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Business Support For Rail, Port Concerns
Auckland City Centre’s business association today threw its full support behind Mayor Brown’s campaign for a City Rail Link. But at the same time, it...
All About Our New Electric Trains
Here’s the inside of Auckland’s new Spanish-built electric trains arriving from 2013: Inside the new trains And the outside… Compared to...
Waikato Needs To Find Money
The Waikato Councils will be on their own for now to come up with the money to fund a two-year trial of a Waikato to Auckland Silver Fern train service. Auckland...
Residents Street Parking Under Review
A new street parking policy for Auckland residents could result from a trial starting in inner city suburb St Mary’s Bay. A month-long consultation for the...
Hamilton-Auck Rail Not There Yet
Will the proposed two-year trial of a Hamilton to Auckland Silver Fern train service actually happen? This site has been strongly in support of it but the more discussion...
Our Air Is (Was) Foul
So why are we encouraging more travel by motor vehicle when report after report paints Auckland’s air as polluted? The World Health organisation has found...
Train Fail Report Blames Organisers
Not estimating the number of people likely to attend the Opening Night waterfront celebrations is the biggest factor in the night’s transport and Quay St fail. That’s...
AT: Train Fail Won’t Put People Off
Auckland Transport CEO David Warburton doesn’t believe the Rugby World Cup 2011 Opening Night transport fail will put Aucklanders off using trains. In a report...
Airport Rail Loop Gets Thumbs Up
A conventional rail loop connection from the airport through the northern corridor and southern corridor connecting to the existing passenger rail network at Puhinui...
492 A- Passes
Sales of the Auckland Transport “A-Pass” – the public transport pass for RWC visitors – have, to date, totalled 492. AT says that was an expected level. The...
RWC2011: Smooth Operation
Auckland Transport has certainly got the homeward bound Eden Park operation sorted. Commuters were quickly cleared at both Kingsland and Morningside after tonight’s...
Plan: Auckland’s Future Transport Needs
Auckland’s important vision documents were released this morning aiming to fulfil Mayor Len Brown’s vision of making it the world’s most liveable city. Transport...
Onehunga One Year On
Today is the re-activated Onehunga Line’s first birthday. The line -which some in high places argued would not get patronage- has been a success. Since the...
What’s In Veolia’s Plan For Tonight
Veolia are taking no chances with their bid to put things right for tonight’s Eden Park RWC match and future matches there - after the official and public...
Party Central Extension Granted
UPDATE Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully has granted urgent approval under the RWC Empowering Act 2010 to the extension of the Queens Wharf fanzone, festival...
Cars The Winner On Night
The Veolia head emerged today to tell Aucklanders to virtually consider taking their car to this weekend’s Eden Park RWC match. And neighbouring Westfield...
Labour Savaged In Rail Debate
Labour tried to launch an urgent debate on the RWC Friday Fail in Parliament this afternoon but itself got bit on the bum - an expression Labour’s Trevor...
Sick Of The Friday Inquest?
If you are tiring of the endless inquest into Friday night.. here is the final word
McMadness Continues
The madness over Party central tonight continues with the Government moving fast to seize control of Auckland’s waterfront before this coming weekend’s...
RWC Fail Reports: Full Details
Compensation of a RWC match ticket is to be offered to those who did not get by train to Eden Park for part of or the full Friday opening RWC game. An Auckland...
Govt Snaps, Wharf Control Taken, What Next
It’s hard to imagine how things could get any worse for Council and RWC organisers charged with making the RWC a success. RWC Minister Murray McCully’s...
Train Fail Report A Fail?
Why isn’t an independent expert running the inquiry into what went so wrong inn Auckland on Friday with transport and the Quay St crush? The very people who...
Auckland’s Worst Road Dangers
3pm to 6pm is the most dangerous time for pedestrians in Auckland. 40 years ago 42% of Auckland kids walked to school. Now it is only 25%. Cyclists are involved...
Train FAIL Updates - Latest
Latest Minister McCully announces use of special powers for the government to take over control of the waterfront and provide more space Steven Joyce blames Labour...
Urgent Review After RWC Train Disaster
3,30am Update Auckland Transport early this morning revealed it is seeking an urgent review of the operational performance of the rail network of the train operator...
