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A silver lining for cycling?

In which I chat with Greater Auckland’s Connor Sharp about cycling fan Chris Bishop replacing car fan Simeon Brown as Transport Minister, and what might happen next.
Bernard Hickey
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Connor Sharp
Jan 20, 2025
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Long story short: I chatted last night with

Greater Auckland
’s
Connor Sharp
on the substack app about the appointment of Chris Bishop to replace Simeon Brown as Transport Minister. We talked through their different approaches and whether there’s much room for Bishop to reverse many of the anti-cycling measures Brown adopted.

Our chat was based on this post yesterday from Connor:

Greater Auckland
Can we have a normal Minister of Transport now?
Yesterday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced a cabinet reshuffle, which saw Simeon Brown picking up the Health portfolio as it's been taken off Dr Shane Reti, and Transport has been given to Chris Bishop. Additionally, Simeon's energy and local government portfolios now sit with Simon Watts…
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