Simeon Brown

The Government's hit the brakes on making emissions reductions its top transport priority, saying Cyclone Gabrielle has changed everything.

It had wanted in its three-year plan to reallocate some of… Audio

The last episode of The House for this year is an opportunity to look back at some of the goings-on in Parliament that we covered in 2022. Audio

The Government is handing out $350 million to encourage people to walk, bike or take the bus.

The Transport Choices package announced yesterday aims to give 46 councils more efficient, cost effective… Audio

Whether cross-party or inter-parliament collectives, MP groups are all about human connections which help MPs, and importantly us, find out what makes them tick. Audio

Government spending on contractors and consultants jumped by a third last year, up $300 million.

The latest public service workforce data shows one-point-two-billion-dollars was spent, all while… Audio

The National Party wants to stop ministers who've just quit Parliament from being able to immediately become political lobbyists.

Former cabinet minister Kris Faafoi has started his own consultancy… Audio

An investigation is set to examine any potential conflict of interest in contracts between government agencies and the consultancy company owned by Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta's husband.

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The National Party says a progress report published on the Government's Road to Zero road safety strategy shows several failings.

The Annual Monitoring Report, sent out by the Ministry of Transport… Audio

The National Party says the government's plan to overhaul Wellington's transport system won't get the city moving.

The revamp of the city's infrastructure would have light rail built across town, an… Audio

The thousands of people who use public transport every day could soon find out if the half price fares they're enjoying now are here to stay.

The government brought in the three month price cut in… Audio

11 people died on the road over the long weekend.

 The road toll includes four teenagers in Invercargill.

Police Assistant Commissioner Bruce O'Brien said it was frustrating to see speeding, drugs… Audio

The Government will this morning announce the route and cost of Auckland's long-awaited light rail project.

Three options were presented to Cabinet last year, each of which run from the City Centre… Audio

A lot of people think being an MP is a cushy job with a great salary. But along with debate comes an increasing number of death threats, some of them very real.  Audio

This year's gun buyback and amnesty saw more money paid out to the police than it did to firearms owners.

Gun owners who handed in their firearms as part of the buyback got just over $2.4… Audio

This week Parliament banished four member’s bills to dusty oblivion, but like a game of whack-a-mole three more popped up to replace them.  Audio