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Engineers Flown In To Help Aratere Crisis

Engineers Flown In To Help Aratere Crisis

Engine and power management technical experts Wartsila and ABB have been brought in to try to determine what’s wrong with the newly refurbished Aratere. Tests to ensure the safe operation of the Cook Strait ferry Aratere are continuing...

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Rena: 22 Salvors Back On Board – Latest Photos

Rena: 22 Salvors Back On Board - Latest Photos

Salvage teams are taking advantage of good weather in Tauranga today and continuing to progress with preparation work on transferring oil from the submerged starboard tank on board the stricken vessel Rena. RENA: Salvage divers resurface after...

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KiwiRail’s Coastal Scenic Carriages Start

KiwiRail’s Coastal Scenic Carriages Start

Some good news for Christchurch for a change. KiwiRail’s new scenic carriages have entered service on the Coastal Pacific service between Christchurch and Picton. A completed set of two new passenger carriages, a café car, a viewing car and...

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Ellerslie Train Station Revamp Details

Ellerslie Train Station Revamp Details

Ellerslie’s revamped train station – first revealed by AKT – will involve reducing the station’s platform by 2 metres in width and extending it by another 20 metres. The project will cost $8m but NZTA says all up the cost is up to $20m. Driving...

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Hamilton Train Plan Bites The Dust

Hamilton Train Plan Bites The Dust

Nice idea but no money. The Hamilton to Auckland commuter rail service plan has now stalled in its tracks with no sign of anyone putting up the money needed. Hamilton City Council has voted 7-4 in principle to support the proposed service, but...

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