Transport
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Ute tax most successful initiative for punishing workers
“Chris Hipkins’ claim that the Ute Tax was one of Labour’s most successful initiatives either shows how little Labour has achieved, or how little they care about everyday Kiwis who are unable to drive an EV,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court.
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Transmission Gully should be 110km/h
“Motorists on Transmission Gully should be able to travel at the speed the road was engineered for,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court.
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Climate policies holding back efficient transport
“New Zealand’s transport system is going to continue to suffer as long as it is dictated by anti-progress climate policies,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court.
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LGWM captured by co-governance
“Let's Get Wellington Moving is the latest public sector project to become captured by co-governance and ACT will end the Treaty consulting industry that has grown under Labour,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
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ACT would prevent NZ joining Belt and Road Initiative
“If National’s Transport policy leaves the door open for the Chinese Government to build New Zealand roads, ACT’s well thought out Transport policy shuts it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
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National has a will, ACT has a way
“National’s Transport announcement is currently a wish-list. Luckily for them, ACT has the policy to make this dream a reality,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court.
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Auckland needs ACT’s transport policy
"Transport Minister David Parker's admission in Parliament today that toll roads work is encouraging, but the Government needs to accept that ACT's plan to change the way infrastructure is planned and funded, by inviting private partners to build infrastructure the Government can’t afford, is the only way to ensure New Zealanders have world class infrastructure,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court.
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ACT will supercharge road development and maintenance
“Anyone who has experienced the state of New Zealand’s roads lately knows that the current system of relying on the Government to maintain them with your taxes isn’t working. ACT’s ambitious plan would change the way infrastructure is planned and funded, by inviting private partners from home and around the world to build infrastructure beyond what the Government can afford,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
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A World Class Toll Roading System
Anyone who has experienced the state of New Zealand’s roads recently knows that the current system of relying on the Government to maintain them with your taxes isn’t working. ACT would use public-private partnerships and toll roads to bring accountability and revenue to a 30-year plan, supercharging development and maintenance.
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ACT would reverse speed limit reductions
“ACT would ensure the next Government scraps the advice that is encouraging councils to lower speed limits, and instead tell councils to focus on what is right for communities - safe and efficient roads, not slowing people down and making society less productive,” says ACT’s Transport spokesperson Simon Court.
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