The Waikato Times reports that David Bennett is representing the views of himself (and presumably the party he represents), rather than 85% of his electorate. A proposed commuter rail service to Auckland has run into a political storm with National MP David Bennett branding it a waste of time. Hamilton […]
Yearly Archives: 2009
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Ohhhhh we are getting so close! The Herald reports: KiwiRail has agreed to present a proposal to Hamilton City within weeks on a trial daily passenger service to and from Auckland. “We are refining a proposal to run a service using the Silver Fern railcars between Hamilton and Auckland on […]
Environment Waikato Results from Hamilton City Council’s most recent Residents Survey show that 85% of city residents think a Hamilton to Auckland Passenger Rail Service would be a good idea with over 43% stating that they would use services if they were restarted. The survey which is carried out quarterly […]
NZTA have supplied us with a copy of their assessment of heavy trucks on State Highway bridges. The objective of the report is to identify bridges on freight routes that would require strengthening for higher mass limits provide an indication of costs. The full copy (8Mb) is available here, but […]
ARTA media release The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA), in conjunction with the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA), today announced the next step in the delivery of an integrated ticketing system for Auckland’s train, bus and ferry users with the selection of a preferred tender. ARTA’s Chairman, Rabin Rabindran says, […]
The Herald reports on our submission on heavy trucks: Pro-rail campaigners say the Government is seeking public support for heavier trucks without producing evidence of economic benefits to justify the extra wear on the country’s roads. The Campaign for Better Transport in Auckland says submissions due by Friday on a […]
Road users urged to submit against law change allowing bigger trucks The Campaign For Better Transport is urging concerned road users and organisations to make submissions against the Government’s proposal to let larger and heavier trucks on our roads from next year. Spokesperson Cameron Pitches says the move would greatly […]
Carpool Day is a single day event being held in Auckland on Wednesday 5th August, to provide motivation for reluctant carpoolers to get over their “inertia hump” and try carpooling for one day. We then hope that, having tried it once, a significant number of people will see carpooling as a […]