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New safety centre opens
A new commercial vehicle safety centre in Taupō is now operating.
Letter: Central residents wake to big rigs
For some time now the big truck parking in town overnight is nothing less than a nightmare.
Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre update
The new Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre alongside the State Highway 1 and State Highway 5 roundabout at Taupō is well advanced.
A truck stop with a difference
Motorists on the East Taupō Arterial (ETA) route will have to take care over the coming months as work gets underway on installing weigh-in scales and other technology in the road to monitor trucks.
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