Mike Lee pretty much hits the nail on the head with CCO’s and Auckland Transport: According to the explanatory note to the third bill currently being deliberated by the select committee, the Super City was intended to “create one Auckland, which has strong regional governance, integrated decision making, greater community […]
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Both TVNZ and the NZ Herald report that KiwiRail is under pressure to mothball the Napier – Gisborne line, and the northern portion of the Wairarapa line (Masterton – Woodville).
The first train in the New Lynn rail trench is scheduled to pass through on Monday March 1, 2010 at the 5:56am. Yes I’ll be on board! Update: Article on the new station in today’s Western Leader – LJH
Danielle Williamson’s well informed article on the proposed Puhoi to Wellsford motorway concluded that, mainly for reasons of road safety, the 35km stretch of road should be divided into a “proper motorway”. However, doing so would be extraordinarily costly and technically challenging. Just the first section alone, between Puhoi and […]
The New Zealand Herald reports: Householders face being transported to and from their homes in a shuttle vehicle as contractors widen North Shore’s busy Onewa Rd during a nine-month project starting today. Why not catch a bus?
Some good news from The Manawatu Standard: Palmerston Nroth MP Iain Lees-Galloway says the Capital Connection railway link has received a stay of execution. However, KiwiRail is denying any firm commitments have been made about the service’s future.
The fate of the Stratford to Okahukura line is up in the air. Our submission to KiwiRail explaining why it should stay open is here: Submission on the Stratford to Okahukura Line.
First Wiri, now Hamilton – The Waikato Times reports local iwi Tainui are planning an inland port, served by both rail and road connections: A port operator has yet to be tapped on the shoulder, but TGH has had discussions with Transit New Zealand and KiwiRail, says chief executive Mike […]