The Campaign for Better Transport will be hosting a public meeting in Hamilton: Monday 22nd August, 7:30 pm. Methodist Centre, 60 London St, Hamilton Come along and hear what local MPs and political parties have to say about passenger rail and public transport in Hamilton. MPs and candidates from all the […]
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Media Release From the Campaign for Better Transport Regular rail services using the recently refurbished Silver Fern railcar could be the outcome of a trial run this Friday August 12, believes the Campaign for Better Transport. For the past several months a number of local councils have been working with […]
The Herald today reports that Unstable ground around Dome Valley north of Auckland threatens to rip the wheels off the Government’s “road of national significance” from Puhoi to Wellsford. Transport Agency northern highways manager Tommy Parker has admitted concerns about the feasibility of completing the road as a four-lane expressway […]
Waterfront Auckland have done a media release on the arrival of the two trams that will utilise the new Viaduct circuit. It is great to see this is actually happening, all from presentation that the CBT did in conjunction with Motat back in 2008. The return of trams to […]
Bob Scott has done a brilliant article summarising the folly of the Holiday Highway: A headline like “80 New Zealanders Sentenced to Death” would bring an outraged reaction if resulting from the actions of a Third World despot. But the reality is, that’s not the case. Rather it’s what could […]
Submissions on the Holiday Highway close tomorrow on January 28th. Fill in your submission here, or send an email to To get you started, you might like to consider the following bullet points, which form the basis of the CBT’s submission: The proposed Puhoi to Wellsford Toll Road has a […]
Local publication Mahurangi Matters has run a story on finding the best solution for upgrading SH1. The CBT contributed a piece on our “Operation Livesaver” proposal: The Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) last year proposed an alternative to the costly Puhoi to Wellsford toll road currently being proposed by the […]
The Herald reports on the progress of the new tram tracks begin laid at what will be the new Wynyard Quarter. Trams are expected to run on Auckland’s waterfront by August in an $8 million project which saw the first modest section of tracks laid this week. As well as […]