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David Seymour: State of the Nation 2024

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Full text and video of ACT Party leader David Seymour's 'State of the Nation 2024' speech delivered this morning. https://youtu.be/AAB2KJCRpKo?si=OJldpJnM8RTjH2IE Introduction Good morning, fellow New Zealanders. Today I’d...

Lower Hutt’s RiverLink project to continue despite huge budget blowout

Daily Telegraph NZ -

RiverLink aims to enhance flood protection against the Hutt River. The project sees the relocation of the Melling railway station and the construction of a...

Minister formally requests water information from Wellington and Upper Hutt councils

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Minister of Local Government Simeon Brown has written to Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau and Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy to formally request further...

Electric vehicles to pay road user charges

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The coalition Government is confirming that the exemption from road user charges (RUC) for owners of light electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids will...

Pothole plague making NZ a ‘laughing stock’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The AA has criticised State Highway 1, describing it as a poor representation of the country's road network, which is plagued with potholes and...

‘Let’s Get Wellington Moving’ to be officially dissolved

Daily Telegraph NZ -

An agreement to dissolve Let’s Get Wellington Moving has been reached by Infrastructure & Housing Minister Chris Bishop, Transport Minister Simeon Brown, Mayor of...

Labour forget to take policy off website

Daily Telegraph NZ -

ACT Infrastructure spokesman Cameron Luxton is advising the Labour Party’s website administrators to scrub any trace of 2020’s forgotten “Big New Zealand Upgrade” ad...

Drilling down into limitless clean energy

Eric Crampton -

The same supervolcano that provides one of the country’s bigger sources of catastrophic risk could well prove part of the answer to one of...

State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Napier to re-open today

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Motorists are asked to take extra care as State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Napier re-opens today, following the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle. Police are...

Government launches ‘rapid review’ into KiwiRail disruptions

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government is launching a rapid review into KiwiRail following a breakdown of critical equipment that led to major disruptions for Wellington passenger rail...

Wood confirms new O Mahurangi – Penlink will be tolled

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Transport Minister Michael Wood has announced the decision to toll O Mahurangi Penlink 'to futureproof' the connection in Auckland’s transport network. O Mahurangi – Penlink...

Three Waters changes a ‘hollow rebrand’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty has announced major changes to NZ's 'affordable water reforms' - The Waters today. In a press release he said the...

Cook Strait ferries – more mechanical problems and cancellations

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Four Bluebridge sailings were cancelled yesterday. The company said the cancellations were due to a mechanical fault in the vessel Strait Feronia. Interislander's ferry Kaitaki has...