Concerned at the complete lack of progress in designating a rail corridor from Onehunga to Auckland Airport and continuing back to Wiri, the CBT wrote to Mayor Len Brown suggesting Manukau City start to look into it. Mayor Brown has responded, indicating that a Memorandum of Understanding is being prepared […]
Yearly Archives: 2010
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Committee election results from last Tuesday’s AGM are: Convenor: Cameron Pitches Secretary: Dr Graham Bush Treasurer: Ross Galloway Committee: Cr Graeme Easte Garth Houltham Jon Reeves Jennifer Northover Josh Arbury Jeremy Harris I’m sure I speak for everyone in thanking Barry Palmer for his years of support for the CBT, […]
An exciting media release from KiwiRail: KiwiRail has announced a short list of four potential suppliers to build Auckland’s new electric trains. Each of the short-listed manufacturers will now have the opportunity to provide feedback into the technical requirements and specifications for the rolling stock before a full set of […]
The Manukau Courier reports the 300 metres long by seven metres deep and up to 18 metres wide rail trench in Manukau has now been completed on the $42 million Manukau rail link.
An historical perspective by Gordon Bonetti, CBT Member The Maori people of New Zealand have a very apt proverb, “Mata a muri kei te aro ke!”Loosely translated it means, “ To find the way forward we must first look back into the past.”So it was from this viewpoint that this […]
13 July 2010, 7:30pm Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Rd Special Guest Speaker Mayor John Banks This meeting is a CBT member only event. (Yes you can renew your subscription on the night for $20!). Seats are limited to 60, so please RSVP to so that we have an […]
ARTA Media Release “A lot of activity will be happening over the Queen’s Birthday weekend with commissioning of the final 3km section of double track from the new Avondale Station to Tititrangi Road in New Lynn, which begins at 7pm on Friday June 4th. In order to complete the final […]
Clem7 is a PPP toll road in Brisbane. ABC News reports that: An independent report out today claims RiverCity Motorway is making $870,000 a month but having to pay $8 million a month in interest on its $1.3 billion debt. RiverCity chief executive officer Flan Cleary says he has not […]