Brian Roche resigns from Wellington Gateway board in NZTA return

Brian Roche resigns from Wellington Gateway board in NZTA return
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth June 13 (BusinessDesk) - Brian Roche has resigned from the board of Wellington Gateway Partnership to take up the chair of the New Zealand Transport Agency, clearing a potential conflict of interest with the Crown entity facing a claim by the Transmission Gully contractor.  Transport Minister Phil Twyford yesterday announced Roche's return to the NZTA board, replacing Michael Stiassny, whose brief tenure imposed a major shake-up of the agency over systemic failures in regulatory oversight that ultimately led to the departur...

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