Archive for: public transport

15,000 To Bus To RWC North Harbour

15,000 To Bus To RWC North Harbour

With no North Shore trains, how will rugby fans attending North Harbour RWC 2011 games get there easily? The North Harbour Stadium Transport Plan was released today...

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Major PT Report To NZTA

Major PT Report To NZTA

NZTA has been told in a commissioned report that this country’s public transport systems have the potential to achieve the sort of high levels of patronage...

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It?s World Car Free Day

It’s World Car Free Day

I was thrilled to see a sign inside a bus tonight that advertised tomorrow’s world car free day. Maybe I have missed something but I haven’t heard much...

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ARTA Plan Proves PT Funding Needed

ARTA Plan Proves PT Funding Needed

Rabin Rabindran at Grafton station opening ARTA’s chairman Rabin Rabindran says ARTA’s regional public transport plan provides proof for investment...

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Sydney Near Rail ?Paralysis?

Sydney Near Rail ‘Paralysis’

We think Auckland has problems. An independent report into Sydney’s transport problems has finally reported back this afternoon and warns that Sydney’s...

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Major Report: State Of Car-Crazy Polluted Auckland & It?s Not Pretty

Major Report: State Of Car-Crazy Polluted Auckland & It’s Not Pretty

A major ARC briefing, for the upcoming new super-city, on the state of Auckland, warns of serious deteriorating environmental matters in an increasingly car-crazy...

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Auckland Public Transport Is Just Too Much Hard Work

Auckland Public Transport Is Just Too Much Hard Work

This afternoon I had confirmed once again why catching buses can be just too much of a mission in Auckland when it should be easy. Now I admit I’m more of...

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Official: More People Using Cars ? & It?s Killing Us

Official: More People Using Cars - & It’s Killing Us

New Zealanders are car crazy. While the latest Auckland train and bus patronage figures show an increase, an official snapshot from 2006 released today shows more...

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Russel Norman: What I?d do about Public Transport

Russel Norman: What I’d do about Public Transport

Russel Norman, Greens co-leader and the party’s Mt Albert By-Election candidate tells us how he would improve public transport in Auckland: I am passionate...

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Mt Albert Candidates Rumble At University: Transport Is the By-Election Focus

Mt Albert Candidates Rumble At University: Transport Is the By-Election Focus

Greens' Russel related well to the student crowd It’s remarkable to see public transport get so much attention during the Mt Albert by-election. FRONTING...

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