The New Zealand Herald reports former Prime Minister Jim Bolger is to lose his chairmanship of state railway company KiwiRail. He will be replaced by Wellington businessman John Spencer.
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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).
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 […]
The Campaign For Better Transport is calling on the Government to urgently reopen a direct rail link to the Taranaki region. The 143km rail link runs from Stratford to Okahukura, near Taumaruni and has been mothballed since the end of last year following a number of derailments. As a result, […]
The National Business Review reports Ports of Auckland have begun their new rail service to the inland port at Wiri, taking numerous trucks off the motorway between the port and south Auckland. Some great statistics: The rail link will reduce the number of trucks on Auckland’s busy roads, with forecasts […]