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$600m in Government funding to go to rail services
Rail Minister Winston Peters and Chris Bishop detail how more than $600m in Government funding will help upgrade the country's rail services. Video / Mark Mitchell
Peters and Jones reopen $127m railway workshops amid protests and political jabs
The rebuild marks a major boost for local jobs and NZ's rail industry.
Love this City: Simeon Brown opens a cycleway, Auckland Transport downgrades safety - Simon Wilson
OPINION: Auckland Transport's new approach to safety, a developer's plea and cycling news.
Person critical after train-car collision in Canterbury
The occupant of the car was taken to hospital.
KiwiRail to retire Aratere ferry in $120m cost-saving decision
The Aratere will be retired this year to allow for new port construction.
KiwiRail fined $63,000 for safety breach that endangered 90 passengers
Rail operator penalised after a train ran a red signal on June 17, 2023.
Auckland rail faces 16-day shutdown for major upgrades
Replacement buses will run alongside regular services during the closure.
Project 'Loser': Why did Auckland Transport sabotage its own CRL station plans?
Opinion: New CRL precinct plans, new rules for helipads, new ED, new hopes for waterfront.
Police name man killed in Penrose train and vehicle collision
The train pushed the car, leaving it completely under the train.
Freight train, rail maintenance truck collision sparks investigations
Staff managed to jump out of the truck before the collision.
Hastings CBD railway plan: Business says it's time to bring cars back
The total cost of the project will be $3.45m, with $2.8m paid by the council.
Wellington trains back running but major delays expected
Metlink, the region’s passenger rail operator, has received clearance to resume services.
Why Auckland’s economic growth isn’t matching its potential
The country’s biggest region hasn’t quite met its full potential in economic activity.
Auckland upgrades spur $6b private investment in city centre
The new CRL stations are expected to be a catalyst for development.
Viv Beck: Growth and safety the keys to Auckland’s vibrant future
Tokyo, with 37 million people, is dubbed the safest city globally.
‘Game of two halves’: Final whistle nears for Auckland’s rail project
CRL is NZ's largest transport project, featuring 3.45 km twin tunnels.
Dean Kimpton: How City Rail Link aims to ease Auckland’s congestion crisis
OPINION: Changing how roads are used is a big part of moving more people around.
Spend 48 hours aboard America’s newest sleeper train
Wonderfully old fashioned and far better than flying.
Watch: ‘Could have been much worse‘ – women flee stalled car seconds before train hits
The women clutched each other as the freight train edged closer.
Adult male killed by train at Invercargill pedestrian crossing
The accident is the second time a person has been hit by a train in the past week.
Developer taking $100m Karangahape Rd building plans to Environment Court
Developer hopes the court may hear case this winter and overturn the original decision.
Chris Bishop v Auckland Council commissioners on K Rd rejection: ‘Insanity ... total nonsense’
The plans failed to meet tests under the RMA, the commissioners' report said.
‘I just feel sick’: Woman who rescued kids off Matamata train tracks feared death ‘inevitable’
A local woman said she had pulled five toddlers off the same stretch of train tracks.
Mayor vows action after girl dies in train tragedy near Matamata College
Police and WorkSafe are making inquiries following the incident.
Ports ‘reluctant’ to work with KiwiRail after mega-ferry fallout
It was hoped a new company would provide a pathway for a trusted approach to negotiations.
‘A woman was so crushed, she had to be carried away in a bucket’: The train crash we’ll never forget
130 years on, the 1895 Montparnasse rail disaster has become a parable for our times.
Letters: NZ’s housing market model is unsustainable
OPINION: House price increases cause economic harm, a Weekend Herald article says.