As covered by the Waikato Times this morning, the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee will not be considering the CBT led petiti0n for a Hamilton to Auckland rail service. The report is here, but petition is effectively dismissed in one sentence: The majority of us note that this service has […]
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Media Release 28th April, 14:00 Environment Waikato will receive a petition this Thursday asking for a commuter rail service between Hamilton and Auckland to be included in its Annual Plan. Signed by over 11,500 people, The Campaign for Better Transport petition has already been presented to central Government for consideration. […]
The Annual Plan for Environment Waikato has, accidentally, left out any mention of the Hamilton – Auckland commuter trains. This is YOUR CHANCE to remind them they should happen this year. The CBT has written a submission for you. Feel free to add to, or delete from, the submission. RECOMMENDATION: […]
Environment Waikato conducted a business case study into the feasibility of a rail service between Hamilton and Auckland. We have uploaded it in PDF format here: Waikato Rail Business Case Things have moved on a bit from when this study was done. For instance, the study thinks that 1 service […]
ARTA Media Release Autumn is upon us and many Auckland cyclists consider the milder conditions the best to get on their bikes and use pedal power to move around the city. To help cyclists and would-be-cyclists on their way, a series of online, interactive cycle maps have been launched today […]
Submissions on the Draft Annual Plans for Hamilton City Council and Waikato District Council close this Friday, 23rd April. This is your chance to remind both councils you want Waikato Trains Now! The CBT has made it easy for you, and you can kill two birds with one stone and submit […]
Finally, the New Zealand Herald reports work has started on Onehunga’s new rail station: ARC chairman Mike Lee and the Campaign for Better Transport, which raised an 8000-signature petition in 2006 to reopen the Onehunga branch railway line to passenger trains, were last week becoming increasingly nervous about a lack […]
The Dominion Post has a first look at the new trains for the Wellington network: Meanwhile, work on new stations on the Kapiti line is now underway.