Chris Bishop

Light rail proposals for Auckland have officially come to a grinding halt, with the coalition Government unable to agree on a proposal.

National Party's transport spokesperson, Chris Bishop spoke to… Audio

The Government looks to be well behind schedule on road safety targets it set itself in 2018.

Measures such as reducing speed limits and the installation of barriers are falling significantly short… Audio

Revelations in the House today that National MP Christopher Bishop advocated for the early release of two women who have brought Covid 19 back in to the country has rasied more questions than answers… Video, Audio

There have been promises to do better but no apology from the Prime Minister for the latest bungle at the border.

The blame game is heating up after the revelation two women were allowed to leave… Audio

The Auckland light rail project looks dead in the water with coalition partner New Zealand First refusing to back it before the election.

The National Party says the Government has broken a key… Audio

Wellington's billion dollar Transmission Gully highway is facing new delays as work on the four lane highway is drastically curtailed.

Many of the roading sub-contractors are no longer employed and… Audio

Two politicians who are among the thousands of New Zealanders in isolation are the Green Party's Chloe Swarbrick and National's Chris Bishop. Audio

National is calling for the Auditor-General to investigate Shane Jones's involvement in the bid by NZ Future Forest Products Limited for $15 million of PGF funding.

They also say Shane Jones has… Audio

To pump up interest in its transport policy the National Party spoon-fed the media part of it: police fining cyclists who spurn cycleways. But the prospect of Bike Force Raptor backfired when callers… Audio

The Auckland Regional Fuel Tax is for the chopping block under plans announced by the National Party.

The Opposition has released its Transport and Infrastructure discussion document.

Under the… Audio

We recap the passage of the End of Life Choice Bill, over a period longer than the current government. Audio

Newsrooms have a news value to determine how stories are weighted. In parliament stories are weighted differently and this week the weight was on light rail. Audio

Question Time is Parliament is the loudest free show in town. And it can be quite the spectacle. We caught the action of one typical Question Time on camera.

The National Party is calling on the Transport Minister to return to the negotiating table and find a better Let's Get Wellington Moving plan for the city. New mayor Andy Foster has been critical of… Audio

Treasury officials have rubbished the government's "feebate" scheme aimed at promoting sales of electric vehicles, warning it will have an infinitesimal effect on carbon emissions over two decades… Audio

The war of Parliament’s Question Time is measured out in daily skirmishes. A proxy campaign fought by a handful of combatants, over rules as much as policy. Audio