Dunne: rail co-operation just the start

Ohariu-Belmont MP, Peter Dunne, has welcomed the co-operation among Wellington MP’s leading to the announcement of more than $10 million from the government for refurbishing rolling stock on the Wairarapa train service.

“This is just the start,” says Mr Dunne. “As the Ministers of Finance and Transport have observed, Wellington’s regional transport infrastructure has been long neglected and it’s time for some catching up.

“An obvious place to maintain the momentum is for the spirit of co-operation between central and local government to result in a firm commitment to starting the Transmission Gully motorway and help bring an end to the carnage that’s occurring on the Centennial Highway north of Wellington.

"I'm now looking forward to the local MPs, Mayors and central government joining me with the same enthusiasm to get Transmission Gully started.

“The time for yet another report, yet more dithering from the planners and funders is long past. This rail decision shows what we can accomplish when we work together for a common goal.

“Let’s get on with it,” said Mr Dunne.

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>