Phil Twyford finally visits troubled Transmission Gully
Until today he had never visited the site during his time as Transport Minister.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest from Ministry of Transport
Light rail: End of the line, at long last
Comment: Why so long for the light bulb at the end of the rail tunnel to come on?
What's worse? Wellington's trains or its buses?
This morning's commute in the capital was by all accounts an absolute shambles.
NZTA to wrap up Transmission Gully negotiations within six weeks
NZTA chairman: 'We are reliant on the contractor taking a fair and reasonable approach.'
Phil Twyford has never visited Transmission Gully site
NZTA has invited the Transport Minister three times to visit, but he hasn't been once.
Civil Aviation Authority apologises for 'pockets of poor culture'
They have apologised to their staff for failures and inappropriate workplace behaviour.
Auckland's light rail plan derailed, $400m for new Cook Strait ferries
Transport Minister quietly confirms funding 'on pause' for CBD-airport tram plan.
Planes and ferries return, but no inter-city buses or trains
Air New Zealand restores regional flights and Interislander ferries will sail from Friday.
Transmission Gully opening will 'undoubtedly be delayed'
The billion-dollar-project faces yet another delay after lockdown and staff leaving.
Licences, WoFs and regos extended under lockdown
They will stay valid for six months due to the Covid-19 shutdown.
SkyPath could be built in post-lockdown economy
Several large transport projects are 'shovel-ready' for when Covid-19 pandemic is over.
Covid-19 coronavirus: Truckies and service stations at odds over use of public loos
Councils appear to be getting on board with toilets but service stations aren't yet.
Stay at home: Two water rescues in Wellington in past week
Harbourmaster warns boaties- 'No matter how nice the weather is, don't be tempted'.
Travel deadline extended to Friday as stranded students struggle to get home by lockdown
Students trying to rush home as part-time jobs disappear or flatmates desert them.
Macho, macho emissions: How masculine marketing of utes could be causing climate change
Could the obsession with big, manly cars stop us meeting our climate change commitments?
All aboard? New Hamilton-Auckland train journey 2 hours 20 mins
Te Huia train between Hamilton and Auckland to take its first trip in August.
Rolling, rolling, rolling: Who's driving those big rigs on NZ roads
Three companies have a combined three-and-a-half centuries of history on the road.
Regional riches: Seafood, roads the big winners in $190m 'upgrade' funding
Eastern Bay of Plenty is the big winner in a new round of regional services funding.
'Personal vendetta': Northland trucking boss blasts NZTA crackdown
Stan Semenoff says the NZTA crackdown was fuelled by a personal vendetta.
Audrey Young: Nats, NZ First wrangle - who really killed the car tax plan?
The scheme has had a bumpy road ever since Julie Anne Genter proposed it.
Audrey Young: Peters is handling his job as NZ First leader abysmally
Some claims of injustice are more just than others.
Hawke's Bay and the Central North Island buck national road toll trend
Central North Island - less than 28 percent of population, 50 per cent of the road toll.
Fatal Dunedin crash: Coroner recommends protection devices for trucks
Although the crash was the driver's fault, fatal injuries may have been avoided.
'An ill-considered whim': Former mayors slam moving of Auckland port
Former civic leaders say cost will be nearer $30 billion - not $10 billion.
Revealed: Officials advice on port move - and a stinging response
Wayne Brown lashes back at government officials' advice - 'get on with it'.
Light rail project 'hugely disruptive' to CBD businesses
Light rail will cause major headaches for central Auckland businesses, report says.
Aucklanders in the dark about light rail, says business leader
Viv Beck says there is an information void from Government about light rail.
Comment: Why moving Auckland's port is a win for everyone
COMMENT: Every serious politician who has considered the port thinks it should move.
Ports of Auckland's nemesis speaks out: Why he's fighting 'idiots' and congestion
Wayne Brown comes out swinging against critics of closing Auckland cargo ports.
Stop the train, we want to get on: Why Taumarunui wants back on track
Taumarunui is taking its fight for a rail service to the Government.
Hardship fund for Albert St businesses to be tightly controlled
Fund will be capped and is based on actual hardship, not compensation for inconvenience.
Labour weekend official road toll ends with one death
This year's Labour weekend road toll ended with one death - a motorcyclist.
Goff says ratepayers will not have to pay for light rail
Auckland Council is already paying half the cost of the $4.4 billion City Rail Link.
Matthew Hooton: How Phil Twyford went off track
Comment: Minister misled public over Super Fund plan, but it's still Auckland's best bet.