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More Commuters Is Good & Bad
Infratil acknowledged today that .when it comes to increased bus patronage, while it is better to have too much than too little demand, it can result in slower services...
HOP Confusion Answered By AT
Confusing, conspiracy theories, cynical…..the reaction to the much-awaited Auckland integrated ticketing scheme HOP has not been as happy as one might have...
Petrol Price Driving Bus Increase
Higher fuel costs are proving positive for public transport use. In the latest Infratil monthly report released today, NZ Bus says it is experiencing solid growth...
Time For Airport Rail Campaign
As I predicted, the media virtually ignored rail’s big day on Saturday with scant coverage of the opening of Onehunga attended by hundreds of excited people...
Parnell Station Design Starts
ARTA has begun designing the potential Parnell station alongside the Mainline Steam depot at the foot of Parnell’s Domain as plans for a bus stabling park...
KiwiRail No Show Over Parnell
The Hobson community board tonight unanimously tossed out NZ Bus’ plans to create a bus depot where the Mainline Steam building is in Parnell’s Cheshire...
Top Debate: Parnell Bus Plan
Updated here with account of meeting A showdown tonight over plans for the Parnell railway train station proposed for the Mainline Steam area at Cheshire St. The...
Infratil Buys Shell NZ For $696.5m
$696.5 million. That’s how much Infratil and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund will be paying for Shell’s New Zealand fuel distribution and 17.1% interest...
Why Don’t The Big Ones Do This?
How come the big petrol companies continue to confuse us all with their sudden price hikes, while little player Gull at least makes an effort? Gull New Zealand announced...
Infratil Closer to Buying Shell
Infratil is closer to buying Shell NZ. Infratil's Wellington Go buses In a legal move that takes it closer, a “letter of intent” has today been signed...
Snapper Is Ticked Off
Wellington-based ticketing and payment system company, Snapper, is not hiding the fact tonight that it’s peeved off with today’s go-ahead contract...
Govt Transport Agency Welcomes Snapper To Auckland
In the latest twist in the integrated ticketing saga, the government’s transport agency has welcomed the bombshell announcement that Snapper is heading off...
Integrated Ticket Bombshell: Snapper’s Onslaught Into Auckland
Infratil is upping the stakes in the integrated ticketing saga by revealing it’s going to steal the march on Thales, ARTA’s preferred supplier, and will go...
Veolia “May Buy” NZBus - Speculation
Here’s interesting speculation. Veolia to buy NZ Bus. Infratil selling NZ Bus is today’s bet in the wake of last week’s six-monthly earnings report...
Snapper Hints It’s Making Progress To Win Over NZTA
Wellington-based Snapper card, saying getting into the Auckland market remains its main focus, claims to have support from the transport agency. In a press release,...
Auckland’s Integrated Ticketing A RWC Political Football
The Govt wants integrated ticketing in place for the RWC Infratil has scored two tries in its frenetic last-minute bid to win Auckland’s integrated ticketing...
