Archive for: Hawkes Bay

Gisborne-Napier?s Rail Survival: The Hard Facts

Gisborne-Napier’s Rail Survival: The Hard Facts

There are a few new bites about moving freight on the Napier-Gisborne rail line but a Council report reveals the facts and figures of what it will take to make rail...

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Petrol Rise Seeing More PT Use

Petrol Rise Seeing More PT Use

It’s not just Auckland that is experiencing an obvious jump in public transport use in part because of the rising cost of petrol. Those rising petrol prices...

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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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Hawke?s Bay Cycle Trail Boost

Hawke’s Bay Cycle Trail Boost

The national cycle trail project moved forward in another area today with the signing of a contract for the new Hawke’s Bay Landscapes Trail at an event attended...

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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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Saving Gisborne-Napier Line

Saving Gisborne-Napier Line

A high powered meeting of council and business leaders will meet KiwiRail in Gisborne next week to work out a way to save the Napier/Gisborne East Coast rail line. Mayors...

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