Phil Twyford

Truckers are finding shock absorbers torn from trailers and steering joints failing more often and blame the worsening state of highways.

By most measures the country's highways are going backwards… Audio

Hollywood is knocking at New Zealand's door, as the Government announces a $230 million recovery package for the screen industry.

The package comes in the wake of Covid-19, and is designed to… Audio

Police are now involved in a fast-moving scandal swirling around Team New Zealand and its events arm, America's Cup Events. Investigators are working with overseas authorities to get to the bottom of… Video, Audio

If David Clark vacated the job of Health Minister, who could or would want to slide into a set of shoes that have made a few missteps?

It's no secret the Opposition's gunning for the minister to be… Audio

Green Party co-leader and government minister James Shaw admits he's always disappointed in New Zealand First, after RNZ revealed the coalition partner won't support Auckland light rail before the… Audio

Two America's Cup syndicates have been granted special exemptions to get through our closed borders, but international spectators might be watching from their couches rather than New Zealand waters… Video, Audio

The skipper of the UK's America's Cup sailing team says he may not be able to prepare properly if the crew can't arrive in New Zealand soon.

Sir Ben Ainslie is just one of the world's top sailors… Audio

A damning review into the country's aviation watchdog has recommended a complete overhaul of how staff are trained and how complaints are managed.

The ministerial review into the Civil Aviation… Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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