Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 3/9/24

Billions are being invested in transport infrastructure – but on the revenue side of the books, tourists will pay a higher levy

They’ve been busy, in Transport Minister Simeon Brown’s Beehive office.

The latest batch of ministerial statements included his announcement that a new 110km/h speed limit for the Kāpiti Expressway Road of National Significance (RoNS) has been approved to reduce travel times for Kiwis travelling in and out of Wellington.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 2/9/24

We are cosy with Canadians on emergency management – but how are things going on the dairy trade front?

Point of Order’s Beehive monitors have been reminded of something Trade Minister Todd McClay said a few months ago about Canada’s disinclination to stick to the deal it struck when it signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

This resulted in our taking action under CPTPP trade rules to resolve their wrangling over our efforts to ship more dairy products to Canada.