Pressure grows for major ferry reform

Pressure grows for major ferry reform

​Pressure mounted this week for “fundamental reform” to how west coast ferry services are governed with “island communities and workers at the heart of decision making and accountability”.

Pressure grows for commonsense correction on safe local speeds - Greater Auckland

Concern is growing about the wide-ranging local repercussions of the new Setting of Speed Limits rule, rewritten in 2024 by former transport minister Simeon Brown. In particular, there are growing fears about what this means for children. A key paradox of the new rule is that NZTA-controlled roads have the option to keep existing speeds, where they are working and have strong community support, or where land-use has changed. However, most towns …