Rail

The Greens are calling on Labour and particularly National to stop their backsliding on environment policy after both parties refused to confirm their support for key aspects of the emissions trading scheme and public transport infrastructure funding.

The time has come to reintegrate the rail system, says Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons.

Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard today confirmed the role of oil price rises in driving inflation and interest rates.

It is time for those who govern New Zealand to "take another cup of tea" and reconsider before selling more of the country's infrastructure, Greens Co-Leader Russel Norman says.

Green Party Wellington Transport Spokesperson Sue Kedgley is rapt the Wellington City Council has accepted the challenge of becoming a carbon neutral city, and eagerly anticipates the strong focus on public transport this will inevitably bring.

The Green Party today strongly supported the call by the Chairman of the Wellington Regional Council to spend a significant amount of the proposed regional fuel tax upgrading the ailing rail network in the Wellington Region.

It is time road users realised that they are the main beneficiaries of investment in public transport, especially rail, the Green Party says.