Should the Government sell KiwiRail?

Opinion

Auckland rail commuters will be among the first to be called on to pay more for KiwiRail services under a 10-year turnaround plan.

Addressing the NZ Rail 2010 conference in Wellington yesterday, Transport Minister Steven Joyce said it was decision time for the rail company, bought by the last Government for $1 billion but now valued at $388 million.

But Auckland Regional Council chairman Mike Lee said last night that Aucklanders had paid their way in kick-starting the resurrection of their rail network, and he decried what he saw as a clear signal that the minister "intends to significantly increase rail costs to Auckland ratepayers".

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