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The NZ Transport Agency Board has approved a business case for the next steps in a start-up trial Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Minister of Transport Phil Twyford today announced the appointment of Jo Brosnahan as Chair of the Maritime New Zealand Board. 

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter today announced a $1.4 billion, three-year programme to make New Zealand’s highest risk roads safer.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Minister of Transport Phil Twyford has today requested that the Ministry of Transport, as the New Zealand Transport Agency’s (NZTA) monitor, review NZTA’s performance of their regulatory functions.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

There will be urgent safety improvements done on SH3 from Waitara to Bell Block to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries, Minister of Transport Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Waikato councils will consider the business case for a start-up Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service expected to begin in 2020, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

The Government is keeping electric locomotives on the North Island Main Trunk Line running to help meet its long term emissions goals and boost the economy.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • State Owned Enterprises
  • Transport

Minister of Transport Phil Twyford today opened the new cycleway in New Lynn that will ease congestion and make Auckland a healthier and safer place to live.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Minister of Transport Phil Twyford says the New Zealand Transport Agency’s re-evaluation of SH2 Waihi to Tauranga, Otaki to North of Levin, and Whangarei to Warkworth has produced the best solution for their local communities.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford says Opposition Leader Simon Bridges’ claim that the Government is in discussion with Wellington councils about a regional fuel tax is categorically wrong.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

The Wairarapa rail line will undergo a significant upgrade after the New Zealand Transport Agency Board approved a $96 million investment which will help grow the region’s economy and boost tourism, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

The Government has signed off Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines’ strategic alliance for the next five years, Transport Minister Phil Twyford has announced.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Today Transport Minister Phil Twyford confirmed $7.6 million for automatic pedestrian crossing gates for 11 more Auckland rail crossings to keep people safe.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced a record $177 million will be invested in transport for the West Coast over the next three years to deliver a safer and better connected transport system to save lives and to ensure tourism continues to flourish.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today a record $1.9 billion investment in Wellington will deliver a safer, better connected and more resilient transport system over the next three years.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today a $1.6 billion transport investment over the next three years to deliver a safer, better connected and more resilient transport system to keep Waikato moving and save lives.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister announced today a record $302 million transport investment for Taranaki that will deliver a safer, better connected and more resilient transport system.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today a record $986 million investment for Otago and Southland will strengthen the region’s transport system over the next three years.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford has announced $460 million of investment in Northland’s transport network over the next three years, improving safety, building stronger links to keep communities connected and supporting economic opportunities.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford says a $295 million investment announced today for Nelson, Marlborough and Tasman will strengthen the region’s transport system over the next three years.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today a record $647 million investment for Manawatu and Whanganui to deliver a safer, better connected and more resilient transport system.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today a record $324 million investment for Hawke’s Bay that will deliver a safer, better connected and more resilient transport system.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today a record $232 million investment for Gisborne that will deliver a safer, better connected and more resilient transport system.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford says more than $1.7 billion will be invested in Canterbury over the next three years to strengthen the region’s transport network, improving safety, building resilience and ensuring tourism continues to flourish.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport