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Watch NZ Herald Focus: Prison over spend

The soaring prison population has led to an over spend of 45 million dollars on jails in the last 12 months and new technology could help reduce the number of bobby calves being killed. Also a Kiwi takes America’s got talent by storm.

Rail Link is 100 years in the making

Tomorrow ground will be broken on the biggest construction project New Zealand has ever seen.

Watch: You wait 10 years for a train ... then this happens

Trainspotter Ryan Allen waited ten years to see the Flying Scotsman but this wasn't the view he wanted.

Sam Judd: Should Auckland swap motorway lanes for trains?

If only the fast lane of this stupid motorway was simply removed and replaced with a train that had wifi? I could have got useful work done and arrived far quicker, writes Sam Judd.

Mayor's firm passion for rail pays off

The Prime Minister's reading of the politics of the issue is an implicit tribute to the effort of the departing mayor, Len Brown, as it was three years ago.

Brian Rudman: Moving inter city rail crosses the line

For a city striving to be "world class", forcing the inter-city rail service out of Britomart to a jerry-built shipping container "kiosk", 1.4km away in the old shunting yards, is bizarre, writes Brian Rudman.

Long distance trains not coming into Britomart

Long distance trains from Wellington to Auckland will stop about a kilometre short of the Britomart underground station from December 21.

AT to 'future proof' motorway project

Auckland Transport is having to stump of $21 million to “future-proof” a motorway project for trains or trams to the airport.

Govt targets for rail link 'unrealistic'

Auckland Mayor Len Brown's latest attempt to make an early start to the $2.86 billion City Rail Link in 2016 has been dismissed by the Transport Minister.

City's $35m property spending spree

Properties worth $35 million have been bought to secure the route for Auckland's proposed $2.86 billion City Rail Link.

City's new trains: A need for speed

Speed controls on Auckland's new electric trains are overriding their drivers to make them slower than the diesel clunkers they are replacing for $520 million.

Len Brown: Trains have arrived but the money needs to roll in

Auckland's Mayor explains: Even with the improvements in speed, capacity and service that electric trains will bring, Auckland faces the threat of crippling traffic congestion.

City's 'stunning' new trains - delayed

Auckland's gleaming new electric trains launched into business at 5.48am today - and quickly experienced delays.

Asbestos test results for KiwiRail locomotives expected today

Forty of the state-owned company's locomotives were taken out of action following the discovery of the potentially deadly material in a soundproofing compound inside one of the vehicles.

Asbestos on trains could cost workers lives

Cost-cutting exercises by KiwiRail could end up costing workers their lives if tests on Chinese-made trains show positive results for asbestos.

Editorial: Brown's ability to fast-track rail weakened

As part of his platform for last year's local body elections, Mayor Len Brown said he would push for a 2016 start to Auckland's $2.86b city rail link. However, his ability to gain an early start to the rail link has been much reduced.