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Julie Anne Genter MP
Julie Anne Genter MP
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Transport lies at the heart of so many other issues; climate change, urban planning, rural economies and food production to mention a few. A Green approach to transport focuses on restoring a heart to our towns and cities and connecting local communities.

We need to start adapting the success stories from around the world to New Zealand. Smart cities and towns in Europe and South America prosper because they have good public transport and quality walking and cycling facilities, along with lower rates of accidents and injuries compared to New Zealand. Rail and coastal shipping also offer greater energy efficiency and safety than road freight.

To find out more about our local transport plans see Auckland and Wellington. For more detail, read our full transport policy.

Recent news about Transport

Julie Anne Genter to the Minister of Transport on the Government's planned transport expenditure

09 May 2012 | Oral Question | Julie Anne Genter MP

What is the plan to pay for the Government's transport expenditure given that the Ministry of Transport's Briefing to the Incoming Minister warns of a funding shortfall of $4.9 billion if high oil prices and low GDP growth continue? More

Petrol prices rising three times faster than incomes

19 Apr 2012 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

Petrol prices are rising three times faster than household incomes and the Government's current transport direction is only going to make things worse, the Green Party said today. More

Government inaction behind Hillside privatisation

19 Apr 2012 | Press Release | Metiria Turei MP

The Government's lack of support for local manufacturing is to blame for Kiwirail's decision to privatise its Hillside workshop, Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More

Government must face up to transport budget blow-out

18 Apr 2012 | Press Release | Julie Anne Genter MP

The Government must act responsibly and cancel wasteful spending on low-value highway projects following official warnings that the transport budget will blow-out in the coming decade, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said today.

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Julie Anne Genter on the Roads of National Signifcance in General Debate

05 Apr 2012 | Speech | Julie Anne Genter MP

I am very pleased to take a call to discuss responsible financial management—responsible economic management and what that would mean for transport infrastructure. More

Julie Anne Genter to the Minister of Transport on the costs of the 'Roads of National Significance'

05 Apr 2012 | Oral Question | Julie Anne Genter MP
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6. JULIE ANNE GENTER (Green) to the Minister of Transport: Did the Government compare the costs and benefits of More

Julie Anne Genter to the Minister of Transport on the Government's funding shortfall for new motorways

04 Apr 2012 | Oral Question | Julie Anne Genter MP
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JULIE ANNE GENTER (Green) to the Minister of Transport: Has the Government reviewed its highway building programme in light of the warning in More

Julie Anne Genter to the Minister of Transport on the economics of the 'Roads of National Significance'

03 Apr 2012 | Oral Question | Julie Anne Genter MP
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JULIE ANNE GENTER (Green) to the Minister of Transport: Why is the Government prioritising State highway projects with low benefit cost ratios, given that traffic volumes are back to 2004 levels and the Crown is borrowing $12 billion a year? More

PPPs not a solution for better buses and trains

30 Mar 2012 | Press Release | Julie Anne Genter MP

Public-private partnerships are not the way to get better buses and trains, or better value for money from transport, said the Green Party today. More

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Time for port to end waterfront dispute

22 Mar 2012 | Press Release | Denise Roche MP

The Green Party says news that workers at the Ports of Auckland will resume negotiating their collective employment agreement without the threat of job losses highlights the weakness of the port company's legal position More

Electrify Wellington: have your say

15 Mar 2012 | Video
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Have your say!

The Greater Wellington Regional Council is consulting on big changes proposed for bus transport in the Wellington region. More

Otago Rail Trail comes full circle

14 Mar 2012 | Press Release | Kevin Hague MP

The trail that helped inspire the New Zealand Cycle Trail project — the Otago Rail Trail — has been incorporated as a Great Ride in that same network, the Green Party said today.

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Julie Anne Genter speaks on transport in General Debate

08 Mar 2012 | Speech | Julie Anne Genter MP

We have an opportunity to solve our transport problems in a way that is going to cost us less money. It is an opportunity to address the housing affordability crisis in Auckland. It is an opportunity to improve our health and our well-being. It is an opportunity to enable households and businesses to have more money to spend in the domestic economy. More

Wellington City Bus Review

Submission guide | Gareth Hughes MP

Have your say on the Wellington bus system. Be quick, submissions close 16 March. We'd love to see more light rail, and are concerned that the Seatoun and Aro Valley routes won't be electrified. More

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