Government Policy Statement Archive

  • Gareth Hughes

    Transport funding CONsultation - by Gareth Hughes



    A few months ago I wrote a draft submission on the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport funding and encouraged members of the public to send it in. Normally, I generally don’t encourage people to make form submissions on a topic but because the issue of land transport funding is pretty technical I wanted to [...] read more
    October 18, 2011 1:55 pm - 5 Comments
  • Gareth Hughes

    Round up of transport news - by Gareth Hughes



    I’ve been whipping around the country a lot lately visiting students at Orientation. So I haven’t had a chance to post much. But here’s a bit of a round up of the big transport stories of the last few weeks and my reaction. More funds for rail upgrades in Wellington. The government has announced an [...] read more
    August 2, 2011 6:59 pm - 10 Comments
  • Russel Norman

    Robbing public transport to pay for roads - by Russel Norman



    The Government’s release of its Policy Statement on transport (GPS) details how significant amounts of funding are being taken away from sustainable modes of transport to now be spent on roads. In a snap shot, over the next three years: Spending on public transport services (buses, trains, ferries) will be cut by up to 23% [...] read more
    May 20, 2009 12:01 pm - 30 Comments