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The Government will boost investment in road safety upgrades and road policing tools as part of its new Road to Zero strategy and initial action plan launched today by Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

 Police will be given new powers to conduct random roadside oral fluid drug testing to deter, detect and prosecute drugged drivers in order to save lives, Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Ge

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Discounted electric bikes will be offered up to public sector staff across the country as part of the Government’s work to reduce transport emissions and support healthier transport options.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

New Zealand will sign up to new international maritime regulations to reduce ship emissions and lift air quality around ports and harbours, Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter announced today.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

The Government is delivering on its commitment to make streets safer for kids to walk and cycle to school, by reducing speed limits to a maximum of 40 km/h around urban schools and 60 km/h around rural schools.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter today officially opened a separated pathway, following the completion of the Kaiwharawhara Stream bridge, which will improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians along Hutt Road.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Drivers holding a current five-year learner or restricted car or motorbike licence, expiring between 1 December 2019 and 1 December 2021, will receive an automatic two-year extension, Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter announced today.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Minister of Transport Phil Twyford and Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter today released a statement which provides information about the letter of 26 March 2019 concerning Let’s Get Wellington Moving.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Walkers and cyclists in the Waikato received a boost today as Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter announced the start of construction on the first section of the 20km Cambridge to Hamilton Te Awa shared path.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

A further 2,430kms of New Zealand’s most dangerous state highways and local roads will be made safer as part of the Government’s $1.4 billion programme, Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

The Government is seeking feedback on a road safety plan that aims to prevent 750 deaths and 5,600 serious injuries on New Zealand roads over the next 10 years.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

The Government is proposing to make electric, hybrid and fuel efficient vehicles more affordable so New Zealand families can choose a vehicle that’s better for the climate and their back pocket.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Offshore oil and gas operators would be required to hold higher levels of insurance to ensure they can cover the cost of an oil spill under proposed new rules announced today by Associate Minister for Transport Julie Anne Genter.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter today joined Mayor of Palmerston North City Grant Smith to open Palmerston North’s new cycling and walking path, which will provide a safe walking and cycling route between the city, Massey University and Linton.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter announced today that the Wellbeing Budget will include new funding that could make it cheaper for low income households to use public transport.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter today unveiled designs for public consultation on the  Ngauranga to Petone shared walking and cycling pathway.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

The finishing touches are being put on a road safety project in Christchurch that will prevent head-on crashes and keep students safe as they walk and bike to school.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Improving the safety of all road users is the focus of a new public consultation document on the issue of drug driver testing.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Police
  • Transport

The first stage of a $101 million-dollar project to boost safety and save lives on State Highway 2 (SH2) north of Tauranga will be finished on schedule in July, with work now underway on the remaining sections.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter is urging motorists to take extra care over the rest of the school holiday period.  

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

The Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter announced today that the Government has committed to building a separated walking and cycling path along the new highway to replace the Manawatū Gorge.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter urges everyone to belt up this Easter.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter says a report outlining the social cost of road crashes highlights the enormous impact death and serious injury have on New Zealand and New Zealanders.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter says the SeaPath walking and cycling project on Auckland’s North Shore has reached a significant milestone towards construction.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport