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Other Ferries Get Attention

Other Ferries Get Attention

Auckland Transport is giving less well-known Harbour ferry services attention with an aim to start to boost services other than the popular Waiheke and Devonport...

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Fullers Defend Ferry Rises

Fullers Defend Ferry Rises

Fullers insists it’s an “unfortunate commercial reality” that the company has to increase Waiheke Island fares, from October 1. The new fares...

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Bring Back Bellbirds

Bring Back Bellbirds

The ARC is leading an ambitious conservation project to bring bellbirds (korimako) back to the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Four releases of bellbirds this Sunday...

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Wellington Blames Waiheke Ferry

Wellington Blames Waiheke Ferry

Wellington’s regional council singles out the Waiheke ferry service for the blowout in costs for the Government’s SuperGold transport concessions card...

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Fullers Go Slow For Good Cause -The Planet

Fullers Go Slow For Good Cause -The Planet

Slightly slower speeds will result in energy savings for Fullers’ Hauraki Gulf craft. Cost savings were identified in an energy audit of five Fullers’ vessels...

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RailBus Is a Bizarre Experience

RailBus Is a Bizarre Experience

Buses have replaced trains so that work can proceed on the tracks - and it’s great a service continues. But what a bizarre experience when a train morphs...

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Keeping them real

Keeping them real

Great to see a new blog from a passenger keeping an eye on Waiheke’s Fuller ferries. I love the trip across- but like the train only when it goes well Having...

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