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Trains get unfair share of money, ferry firm says

Auckland ferry operator Sealink says trains are gobbling up too much public money, depriving the two-harbour city of superior water transport.

Home owners win battle

Auckland Transport has quietly dropped a controversial feature of its $2.86 billion underground rail project.

Case for Gisborne rail not proven

The report does not show, nor claim to show, that the line is viable, only that a wider view of the net costs and benefits to NZ arguably should be considered, writes Stephen Selwood.

$1.1b electric rail upgrade on track

Auckland's $1.14 billion rail electrification project is chugging into the home straight, ready for the arrival in September of the first of 57 zippier and quieter trains.

Railway station upgrade wakes the neighbours

Peter Calder: Old methods keep rails like new

Passenger train and truck collide in Melbourne

Brian Rudman: A rail loop or Queen St full of buses

For anyone who doubts the need for the inner-city rail tunnel, the recent draft public transport plan is the document to change your mind, writes Brian Rudman.

Rail renaissance faces challenge