Tag: East West Link
Getting transport back on track in Auckland
By Simeon Brown, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga
A record $8.4 billion for transport investment in Auckland - part of the record $32.9b 2024-27...
Motorists set to be squeezed by rising fuel prices
The coalition Government plans to increase fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees, despite having campaigned last year on tackling the cost of living crisis.
Transport...
National’s transport plan will deliver for east Auckland
By Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga
Last week, National announced our Transport for the Future policy, which will see significant transport projects get underway...
Auckland’s top transport priority should be second harbour crossing
By Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga
The Government's recently announced proposal to spend more than $14 billion building light rail between the Auckland CBD...
Cycle bridge a kick in guts to nurses and police
The Government's recent announcement to build a nearly-$800 million cycle bridge across Auckland's harbour has come as a kick in the guts to the...
OPINION: ‘Economy and Kiwis’ future key focus’
By Simeon Brown
2020 has been one of the toughest years in living memory for many of us as the Covid-19 pandemic has ravaged the...
Opposition says Govt needs to reconsider its transport priorities
The Government needs to reconsider its decision to can a key strategic transport network in Auckland, the East-West Link, as congestion in the city...
$28 billion to be spent on transport
A $28 billion transport investment to fix Auckland’s Transport has been unveiled and east Auckland has not been forgotten.
The AMETI Eastern Busway and a...
Certainty needed for transport network
Transport continues to be one of the most important policy areas for Pakuranga, Howick, and Botany, and my National Party colleagues and I are...
It’s east Auckland’s turn
Two of the most important transport projects in our local area have wrongly had their futures thrown into doubt by the new Government.
We all...
Petition launched to support East-West Link
A petition has been launched by National to garner support for the East-West link after Labour announced plans to review the project.
The petition was...
East – West link needed irrespective of Government
Auckland needs the proposed East - West link between Onehunga and Sylvia Park irrespective of the final make-up of the new Government.
“It will benefit...
Transport Minister promises better bus service
Transport Minister Simon Bridges was in Pakuranga on Tuesday to talk about transport issues in east Auckland.
Bridges met Howick Local Board chair David Collings...