Rail
Report places value of rail at $1.5bn
A new report showing the value rail delivers to New Zealand is being used to defend the Government's decision to invest more in it.
Napier-Gisborne rail plans overdue
Hawke's Bay authorities insist restoring part of the defunct Napier-Gisborne railway line is realistic, even though the scheme is at least a year overdue and no work has been done on it so far.
Pay talks to continue for rail workers
Talks will resume on Monday to try to settle differences that led to a train strike in Wellington last week.
Night freight trains restart on Kaikōura line
KiwiRail will resume freight operations on the Main North Line between Blenheim and Christchurch tonight.
New petrol tax for Aucklanders
Drivers in Auckland will pay about 10% of the $15 billion bill to fund new public transport projects in the city with a 10 cent per litre petrol tax. Video, Audio
Hidden Figures on Trains and Rail
Lillian Grace from Figure.nz tells us about the statistics held about our trains and rail network Audio
Govt sceptical of passenger rail link plan
The government is sceptical of a plan for a fast passenger rail network linking Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty.
Rapid rail
Christoph Schumacher of Massey University discusses the viability of of rapid passenger rail links between Auckland, Tauranga and Hamilton. Audio
Could fast regional rail really work?
Transport lobby group Greater Auckland's plan for a fast rail service connecting Auckland with Tauranga and Hamilton, and smaller towns in between, and claims it would help boost growth in a region… Audio
Auckland Transport Woes
Journalist, Simon Wilson, has been thinking about how the crisis happened. And, he says 'Transport planning is a complete bloody mess'... and it will only get worse. Audio
North Shore rail steaming towards Auckland - eventually
Commuter rail to Auckland's North Shore will go ahead - but the project may still take decades to get underway.
PPP could fund damaged Gisborne railway - lobby group
A rail lobby group is pushing for a damaged section of line between Gisborne and Wairoa to be repaired, saying it wants to put its own business case forward.
Kiwirail insists switch to diesel best for environment
KiwiRail's decision yesterday to scrap its aging electric trains is attacked by Labour, the Greens and the Rail & Maritime Transport Union. But as Eric Frykberg reports KiwiRail says the reforms will… Audio
Kiwi Rail happy government backing rail in quake rebuild
Kaikoura's being promised it'll get its coastal road and rail link back with the government putting a price tag of up to 2 billion dollars on the rebuild. Kiwi Rail chief executive Peter Reidy says… Audio
Kiwi Rail happy government backing rail in quake rebuild
Kaikoura's being promised it'll get its coastal road and rail link back with the government putting a price tag of up to 2 billion dollars on the rebuild. Kiwi Rail chief executive Peter Reidy says… Audio
Goff pushes back on Auckland paying for light rail
Phil Goff's comments about Auckland's light rail proposal may mean the Labour Party cannot rely on the council to pay half of the cost. Audio
Auckland rail tunnel cost goes up $400 million
The Government has formally agreed to pay for half of Auckland's downtown rail tunnel But the costs have gone up to three billion dollars. Audio
Kiwirail considers abandoning electric freight locomotives
Kiwirail says it could stop using the electrified section of the main trunk line between Auckland and Wellington replacing the existing electric locomotives with diesel. Audio
Auckland heavy rail link to airport ruled out
Auckland's transport agency has ruled out a commuter rail link to the city's airport, saying a light-rail or tram system is a likelier choice. Audio
Rail Road debate heats up in Northland
Insight this Sunday morning examines growing tensions in the road versus rail debate in Northland. Audio
