Transport Issues
New Milestone for Public Transport Integrated Ticketing
Auckland Regional Transport Authority
28 July 2010
28 July 2010
Moves towards national integrated public transport ticketing have taken a big step forward with the development of a key agreement between the NZ Transport Agency and ticketing system...More>
KiwiRail announces short list for new Auckland trains
Auckland Regional Transport Authority
18 July 2010
18 July 2010
KiwiRail has announced a short list of four potential suppliers to build Auckland's new electric trains. The four rolling stock manufacturers are Hitachi Limited; Hyundai Rotem; Bombardier Transportation Australia Pty Limited; and a consortium of Construcciones y Auxiliar de...More>
Bypass road requires repairs before completion | Stuff.co.nz
Taranaki Daily News
5 July 2010
5 July 2010
Cracks are appearing in the $21 million Bell Block bypass and it's not even finished. The new road was opened in March but recently lanes heading in both directions, between Egmont Rd and the Henwood Rd overbridge, were cordoned off when the seal started...More>
Lyttelton Port buys land in Woolston
The National Business Review
1 July 2010
1 July 2010
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has purchased 7.3 hectare of industrial land adjacent to its CityDepot site in Woolston. The port did not disclose the purchase price but said it was a multi-million dollar...More>
Taxpayers should fund UFB: Vodafone
The Southland Times
28 June 2010
28 June 2010
Taxpayers should foot the bill for the government's Ultra Fast Broadband network, according to Vodafone CEO Russell Stanners. Speaking at the Telecommunications and ICT Summit in Auckland, Stanners suggested that the government should increase its investment from...More>
New plans for Auckland Harbour Bridge
The New Zealand Herald
24 June 2010
24 June 2010
Auckland Harbour Bridge. Photo / Herald on Sunday Dismantling Auckland's Harbour Bridge, building a new bridge, and selling prime waterfront land around the old bridge's St Marys Bay and Esmonde Rd approaches to help fund the project is on the Transport Minister's...More>
15th Ave contract goes out for tender
Bay of Plenty Times
24 June 2010
24 June 2010
The contract to upgrade the Fraser Street/15th Avenue intersection has been put out to tender by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA). Rod James, NZTA's Bay of Plenty State Highway Manager, said the project, known as Hairini Link Advanced Works, will improve safety for all road users and give.More>
Joyce allocates spectrum for radio ID tags, smart metering networks
The National Business Review
23 June 2010
23 June 2010
Communications and Information Technology Minister Steven Joyce today said the government will be making more radio spectrum available for new and emerging commercial...More>
Builders bridge the last gap in crossing
Auckland - Stuff.co.nz
21 June 2010
21 June 2010
Relevant offers The new Mangere Bridge now meets in the middle. A final pour of 34 cubic metres of concrete has bridged the last gap between the Onehunga and Mangere spans of the new Manukau Harbour...More>
Electric trams make a comeback in city
Auckland - Stuff.co.nz
17 June 2010
17 June 2010
Relevant offers After an absence of more than 50 years electric trams are coming back to Auckland. The Auckland Regional Council has given its formal support to a heritage tram project along Auckland's waterfront, to be managed by Sea+City Projects Ltd Sea+City, an ARC Group...More>
Train bidders frustrated at KiwiRail move
The New Zealand Herald
13 June 2010
13 June 2010
The government rail operator has acknowledged errors in specifications issued to train manufacturers. Photo / Mark Mitchell KiwiRail's tight-lipped approach to seeking bids for Auckland's electric trains has drawn a warning that international suppliers may withdraw in frustration at being...More>
Tunnel-widening progress
The Southland Times
8 June 2010
8 June 2010
Tenders for the widening of the Homer Tunnel should be called this year. New Zealand Transport Agency regional director Otago and Southland Bruce Richards yesterday updated the Queenstown Lakes District Council utilities committee, saying the tunnel widening was of national...More>
Bridge work nears end
Auckland - Stuff.co.nz
7 June 2010
7 June 2010
Relevant offers Final touches are being placed on the new Mangere bridge which is expected to be open in three months. Work is 90 percent complete on the structure, which will cater for between 400 and 500 vehicles at a time and possibly a low-level rail crossing in...More>
New Kiwirail director announced
The New Zealand Herald
1 June 2010
1 June 2010
Civil engineer and company director John Leuchars has been appointed as a director of KiwiRail. The three-year appointment starts on July 1, the same time new chairman John Spencer takes over from departing chairman and former prime minister Jim...More>
Passenger trips on Wellington trains down 124,000
Radio New Zealand
25 May 2010
25 May 2010
Passenger trip numbers on Wellington's rail network fell by about 125,000 in the first three months of this year compared with last...More>
Green light for Rotorua Eastern Arterial Investigation
Rotorua District Council
23 May 2010
23 May 2010
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has announced that a $1.3M contract for a detailed investigation into the Rotorua Eastern Arterial has been awarded to Opus International...More>
Train specs mindful of tunnel plans
The New Zealand Herald
19 May 2010
19 May 2010
Auckland's new electric trains must be capable of running through future tunnels beneath Waitemata Harbour, KiwiRail is telling international...More>
Govt to make pre-budget KiwiRail announcement
The National Business Review
17 May 2010
17 May 2010
Prime Minister John Key and Transport Minister Steven Joyce will make a pre-budget announcement about KiwiRail this morning, two days ahead of the full 2010...More>
Waterview project bridges studied
The New Zealand Herald
16 May 2010
16 May 2010
Auckland City is investigating whether pedestrian and cycling bridges should be built over the Northwestern Motorway within the Transport Agency's $1.4 billion budget for the Waterview Connection...More>
Extra $20 million rail fare feared in Auckland
Radio New Zealand
10 May 2010
10 May 2010
Rail fares and other fees could amount to an extra $20 million per year for ratepayers in Auckland, as the Government moves to shift more of the rail network's costs off its...More>
Rise in Auckland public transport use
The New Zealand Herald
4 May 2010
4 May 2010
More Aucklanders are jumping on trains, buses and ferries. There were 918,000 train passengers last month, up by 14.3 per cent, according to figures released by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA)...More>
BP 'will pay' for oil spill cleanup
The Southland Times
3 May 2010
3 May 2010
RESCUED BIRD: Members of the Tri State Bird Rescue and Research team in Fort Jackson treat a Northern Gannet which was found In the Gulf of Mexico. SLICK SPREADS: Oil booms are seen near the coast of South Pass, south of Venice, Louisiana, where oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead continues to...More>
BP 'will pay' for oil spill cleanup
Waikato Times
3 May 2010
3 May 2010
BP has assured shrimpers, oil workers and scores of others that they will be paid for damage and injuries from the explosion of a drilling rig and the resulting massive oil spill in the...More>
Train tender decision left to KiwiRail
The National Business Review
3 May 2010
3 May 2010
Transport Minister Steven Joyce says he is leaving it up to KiwiRail to decide whether to bid for building Auckland's new electric railcars but he thinks putting in a tender would be "a step too far".More>