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Govt $4.6b KiwiRail Plan
The Government today committed to invest $250 million to support a KiwiRail “turnaround plan.” Minister Steven Joyce says it will help increase economic...
Govt To Put Capital Into KiwiRail
Transport minister Steven Joyce confirmed today the the government will “front up with some capital” for KiwiRail. “We’d be doing this cautiously...
Trucking Obsession ‘Backward’
The debate about truckies has prompted the Maritime Union to call for a “balanced transport strategy that sees the bulk of heavy and long distance cargo transported...
Greens Step Up Campaign Against Bigger Trucks
The Greens is continuing its attack on the government decision to allow bigger longer trucks. It says the taxpayer is already subsidising overweight trucks. The...
Govt To Allow Longer Heavier Trucks (Updated II)
Longer heavier trucks are on the way. The transport minister Steven Joyce has got government backing for a new permit system for trucks allowing heavy (up to 53...
Wiri Rail Link Officially Opened
The Wiri to Waitemata seaport rail link was officially opened today, with KiwiRail chair Jim Bolger saying that the new rail exchange had the potential to create...
Freight Train Tries Out New Lynn’s Rail Underground - Photos & Video
Tonight, the first ever freight train to use New Lynn’s new underground rail trench and station passed through the station, heading north. Here’s a video...
Coastal Shipping Fear Future With Rail Growth
Coastal shipping officials and advocates are questing how coastal shipping will survive if more freight moves to rail and road. The government’s “let market...
First Freight Train At Wiri In January
Construction of the rail exchange at Ports of Auckland’s Wiri Inland Port in South Auckland is a step closer to completion – and the first train will arrive...
Kiwirail’s $25m Freight Project
KiwiRail’s new track maintenance fleet was commissioned this afternoon, part of a $25 million project to improve the efficiency and quality of rail track maintenance. Speaking...
Official: Highway Users Pay Only 40% of Infrastructure Costs
Users of the State Highway network are paying only 40% of the full costs of providing roading infrastructure. Not that it should surprise us, that’s the shock...
Rail Freight Is The Answer
The absurd decision not to strengthen the Auckland Harbour Bridge to accommodate the bigger haulage trucks soon being allowed on roads by the government is another...
