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GPS Tilted To Highway Funding
The Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding was released today by Transport Minister Steven Joyce and predictably is weighted towards highway development...
Rail Shifts From Taxes To Rates
“Improving the operating models” for Auckland and Wellington Metro rail - which means local councils and ratepayers having to foot more and more...
Playing With Figures
One of the most astonishing things I have noticed since running this blog has been the indecent playing around with projections, often using the latest fashionable...
Your Taxes & Transport
Mark Hansen has put up a site showing where your taxes go in relation to Government departments. It’s called Where’s My Taxes? It also breaks down the...
SuperCard Scheme Cuts?
The Grey Power lobby group and Labour have today speculated that cuts are on the way for the SuperGold card scheme which gives those over 65 years transport concessions. This...
Call For Lower Blood Alcohol Levels Grows
A poll finding that a majority of New Zealanders support reducing the adult blood-alcohol limit from 80mg to 50mg per 100ml has led to a chorus of support for such...
Officials Developing State Highway Classification System
NZTA and the transport ministry are developing a “state highway classification system to guide future investment and management of the network.” This will categorise...
Govt Has Second Thoughts On Compulsory Third Party Insurance
The government is considering compulsory third party insurance for motorists but it may be having second thoughts. It’s discovered that 92.4% of New Zealanders...
Confirmed: Ministry thinks Auck. rail development “risky”
The truth is finally out and it’s ugly. Papers obtained by Radio New Zealand under the Official Information Act show the transport ministry had “deep...
