Nick James

Political Reporter at The Post from Te Papaioea living in Te Whanganui-a-Tara

[Nick James @nickpgjames]

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will make a whirlwind two-day trip to Australia today hoping to strengthen economic and security ties across the Tasman.

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https://t.co/8XIfIwlQKz

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Chris Penk has hit back at Pete Hegseth’s comments about NZ “freeloading”.

From Post reporter Anneke Smith who is in Singapore for the summit:

https://t.co/xGfNXy02Aj

[Nick James @nickpgjames]

Will the City Rail Link open in September?

An OIA document obtained by The Post could shed some light on the long awaited go live date 🚊

Read more below ⬇️

https://t.co/C2wieR0A1e

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Holders of fraudulent driver licences were involved in 10 crashes and allegedly committed 180 traffic offences after NZTA Waka Kotahi became aware something could be wrong.

Read my story below on The Post

https://t.co/ott3xBhdhc

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Cook Strait ferry company Bluebridge has followed a similar course to Interislander, significantly upping its fuel fees as the Iran War continues.

Read it on The Post below ⬇️

https://t.co/bcJYHkNUEF

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The Post can reveal trucks travelling on the Interislander are being hit by a new wave of costs as the Cook Strait service nearly doubles its fuel fees for commercial vehicles.

Read the latest below ⬇️

https://t.co/Y7Lptchlof

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The Post can reveal the cash saved from cancelling an open ocean tug boat for Cook Strait has gone into a scheme which will make it cheaper for international airlines to fly into the country.

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https://t.co/OKX5i0ITIw

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David Seymour wants fuel taxes to go up as planned, despite Chris Bishop saying it would be a political “death wish”.

Bishop said the transport funding was a “bloody difficult situation” that keeps him “up at night”.

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https://t.co/WDd8HSi2Vk

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Ministers will today unveil sweeping plans for the independent Infrastructure Commission to take over assessing and monitoring Government infrastructure projects from Treasury.

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https://t.co/ep4865mrmI

[henry cooke @henrycooke]

There might not be a coup on but things are incredibly unsettled within the Beehive:

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A new poll shows New Zealand First continues to rise in support, with the Coalition Government set for a strong return to power if the results were reflected on election night.

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https://t.co/dvAqQdPRJe

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Marlborough District Council will vote today on putting a plan to borrow $110 million for the Picton port upgrade to the public.

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https://t.co/d3XIrOPDXS

[Nick James @nickpgjames]

The Government won’t commit to who will run the Interislander service when the new Cook Strait ferries arrive in 2029, with Winston Peters saying KiwiRail needs to prove its worth.

https://t.co/vwdEXBNzS2

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Wellington's train operator threatened to cancel more than 500 services a fortnight in a feud with the regional council it says is yet to be settled.

https://t.co/i6Oy8Vy9ob

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More than half a billion dollars has now been spent on the axed iReX project that was meant to deliver two Cook Strait mega ferries.

https://t.co/kE8yPMAZpF

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A Wellington shop owner will likely have to throw out products and is borrowing electricity from her neighbours to keep freezers running, after being without power for four days.

https://t.co/ztMVd5GSLm

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Interislander's only rail enabled ferry, the Arartere, will be retired this year to make way for the construction of new port infrastructure, seeing some jobs cut.

https://t.co/Xqa6uoqHmq

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Outgoing Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau says from now on she intends to call out "meanspirited bullying behaviour", and isn't ruling out another tilt at the mayoral chains down the line.

https://t.co/7oXsLxL17J

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Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau won’t run again for the city’s top job at this year’s local body election.

Here’s my cross on Morning Report talking about the news and what it means for the mayoral race.

https://t.co/ur1yQ4FizW

[Nick James @nickpgjames]

A full restoration of Petone Wharf restoration will likely cost more than Hutt Cuty Council’s maximum budget for it

https://t.co/3u9S8KNnNY