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Getting Wired
Auckland’s rail electrification has taken another leap forward with the first appearance of wires. The wiring will carry the electricity to power Auckland’s...
Rena’s Hazard Containers Tracked
On board the Rena today, underwater transponders have been fixed to four containers that are known to contain hazardous goods. That way the containers can be located...
U.K’s Worst Ever Motorway Smash - Video
A 27-vehicle pile-up on the M5 motorway near Taunton has sparked explosions and an inferno, leaving numerous people dead (no official number yet) and around 40 injured,...
Rena Salvor Hurt - Latest Onboard Photos
Winds this morning caused a four hour delay in transferring salvors on board the Rena and working conditions on board remain hazardous. Mr Crawford said that a...
Rena: 358 Tonnes Of Oil Left
Salvors have removed over 1000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil off the striken cargo vesse; Rena, and there are 358 tonnes of heavy fuel oil remaining on board in the submerged...
Aratere Tests Continue
Tests on the Cook Strait ferry Aratere are continuing. Interislander general manager Thomas Davis says good progress has been made, but any resumption of services...
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...
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...
Aratere Stopped Until Ruled Safe
Maritime New Zealand says the interisland ferry Aratere can not sail until issues are resolved and they rule it is safe for passengers and crew. This follows recent...
No More Damage To Rena,More Charges
An observation flight this morning has confirmed no visible further damage to the cargo vessel Rena overnight. Meanwhile further charges have been laid by Maritime...
Rena Survives The Night
UPDATE; Rena has remained intact overnight. This has been confirmed by the crew on board the Go Canopus and the motion sensors attached to ship. The conditions...
What’s Wrong With Refurbished Aratere?
What’s gone wrong with the Cook Strait ferry Aratere? Four return sailings of the Cook Strait ferry Aratere have been cancelled while the cause of “an issue...
New Selwyn Station Would Be $20m
A new Eastern rail station near Selwyn College and connecting to Gowing Drive would cost at least $20,000,000, according to Auckland Transport. Orakei Local Board...
Fears Rena About To Break Up
The Rena salvage team says it’s “now preparing for the worst.” With currently 3m swells around the stricken Liberian-registered Rena, swells expected to rise...
Murder Weapon Found During Vic Tunnel Build
A dual trigger pistol was among the things discovered while the excavation for the Victoria Park tunnel was taking place. One assumes it was a murder weapon thrown...
Escalator Crisis Time!
Is anyone counting how often the escalators at Britomart are out of action - or need maintenance? I see it’s that time again. I always love the way there’s...
Rena Salvage Efforts Suspended
Salvage efforts on board the stricken Rena remain suspended because forecast sea conditions have made it unsafe for the salvors to continue working. A forecast...
Pumping “Milestone” But Rena Moving
More than 1000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil has now been pumped from the stricken container vessel Rena, leaving about 360 tonnes left to be removed from the starboard...
NZTA: 30% More Find PT Attractive
30% more people think public transport is a viable option, according to the NZTA in its just published annual report. Public transport services performed below...
Valve Blamed For Rena Oil Pumping Problem
Oil continues to be pumped from the grounded container vessel Rena after pumping operations were disrupted for three hours this morning, when it was discovered that...
Now Stranded Whales Near Rena, 1 Dies
Two Gray’s beaked whales and a juvenile whale this afternoon stranded at Papamoa. Stranded Gray’s Beaked Whale stranded at Papamoa Beach | Ross Brown National...
Mechanical Failure Causes New Tauranga Mishap
A mechanical failure is being blamed for Tauranga’s latest ship mishap. A small container ship leaving the Port of Tauranga under pilotage lost power and grounded...
Waikato Rail Looking More Unlikely
A setback today for plans for a Waikato to Auckland train service. It comes because how it’s going to be funded is so up in the air. Waikato Regional Council...
Divers To Construct Dam For Rena’s Next Step
In total, 808 tonnes of oil have been removed from the Rena, leaving 575 – 600 tonnes on board. Salvors have now pumped as much oil as possible from the port number...
Rena Oil Back On Cleaned Beaches
Clean-up crews are heading to beaches in the Bay of Plenty this morning to begin clearing further oil that was exposed after high tide. National On Scene Commander...
