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The Government has fast-tracked up to $1 million to help Air New Zealand move urgent freight to and from New Zealand, with the first flight to Shanghai leaving tonight, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

People needing to travel on domestic flights, trains and Cook Strait ferries to get home before the country moves into level 4 lock-down tomorrow night will be able to continue using the passenger services until midnight on Friday, Transport Minister Phil Twyford said today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Minister of Transport Phil Twyford has today announced details of the Government’s support package to keep key air freight moving and ensure New Zealanders retain access to essential goods during the four-week level 4 lockdown.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Ministerial Diary - February 2020

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  • Hon Phil Twyford

The Government has allocated $100 million to help redeploy workers affected by the economic impact of COVID-19, with the hard-hit region of Gisborne-Tairāwhiti to be the first helped, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford, Forestry and Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Employment Minister Willie Jackson announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Hon Willie Jackson
  • Economic Development
  • Employment
  • Forestry
  • Regional Economic Development

Transport Minister Phil Twyford today outlined the first tranche of the $600 million aviation sector relief package announced earlier this week as part of the Government’s $12.1 billion COVID-19 economic response.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford released today the Draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) 2021 on land transport which confirms that the Government will invest a record $54 billion in its balanced transport policy over the next decade.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

A new report has found the food and beverage industry had a combined total revenue of $71.7 billion in the last financial year and is ripe for growth with companies increasingly focusing on value-added products, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford said today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

The new Hamilton – Auckland passenger train will start running on 3 August, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

It’s one year until the thrill and vibrancy of the competition for the world’s oldest sporting trophy returns to New Zealand, with the 36th America’s Cup Match set to get underway on Auckland’s Waitematā on 6 March 2021, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford says.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

NZ Upgrade transport investments in South Auckland will lay the foundations for a future town at Drury and represent a new way to help our biggest city grow, Minister of Transport and Urban Development Phil Twyford says.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Urban Development

The Government’s new $300 million venture capital fund - announced in last year’s Budget – is now open for business as the Elevate NZ Venture Fund. 

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development
  • Finance

Businesses affected by the coronavirus can access immediate government support after two further initiatives were approved by Cabinet yesterday, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford says.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

Transport Minister Phil Twyford today kicked off construction of a separated cycleway alongside Tamaki Drive.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford today with Māori King Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII officially opened the country’s newest road, the $384 million Huntly section of the Waikato Expressway.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

A new survey has found New Zealand’s game development sector has grown beyond expectations and is on track to becoming a billion dollar industry in 2025, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford says.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

Ministerial Diary January 2020

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  • Hon Phil Twyford

The Government’s programme of new investments in roads and rail will help future proof the economy, get our cities moving, and make our roads safer.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Creative and cultural events that highlight New Zealand’s diverse culture and build national pride are set to get a funding boost through the Major Events Fund, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford said today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

Aucklanders are another step closer to getting rapid transit to the airport, with the start of construction to upgrade State Highway 20B to the airport, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Ministerial Diary November 2019

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  • Hon Phil Twyford

Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today that additional lanes on Auckland’s western and southern motorways are now open in time for Christmas.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Cabinet has approved a new set of principles to strengthen the New Zealand’s Space Agency regulatory function and ensure decisions about payload permits are made in the national interest, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

Auckland’s growing screen sector is the catalyst for a new partnership between the Ministry of Social Development and Auckland’s economic development agency Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED).

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Social Development