Onehunga Problems Update
Here is the plan of what Onehunga’s troubled temporary railway train station platform will look like and information I have been given concerning the issues...
KiwiRail Defends Turnaround Plan
A top KiwiRail official, defending KiwiRail’s turnaround plan, told ARC councillors today that a “significant issue for us is to unpick with Auckland”...
ARC Debates Puhoi Cost
The NZTA today tried to convince ARC councillors of the worth of its Puhoi to Wllsford SH1 plans. But NZTA regional director Wayne McDonald told them a cost benefit...
ARC Says No To T2
As expected, an ARC committee today opposed the Auckland City proposal to allow cars to use Dominion Road bus lanes. The transport and urban development committee unanimously passed...
Still No Home For Tank Farm
Here’s another Auckland issue that needs to get resolved. Bulk liquids are currently stored at the Wynyard Quarter and constitute a significant proportion...
Photos:2Short Onehunga Today
It’s been dubbed a rapper-sounding name - 2Short - but Onehunga’s railway train station platform at the end of Onehunga Mall is fast taking...
ARC Oppose Dom Rd T2 Plan
The ARC’s transport & urban development committee will next week consider opposing the Auckland City’s plans to allow cars with 2 or more occupants...
Queens Wharf Left vs Right
Look Mum, there's the Party Central tent! The Queens Wharf saga is now becoming a battle between Auckland politicians a few months out from the Auckland supercouncil...
Harbour Crossing Move
The next step has been taken today to progress whether we get another harbour bridge across the Waitemata - or a tunnel, as Auckland local body leaders collectively...
Onehunga Site Cleared
The old ITM site has now been almost cleared for work on the new Onehunga train station. The line opens on September 19. Here is a video overview of how the site...
Wynyard’s Future Look
I’m excited about the Wynyard Quarter development, and not just because the trams will roll through it! It’s a chance to get part of the waterfront right...
Farebox Impact being Assessed
Today’s ARC transport and urban development committee meeting couldn’t put any estimate on how much fares would go up as a result of the NZTA farebox...
Where For Parnell Stop?
Carlaw Park moved briefly back into the spotlight this morning for a new Parnell station but later the ARC opted for the Cheshire option. This after it’s...
Tram Debate Fires Up
The plan to introduce heritage trams along the Waterfront has certainly fired up the locals. Here are issues being debated and questions you have been asking: Why...
Videos: Onehunga Work Begins
15 weeks until the new Onehunga station opens and the line kicks back into life after 38 years. Onehunga train station construction on the old ITM site Construction...
Tram Wires Worry Architects
An Auckland-based architectural practice today, while supporting the re-introduction of trams to Auckland’s waterfront raised the issues of visual clutter...
Onehunga Rail & Bus Moves
More good news about Onehunga. There will be a co-ordinated bus and train policy - something that is working well at the new Grafton train station where bus...
The Trams Are Back!
Another legacy the ARC and especially chair Mike Lee leaves for Auckland. The electric trams are back after 50 years -on the Auckland waterfront. The project’s...
ARC Staff Face Long Transition
There is angst among some ARC staff this morning after a memo from the Auckland Transition Agency yesterday that the new Auckland Transport CCO headquarters will...
Trains: Unresolved Issues(Repost)
Today, KiwiRail has today called for Expressions of Interest from potential suppliers for Auckland’s new electric commuter trains. Funding, leasing issues and...
Waterfront Trams May Roll
The quaint plan for tourist trams to travel down Auckland city streets again is still alive. The idea was for electric trams to be used along the Auckland waterfront,...
Parnell Station Talks
The plan for a Parnell train station at Cheshire Street continues to gather steam. Both the Auckland City Council and the ARC are keen on the idea - and ARC...
ARC Fury Over Joyce
Anger today at the “discovery” that the government isn’t properly funding Auckland’s rail electrification after all. The government is now...
Lee: Onehunga Disgrace
ARA Chair, Mike Lee, told KiwiRail and ARTA today: “Lift your game.” His “clear message” came with news that the Onehunga station will be...
Bring Back Bellbirds
The ARC is leading an ambitious conservation project to bring bellbirds (korimako) back to the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Four releases of bellbirds this Sunday...