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Govt gets it wrong with cancelled ferries
The cost of cancelling the iRex ferries shows the wastefulness and short-term thinking of the Coalition Government. -
Greens launch petition for regional passenger rail
The Green Party has launched a petition calling on the Rail Minister Winston Peters to reinstate passenger rail services across the country. -
Raising speed limits on undivided highways invites trouble
The Government’s move to increase speed limits substantially on dozens of stretches of rural and often undivided highways will result in more serious harm. -
One year on, still no progress on new ferries
Today’s announcement from the Government on its plan for new ferries throws more uncertainty on the future of the country’s rail network. -
Public transport fare hikes a disaster
The Government’s directive to councils to increase bus and train fares substantially over the next few years is a bitter pill to swallow for communities across the country. -
Coalition Govt’s expensive tunnel vision for Wellington comes at the expense of the regions
A second Mount Victoria tunnel, a duplicate Terrace tunnel alongside highway widening will dump more traffic in the centre of Wellington and result in more pollution. -
Raising speed limits will cost our communities
The Government’s move to disregard all evidence and increase speed limits will result in serious harm. -
Govt transport plan deepens fossil fuel fix
The Green Party says the Government’s new National Land Transport Programme marks another missed opportunity to take meaningful action to fight the climate crisis. -
Greens launch petition against speed limit increases
The Green Party has launched a petition urging the Government not to push ahead with blanket speed limit increases that will come at an incredible cost to our communities. -
Govt takes transport system further down dead end road
The Government’s Land Transport GPS is another example of short-term thinking that will hurt our climate and communities.