Archive for: Prime Minister John Key

Key Says Train Fail Auckland’s Problem

Key Says Train Fail Auckland’s Problem

Prime Minister John Key says an initial report to Transport Minister Steven Joyce catalogued a number of issues that contributed to Auckland’s Friday night...

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PM: Cycleways On Track

PM: Cycleways On Track

Prime minister John Key inists the national cycleway plans are on track and reports suggesting otherwise are misleading. He told a post-Cabinet news conference this...

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PM: Auckland Transport Way to Go

PM: Auckland Transport Way to Go

The prime minister has again rejected the idea that Auckland’s new  transport agency should be an in-house operation and not one that is passed across to...

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Kingsland ‘Missing Link” Cycleway Ready For Riding Next Week

Kingsland ‘Missing Link” Cycleway Ready For Riding Next Week

Great news for Western cyclists. Sometime next week, you’ll be able to sneak a ride on the so-called Kingsland cycleway – the missing 1.24k stretch of cycleway...

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Mike Lee Gets Govt Thumbs Up In Queens Wharf Decision

Mike Lee Gets Govt Thumbs Up In Queens Wharf Decision

ARC’s Mike Lee emerges as the winner in today’s Government announcement that Queens Wharf is to be turned into an unspecified  ‘party central’ for...

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Is The Otago Conservation Board Nuts?

Is The Otago Conservation Board Nuts?

Where do they get these people from? An Otago Conservation Board member has called for a national ban on campervans. The Otago Daily Times reports on a board meeting...

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13 Cycle Trails Picked – Auckland Misses Out

13 Cycle Trails Picked - Auckland Misses Out

13 cycle trails got the nod today to go through to feasibility studies for inclusion in the  New Zealand Cycle Trail project – but none of them in Auckland made...

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What Key Had To Say About Transport

What Key Had To Say About Transport

No surprises but here’s what prime minister John Key had to say today in his statement to parliament about his government’s infrastructure and transport...

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Joyce Gives A Reluctant “No” To Call To Sell KiwiRail

Joyce Gives A Reluctant “No” To Call To Sell KiwiRail

Transport minister Steven Joyce today agrees with a right-wing group which says the government over-paid for Kiwirail but says the government will “have to...

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