmas/New Year break, with the following on-call roster:
December 24 & January 2-4
Andy Knackstedt – 0212 763 222
andrew.knackstedt@nzta.govt.nz
December 25
Felix Marwick – 021 370 481
felix.marwick@nzta.govt.nz
December 26
Natasha Utting – 021 507 990
natasha.utting@nzta.govt.nz
December 27-28
Jarrod Booker – 021 705 613
jarrod.booker@nzta.govt.nz
December 29-30
Kaity Alexander – 021 351 064
kaity.alexander@nzta.govt.nz
December 31 – January 1
Blair Cunningham – 021 240 9118
blair.cunningham@nzta.govt.nz
Throughout the holiday period, the Ministry of Transport will update holiday road crash data on a daily basis. This information will updated here(external link)(external link), updated daily from December 25.
NZTA has also updated our popular online holiday journeys traffic prediction tool(external link)(external link) which shows predicted traffic flow over the Christmas and New Year holiday, based on previous year’s travel patterns. This handy ‘trip hack’ can help people plan their journeys and avoid delays.
Wishing you a safe and joyous holiday on behalf of NZTA Waka Kotahi.
