The Herald has a nice juxtaposition of a photo of truck accident blocking the motorway with the headline that BIG trucks are on their way. Up to 5000 trucks will be eligible to carry heavier loads on public highways from next month. The Government is basically giving the trucking industry a […]
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It is official – maximum truck weights have been increased by the Government to 52 tonnes under a permit regime as announced by the Government in a carefully timed press release just before Easter. What isn’t so clear is how the trucking industry will respond. If they pay according to […]
Media release from the Campaign for Better Transport Plans for Hamilton Underground Station To Be Revealed A petition calling for a commuter rail link between Hamilton and Auckland will be presented to the Government this coming Monday, at the Hamilton Railway Station. Sustainable transport group The Campaign for Better Transport […]
Few people know it, or it has been lost in the mists of time, but there is actually an underground train station in the middle of Hamilton, right underneath the Warehouse on Anglesea Street. Here are a couple of photos to prove it, supplied by the intrepid Jon Reeves. The CBT is […]
Media Release from the Campaign For Better Transport A petition calling for the introduction of a commuter rail service between Auckland and Hamilton has gathered nearly 8,000 signatures. The Campaign for Better Transport wants to present the petition to Hamilton and regional politicians in two weeks time, however campaign organiser […]
We need your help! The CBT petition calling on the Govt. and its agencies to immediately fund Waikato commuter trains to Auckland will be presented to MP’s at the end of this month. We have over 6,000 signatures now ( 3,000 collected in just the past 2 weekends). There is […]
NZ Herald reports: Waterfront trams are being tipped as key Auckland tourist attractions, with a possible later benefit for public transport. Although the Auckland Regional Council has no plans for a modern light rail network to serve commuters, its transport committee voted yesterday to press on with an investigation of […]
The Waikato times reports: Hamilton East MP David Bennett was told to “get real” and “keep it shortish” when he faced a public meeting championing a commuter train between Hamilton and Auckland last night. The National MP took the brunt of criticism over the Government’s lack of support for the […]