Michael Wood

Your credit or debit card will soon be your new ticket to public transport. A new ticketing system will be rolled out across the country to make it easier for commuters to take a bus, train or ferry… Video, Audio

It's welcome news for sectors struggling with workforce shortages - within weeks skilled migrants and their parents will again be able to gain residency.

The tap was turned off for skilled migrants… Audio

The Immigration Minister is promising employers it's going to be much easier to get desperately needed staff from overseas.

The new skilled migrant policy announced today will have no cap on numbers… Video, Audio

Public transport bosses are appealing to the government to make it easier for overseas bus drivers to work in New Zealand, in the face of chronic shortages.

Hundreds of trips a day are being… Video, Audio

The Minister of Transport is proposing to amend land transport rules and the Local Government Act so councils can more easily transform streets to support public transport and more active forms of… Audio

Offering what it hopes is immediate relief to businesses hard-hit by the global worker shortages, the government is allowing thousands of extra workers into New Zealand.

These would include an… Audio

The Government's hoping public transport changes will resolve driver shortages, reduce emissions, and improve timetables.

The new model, called the Sustainable Public Transport Framework, announced… Audio

The government wants to pave the way for councils to redesign our streets - saying proposed legislation will make roads safer, more accessible and environmentally friendly.

However, the National… Audio

The official numbers for the consumer price index come out this morning.

More expensive food, as well as higher building and household costs have been driving inflation up.

It's resulted in an out… Audio

Migrant nurses could be given a faster path to residency if the Government's current approach to enticing skilled workers doesn't work.

The new Immigration Minister, Michael Wood, told a select… Audio

The government has unveiled its plan to get Wellington moving but it could take some time to get the plan moving.

It wants light rail and a second Mt Victoria tunnel for the Capital as part of the… Video, Audio

In the current Parliament major reforms are coming along almost as frequently as buses. This week there are two separate and equally momentous legislative reform bills on the agenda.  Audio

Business NZ says New Zealand's on a shortlist of countries breaching international law due to the Government's fair pay agreement bill.

An International Labour Organisation committee will look at the… Audio

It's good for shipping, good for local supply chains and good for the regions. That's the message the government is underscoring with its new commitment to coastal shipping. It's promising $30 million… Audio

Low and middle-income New Zealalnder are going to get help to buy an electric car and dump their gas guzzler but will the discounts be enough? Half a billion dollars is being poured into the Clean Car… Audio

The thousands of people who use public transport every day could soon find out if the half price fares they're enjoying now are here to stay.

The government brought in the three month price cut in… Audio

Transport Minister Michael Wood says he's taking a request for an inquiry into port safety very seriously, after the second death of a port worker in a week.

A Lyttelton Port Company worker died… Audio

Legislation that will radically overhaul workplace laws in this country has flown through its first reading. The Fair Pay Agreements Bill will set up a new system for workers to negotiate miniumum pay… Audio

Half-price public transport kicks off today -- it's part of a three month scheme to minimise the effects of high fuel costs, which have spiked since Russia invaded Ukraine.

The Government's Clean Car… Audio