Phil Twyford
Coronavirus: Can NZTA deliver post-pandemic infrastructure?
The government is promising to provide extra funding to infrastructure projects that are ready to start in the next six months, as a way to boost the economy and create jobs.
New roads, better water… Audio
'Get home' deadline extended
The deadline for stranded students and workers to get home from the regions has been extended to midnight Friday. This follows queues and concern at our domestic ports and airports as students and… Audio
Government announces $54 billion for transport
The government has announced this morning that it will invest $54 billion over the next ten years into land transport.
Transport Minister Phil Twyford says the funding will go to roads, rail, walking… Audio
Phil Twyford on National's infrastructure discussion document
The National Party would drop the government's Regional Fuel Tax if it were to get into government.
It's released it's discussion document on Transport and Infrastructure, which suggests dropping the… Audio
The week in questions: heavy on light rail
Newsrooms have a news value to determine how stories are weighted. In parliament stories are weighted differently and this week the weight was on light rail. Audio
Big bills pending for motorists, truck operators - Government
Big bills are coming for motorists and truck operators after the Government said they will have to pick up the tab for improved road safety. Audio
New self-imposed minimums for builders could limit collapses
Major public agencies are beginning to look at the financial viability of the builders they use, as the toll rises from failing construction companies. The Government is also trying to impose smarter… Audio
The battle of two Julie Annes
The war of Parliament’s Question Time is measured out in daily skirmishes. A proxy campaign fought by a handful of combatants, over rules as much as policy. Audio
Businesses near City Rail Link expect little compensation
Businesses around the City Rail Link expect little if anything from a proposed hardship fund to make up losses they've incurred being surrounded by a construction site.
Ongoing disruption from the… Audio
Phil Twyford has vision for future of drones
The government has announced it's considering a mandatory licensing regime for tens of thousands of drone operators. The Transport Minister, Phil Twyford, yesterday released what he calls a 'vision'… Audio
Housing portfolio divvied up in PM’s Cabinet shuffle
A new team of ministers is tasked with renovating the Government's housing programme. Megan Woods will lead the new team and take charge of the beleaguered KiwiBuild policy, while Phil Twyford focuses… Audio
Councillor calls for e-scooter ban following rider’s death
Auckland councillor Christine Fletcher is calling for all public electric scooters to be pulled from the city's streets until it's clear what caused the death of a man who died while riding a Lime… Video, Audio
Political commentators Matthew Hooton & Stephen Mills
Matthew, Stephen and Kathryn dissect the recent announcement of troop withdrawal from Iraq, details of a defence spend up and a likely end to the teachers' dispute. Audio
Govt considering build-to-rent scheme on Crown land
Housing Minister Phil Twyford says the building blocks are being put in place for his much-anticipated reset of the failing KiwiBuild programme, and he's also looking at launching a build-to-rent… Video, Audio
'Not a secret': Housing Minister on unpublished meeting
Phil Twyford says it was an office error that meant his meeting with another minister and the Auckland mayor was absent from his diaries - not an attempt to keep it secret.
KiwiBuild a 'welfare scheme' for wealthy - National
Housing Minister Phil Twyford says KiwiBuild is not a welfare scheme, and wealthy New Zealanders should be able to access it, along with everyone else. This comes after it was revealed a group of… Video, Audio
Queenstown, Wanaka locals vote in favour of bed tax
Provisional results of a non-binding referendum show more than 80 percent of Wanaka and Queenstown voters back a bed tax, which would be used to help fund infrastructure. Audio
Housing Minister: NZ forgotten how to properly shelter citizens
The housing minister Phil Twyford says New Zealand has forgotten how to properly shelter its citizens - a fundamental human right. Mr Twyford was speaking at the re-opening of the country's largest… Audio
11,000 people, households waiting for public housing
As at March this year, more than 11,000 people or households were on the waiting list for public housing. Housing Minister Phil Twyford says will exceed its state house building target in the year… Video, Audio
How to be urgent at Parliament
The House is sitting under urgency to consider bills related to the Government's Budget 2019 announcement this week. Here's how urgency works. Audio