Julie Anne Genter
NZ needs to 'strike the right balance' with drug-driving testing
The government has released a discussion document on roadside drug testing. Lisa Owen questions Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter on how effective current testing is, whether she supports… Video, Audio
What happened to EV incentives?
There's around 13,800 electric vehicles or EVs on New Zealand roads, but any incentives to encourage more of them appears to be delayed. Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter had indicated a… Audio
Road crashes: 17 killed in horror week on NZ roads
It's been an awful week on the roads with 17 dead since Monday morning. The number rose overnight, with two dead in two separate crashes, including a 12-year-old boy. And just in a motorcyclist has… Audio
Holiday period road crashes kill nine people
Nine deaths on our roads over the holidays are a reminder of the need to substantially improve road safety, the government says.
$1.4b road upgrades
The Government is spending 1.4 billion dollars on road safety upgrades over the next three years, but not in time to make a difference this year , which is shaping up to have one of the worst road… Audio
'Something's got to change' for solo mums - report
Sole parents applying for benefits say the welfare system's too complicated, and they're struggling to understand their entitlements. Yesterday the Minister for Women, Julie Anne Genter, released a… Audio
Govt sets 50/50 target for women on public boards
The government is revisiting a twenty year old goal to ensure women make up half of public boards and committees by 2021, and Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter says the private sector should follow… Video, Audio
The cat and a hat: when is a minister a minister?
Parliament is weird sometimes, like when it debates which hat you wear to put the cat out. No, really. It's part of the question... Is the Prime Minister always the Prime Minister? Audio
Pasifika women twice as likely to die from breast cancer in NZ
New research shows Pasifika women in New Zealand are twice as likely to die from the breast cancer than their Palagi sisters, and that's not the worst of the data. Audio
Govt taking action on road safety - Genter
Earlier, we spoke to a former Mayor who wondered if the Government has its transport priorities right, especially in light of this week's tragic crash near Waverley. Speaking yesterday during a… Audio
Govt considers new speed cameras on roads
The government's looking at introducing point-to-point speed cameras, saying overseas experience suggests they help reduce crash rates. Unlike standard speed cameras, which record the speed of… Audio
Greens must grab chance to get back on right path - Bradford
Marama Davidson wants to make sure her party stays true to its support base and says her focus is to fight on behalf of New Zealanders let down by poor services, such as the conditions at Middlemore… Audio
Transport funding shake-up a win for the Greens
The proposed shake-up to government transport funding is being hailed by the Greens as exciting and transformative, but motorists will be left footing a lot of the bill. Under the draft Policy… Audio
Auckland drivers face tax hike under transport funding changes
Auckland drivers face a double tax hike under sweeping changes to transport funding proposed by the Government. It's looking at raising fuel taxes by between nine to 12 cents a litre to help fund… Audio
Women's Day: Obstacles to overcome on road to equality
Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy says despite some levelling of the playing field, women are palpably angry about the embedded discrimination and injustice they continue to face in society. Yesterday… Audio
Alcohol breath tests plummet despite rising NZ road toll
The number of alcohol breath tests being carried out by police continues to plummet despite the rising road toll. New figures supplied to RNZ News show the number of tests recorded last year were the… Audio
Green MP Julie Anne Genter expecting first child
The Green Party MP and Minister for Women, Julie Anne Genter, has announced she is pregnant.
Julie Anne Genter launches bid to be Greens co-leader
With nominations due to close tomorrow, Ms Genter and fellow MP Marama Davidson are so far the only two to put their names forward for the position, vacated by Metiria Turei just before last year's… Video, Audio
$22m fix for dangerous roads 'just the beginning' - Genter
The Government is to spend 22-point-5 million dollars to make 30 rural state highways safer, as the road toll this year runs well ahead of 2016's. This comes as ten people, including two children have… Audio
Julie Anne Genter calls crisis meeting as road toll rises
The Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter is calling for a crisis meeting over the road toll. This year's toll is now 329 - one higher than the total number of deaths for the whole of last… Audio