Arise Winston, minister of railways

Arise Winston, minister of railways
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has secured himself ministerial delegation over KiwiRail. (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
The same year the Little River Band toured New Zealand in 1993, the Government privatised the railways and disestablished the dedicated minister for rail portfolio.NZ First leader Winston Peters name-checked the Australian band on Wednesday after being shoulder-tapped by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to be the first minister for rail in over 30 years.“Just like the Little River Band, tell them to ‘hang on, help is on its way,” the deputy PM said, throwing out the musical allusion in a press conference with Finance Minister...

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