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$500k Auckland pedestrian crossing costs quietly corrected
A Herald headline this week said Auckland Transport was 'pushing on with $500,000 crossings'. The apparently outrageous expense was also aired on radio and in Parliament as evidence of the urgent need…
AudioThe $500,000 pedestrian crossing that wasn't
A Herald headline this week clained Auckland Transport was 'pushing on with $500,000 crossings.' The apparently outrageous expense was also aired on radio and in Parliament as evidence of the urgent…
Simeon Brown on repealing Three Waters legislation
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown is confident that local councils will be capable of developing financially stable plans for water infrastructure.
This after the government announced on Monday… Audio
Simeon Brown on Wellington and Upper Hutt water issues
The mayors of Wellington and Upper Hutt want to meet urgently with the Local Government Minister to discuss their water woes.
Both regions are currently at level 2 water restrictions, and it's… Audio
EV owners to pay road user charges
The government has announced electric vehicle owners will now pay road user charges, costing drivers 76 dollars for every thousand kilometres. The charges will begin from April the first.
That is… Audio
Transport commentators respond to Light Rail cancellation
The government has fulfilled its election promise to cancel city's beleaguered Light Rail project.
The plan had the potential to take up to 14-thousand-500 cars off the road, but the price soared to… Audio
Govt moves from light rail to other transport initiatives
Auckland's light rail project has been officially scrapped.
Transport Minister, Simeon Brown, yesterday announced the cancellation of the project as part of the Government's 100-day plan, saying the… Audio
Transport Minister discusses plans for State Highway upgrades
Several sections of the country's state highways are being described as in shocking condition, with some mayors calling for urgent upgrades as holidaymakers travel through their districts.
The AA… Audio
Government to hit the brake on speed limit changes
The government's pulling the handbrake on speed limit changes, saying it will stop blanket speed limit reductions. The Labour government introduced 80km per hour speed limits on some highways, and… Video, Audio
Government to stop Lake Onslow project
The new government is stopping work on investigating pumped hydro energy storage at Lake Onslow in Otago.
The project was floated as a solution to New Zealand's "dry year" problem - which happens… Audio
National hope to restore speed limits if elected
National will change the rules governing how speed limits are set, if elected next month.
Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says they hope to restore speed limits that have been reduced under… Audio
Brown labels spending 'extravagant' of Ministry for Pacific Peoples' breakfasts
National wants to know why $52,000 was spent by members of the Pacific Caucus and other officials on post-Budget breakfast events earlier this year.
Labour's spokesperson for Pacific Peoples, Barbara… Audio
National promises 10,000 electric vehicle chargers
The National Party is promising to provide 10,000 electric vehicle chargers across the country by 2030.
But it also proposes to scrap the Clean Car Discount.
Green Party spokesperson Julie Anne… Audio
National criticise Labour's transport policy as expensive and ideological
National is criticising the government's transport policies as expensive ideological projects that will inflict additional pain at the pump.
The latest transport policy statement would prioritise $20… Audio
National want Public Service Commissioner to look into contracts
The National Party wants the Public Service Commissioner to look into government contracts given to a company run by Cabinet Minister Peeni Henare's partner.
Consultancy Tatou - until recently run by… Audio
National Party 'sceptical' about Auckland Harbour tunnels
The National Party is sceptical about a Labour proposal to dig three tunnels under Auckland Harbour - a pair for traffic, and another for rail.
It could cost $45 billion.
But the business case, and… Audio
Political road rage - budget holes and emissions omissions
The UN says we've reached "the era of global boiling". Given that, you'd think climate might have got more of a mention from the media as the National Party released its road-heavy $24 billion… Audio
Political road rage - budget holes and emissions omissions
The UN says we've reached "the era of global boiling". Given that, you'd think climate might have got more of a mention from the media as the National Party released its road-heavy $24 billion…
AudioNational to focus on roading
The National Party says, if elected, it will spend $6 billion linking Whangārei and Tauranga with a four-lane highway. That would include major projects between Whangārei and Port Marsden, from… Audio
National to create Pothole Repair Fund
Let's talk potholes.
The National Party wants to create a $500 million fund to deal with urgent roading repairs, aptly named the Pothole Repair Fund.
In 2022, there were more than 50,000 potholes… Audio