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Govt Out Of Step With Mayors
Pressure is growing on the Government to get with rail. Wellington’s Mayor says there is a groundswell of public opinion in favour of good choices for transport...
Light Rail Christchurch Priority
Great to see the proposal for a light rail system in the Christchurch CBD be a prominent feature of the city’s re-building plan, in conjunction with the city’s...
$1m Wellington Transport Study Begins
A contract has been awarded for the $1m study looking at the future of Wellington’s public transport. Greater Wellington Regional Council has awarded the contract...
Highway Classification Plan Upsets
A planned NZTA highway classification change is worrying some some regions who see their needed highway roading upgrades playing second fiddle to the big main...
Auckland’s CBD Exciting 20 Year Vision
At last, a long-term vision for Auckland ‘s City Centre and one that is pro-public transport and pedestrian-friendly. Auckland Council’s future thinking...
How It’s Looking: Waterfront Trams
The trams are back in Auckland - well, at least, the first section of tram track has been laid on the corner of Halsey and Gaunt in the Wynyard Quarter waterfront...
Why I Want To live In Wellington!
Good, fast, reliable, frequent public transport including light rail -and a more pedestrian-friendly city including banning cars into the inner city. That’s...
Greens Win Wellington Mayoralty
Another public transport advocate has taken one of the top metropolitan mayoralties. The Greens’ Celia Wade-Brown has grabbed Wellington after the final counting...
Another Pro-Rail Brown Mayor
Lost in the Auckland north with all the attention to the Len Brown win is the fact Wellington may have a very pro-public transport Greenie mayor within days. The...
How Aotea Square Looks
After two years of construction activity, Aotea Square reopened to the public at midday. Aotea Square was officially opened by Sir Dove-Myer Robinson in 1979,...
Pics: Auckland 2015
Take a look at this view of Auckland in the future. Spaghetti Junction crossed by a service leaving Khyber Pass Station One of our regular readers, airline pilot...
Anderton: Light Rail A Fantasy
Christchurch mayoral hopeful, long-time MP Jim Anderton, today dismissed plans for light rail for Christchurch as just an expensive fantasy. He says there isn’t...
Call For Wgtn Light Rail By 2020
A Greens Wellington city councillor today announced she is standing for that city’s mayoralty - and on a light rail policy. Mayoral candidate Celia Wade-Brown...
ChCh Action On Light Rail
Christchurch may get a light rail system, in addition to its heritage trams and buses. The city’s mayor Bob Parker, and the top council officials, the CEO...
Tourism Industry Predicts Auckland Airport “Light Rail”
The tourism industry association is predicting a light rail service between Auckland airport and Downtown Auckland will happen, thanks to the new Auckland super-city...
Time To Re-consider Light Rail
It does sound like a broken record for Auckland but is it time to seriously re-consider light rail for Auckland? Clean, green, speedy, safe, confortable, capable...
Auckland Airport Rail Link Becomes Top Future Priority
While Britomart was having its typical afternoon rush hour hiccups (electronic signs not working, platform confusion, some southern line delays) officials were making...
ARC Moves On Light Rail For Auckland Waterfront
Fantastic news! Remember the Campaign for Better Transport suggested heritage trams could run around the waterfront? Well, it’s now moving forward after a...
Australian Budget: Rail Spending Shows They Get It: Anyone Listening Here?
Brisbane has been held up as the poster child for why we should follow with our own Auckland super city council. Well, living in Queensland is about to get better. Brisbane’s...
