The Herald reports a last minute reprieve for the Coromandel ferry service. A ferry service from Auckland to Coromandel is to continue as authorities wanting to keep the business afloat look at throwing it a lifeline. Ferry operator Discovery 360, which runs a service between Auckland and Coromandel via Waiheke, […]
Yearly Archives: 2009
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The Herald reports: Signals turned green yesterday on Auckland’s $1 billion-plus rail electrification drive, as KiwiRail signed a hefty contract to provide long-suffering passengers with an ultra-modern train control system…the signing of a $90 million deal between KiwiRail and Westinghouse Rail Systems Australia…priority will be given to laying new signals […]
For those out there interested in what the government, through NZTA, is going to be spending your petrol tax dollar on over the next few years, there is an interesting chart that shows what projects are hoped to be constructed over the next 5 years. There’s another chart that shows […]
Well I guess today could have just been a number of coincidences, but it did seem fairly symptomatic of the state of Auckland’s public transport. So, as it was a Monday morning I headed into town on the 004/005 bus route – like I always do. The weather was pretty […]
Our submission on ARTA’s Regional Land Transport Programme and the Auckland Transport Plan. Introduction The Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) welcomes the opportunity to submit on the Draft 2009/10 RLTP and 11/12 Auckland Regional Land Transport Programme and the Auckland Transport Plan. Consultation with groups such as ours and wider transport […]
The Herald reports that Local Government NZ is concerned about Transport Minister Steven Joyce’s proposed changes to transport funding. Not only is public transport infrastructure spending to be slashed by 60%, but funding for the renewal and maintenance of local roads will also be cut by up to $225m over […]
The NZ Herald reports: KiwiRail is optimistic that a rail line it runs one train a week on can be improved at minimum cost to carry higher containers and attract new business. The Napier-to-Gisborne line is a marginal branch line on which KiwiRail makes a loss. Given its scenic location […]