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Twyford Gets Transport
Phil Twyford has scored the shadow transport portfolio under Labour’s new broom, David Shearer. A wise choice especially as the MP also gets Auckland issues and...
89th Container Falls Off Rena
A container, with meat products inside it, fell off Rena yesterday – this has been recovered. This brings the total number of containers washed overboard to 89....
Botany Town Centre Shows the Way
Botany Town Centre is doing something Westfield would never dream of doing, judging by the shocking way they treat pedestrians at their malls like St Lukes. Botany...
Spatial Plan To Be Re-Written?
How much urban sprawl is good for Auckland? It has major transport planning implications. That debate is back on the table after the recently established Productivity...
Parnell Train Station Work Starts
Initial work for the planned Parnell railway station began this morning. This involves lowering and re-aligning the tracks where the station will be - at the...
Regular Commuters’ Outrageous Fortune
Anyone else overhear the grumbles this morning when leaflets were distributed to Auckland rail commuters advising them of the Christmas rail closedown starting today? It...
Rena Containers Lost in Storm
Two containers were lost over the side of the stricken ship Rena in last night’s stormy weather. One damaged container, carrying aluminium chairs, has sunk....
Lincoln Rd Update
NZTA opens part of the new Selwood Road Bridge to traffic at the Lincoln Road interchange on the Northwestern Motorway next Monday. Two lanes will open to traffic...
Auck, Wgtn Rail Closures
Machinery has started arriving for the start of the big Rail Maintenance month around Auckland - and Wellington is also in for a closedown. The focus of the...
Greens New Transport Person
Greens has appointed new MP Julie-Anne Genter as the party’s transport spokesperson. It’s an ideal fit as the American has worked as an urban planning...
Crane Problem Halts Rena Ops
Work on removing containers from the Rena is on hold because of a problem with the newly brought in cargo crane Smit Borneo. Salvors have spent the last few days...
Foo Fighters Bus FAIL
Have we learnt nothing from the RWC opening night fiasco? Last night I had to walk away from the Foo Fighters public transport shambles it was so depressing. And...
Final Glenfield Rd Upgrade Confirmed
AT confirms that work on the final stage of Auckland Transport’s $40 million Glenfield Road upgrade is due to begin early next year. Glenfield Road is a major...
Keeping it In The Family
The appointment of Gerry Brownlee as the new transport minister is a National stroke of genius. It sets in chain a bid to covert the next trophy in the cabinet:...
New Panmure Bridge For Busway
Auckland Transport is planning to build a new Panmure Bridge for a future busway and a shared cycle/pedestrian path. The proposed new bridge would be built on the...
Next Train Timetable Changes
Auckland Transport has confirmed details of the new rail timetable to be introduced next March – and say it will be the last timetable change until the new electric...
It’s Shearer
Great news that David Shearer has been made Labour leader. Here’s my earlier post (and I’m pleased to be told Mr Shearer did read it at the time) - It’s...
Rena’s Salvage Again Hit By Bad Weather
Weather continues to halt the Rena’s salvage operations While container removal operations are suspended, salvors are focusing on installing patches in the corridors...
New WHO Report Needs Political Buy-In
A World Health Organisation report released today on transport and the effects on health state the obvious – but it’s a message that needs to be absorbed by...
Fatal Car vs Freight Train Accident
A woman has died tonight after the car she was driving was hit by a freight train on an uncontrolled level crossing near Levin. The crash happened on the level crossing...
New Crane Starts Removing Rena Containers
The new 110-metre crane barge Smith Borneo brought in to help with the Rena salvage has started lifting containers from the stricken ship. Smit Borneo starts removing...
Bus, Train To Foo Fighters, Western Springs
Trains after the Foo Fighters Western Springs concert on Tuesday night will run after midnight. There will be special buses to Western Springs and back to The CBD...
New Kopu Bridge Opened
It’s hard to believe but this Christmas you won’t have to wait for ages to cross the Kopu Bridge at busy times. Prime Minister John Key and an equally...
Salvors: What Happens To Rena’s Containers
Bad weather has meant there have been no container removal operations on the stricken vessel Rena since November 29. The total number of containers removed is 167....
Too Many Still Driving Using Phones
The other day a selfish moron in his giant SUV quickly turned the corner of a street I was crossing oblivious to me doing so and I had to jump out of the path with...
