Phil Twyford

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

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

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

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

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

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