Chris' News

MP for Hutt South

6 Aug 2025Chris Bishop

Speech to Building Nations 2025

Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be here today at Building Nations 2025. I’d like to thank Nick Leggett and his team at Infrastructure New Zealand

6 Aug 2025Chris Bishop

Next steps on replacing petrol tax with electronic road user charges

Cabinet has agreed to a series of important legislative changes to enable the transition of New Zealand’s 3.5 million light vehicles to paying for our roading

1 Aug 2025Chris Bishop

Ōtaki to north of Levin construction contracts signed

Transport Minister Chris Bishop has welcomed news the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has signed construction contracts with two alliances to build the new Ōtaki to north

26 Jul 2025Chris Bishop

Reducing councils’ ridiculous use of road cones

As part of the Government’s drive to cut down on excessive use of road cones – and reducing the eye-watering cost of temporary traffic management –

23 Jul 2025Chris Bishop · Tama Potaka

Ministers release Homelessness Insights Report

The Government has released the latest Homelessness Insights Report and announced a series of actions to reduce the number of people living without shelter, including sleeping

23 Jul 2025Chris Bishop

Fast-track on track to help deliver infrastructure

It’s been nearly six months since the Fast-track Approvals system opened for business, and updated statistics show the one-stop shop is on track to make it

20 Jul 2025Nicola Willis · Chris Bishop

Infrastructure projects to drive jobs and growth

Billions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects getting underway in the next few months will drive economic activity and create thousands of jobs across the country,

18 Jul 2025Chris Bishop · Erica Stanford

New school property agency to be established

The Government will establish a new school property agency to help ensure Kiwi kids can learn in safe, warm and dry buildings. “The Government inherited a

3 Jul 2025Chris Bishop

Market sounding on toll road concessions to begin

Market soundings with international and local toll road investors, operators and financiers will begin next week as the next step in exploring how toll concessions could

3 Jul 2025Chris Bishop

Focusing on maintaining and building roads

The Government’s focus on improving roads across the country is well on its way, with the successful completion of one of the largest state highway road

30 Jun 2025Chris Bishop

Pūhoi to Warkworth Motorway going to 110km/h

A new 110km/h speed limit on the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway will come into effect first thing tomorrow morning, Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced today. “Transport

27 Jun 2025Chris Bishop

Driver licencing wait times shortest yet

The Government’s work to deliver better public services for New Zealanders is paying dividends for people working to gain their driver licence, Transport Minister Chris Bishop

11 Jun 2025Chris Bishop

Saying yes to more housing

City-shaping changes are coming to New Zealand’s largest city, ensuring that Auckland can fully harness the economic growth benefits of the new City Rail Link, RMA

7 Jun 2025Chris Bishop

Manawatū Tararua Highway open for business

A more efficient, reliable and safer journey through the Ruahine Ranges will open to traffic from the week of 9 June, with the completion of the

29 May 2025Chris Bishop · Tama Potaka

Enabling more housing: National direction on granny flats and papakāinga

The Government is taking action to address the country’s housing crisis through the biggest package of proposed changes to national direction in New Zealand’s history, RMA

29 May 2025Chris Bishop · Todd McClay

Consultation opens on sweeping overhaul of primary sector regulations

The Government has opened public consultation on the biggest package of changes to national direction under the RMA in New Zealand history, with proposals to streamline

25 May 2025Chris Bishop

Auckland’s Northern Gateway Toll Road to go to 110 km/h

A new 110km/h speed limit on State Highway 1 (SH1) for the Northern Gateway Toll Road, from north of Orewa to south of the Johnstone’s Hill

22 May 2025Chris Bishop · Tama Potaka

Budget 2025: Delivering the right houses in the right place, for the right people

Budget 2025 introduces a new housing investment approach that will deliver the right houses, in the right places, for the right people, Housing Minister Chris Bishop