Archive for: Gisborne

KiwiRail Soon Self-Sufficient

KiwiRail Soon Self-Sufficient

Transport Minister Steven Joyce says that for the first time in 60 years, KiwiRail will soon become financially self-sufficient. He told a Parliamentary Committee...

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$42m Roading Projects Opened

$42m Roading Projects Opened

Two multi-million dollar roading projects in the Hawke’s Bay were opened by the transport minister today. The East Coast projects - the Hawkes Bay Expressway...

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Battle To Save Rail Lines Steps Up

Battle To Save Rail Lines Steps Up

Of course it’s not on the scale of Egypt’s citizen uprising, but saving provincial rail lines is seeing our own citizens getting into protest mode. Next...

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Gisborne Motorists Stranded

Gisborne Motorists Stranded

NZTA and emergency services  are trying to free stranded motorists and clear State Highway 2 after two large slips fell on the highway north of Gisborne this afternoon...

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Minister May Mothball Line

Minister May Mothball Line

Transport Minister Steven Joyce has confirmed plans to mothball the Gisborne-Hawke’s Bay rail line “if the right commercial outcomes can’t be found.” As...

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