Jan 7, 2025 | Politics & Society
By Dr Maria Armoudian, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau. Image used is Entering Auckland by Joe Ross, used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic. Government’s proposal to hike public transport fares will threaten a triple whammy –...
Sep 5, 2024 | Politics & Society
By Dr Tim Welch, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau. Photo used is Auckland traffic by Kiwiev, used under CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The government’s new National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) could easily have been renamed the “highway...
Aug 29, 2023 | Featured, Politics & Society
Philip Laird, University of Wollongong Photo by Eddie Bugajewski on Unsplash Both the Labour government and the opposition National Party have now released major transport polices that put the emphasis on maintaining and expanding roads. The cost and priority...