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![Letters: Live animal exports cruel; USA not okay based on debate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Live animal exports cruel; USA not okay based on debate
OPINION: 'The people of the USA have no one but themselves to blame.'
![Letters: Willis may come to regret writing off KiwiRail's board](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Willis may come to regret writing off KiwiRail's board
OPINION: Also in today's letters – spending secrets, sentencing rules and Razor's squad.
![Steve Maharey: Failure to prepare – this Govt can blame itself for the hole it's in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Steve Maharey: Failure to prepare – this Govt can blame itself for the hole it's in
OPINION: To be blunt, it is becoming obvious that the Government did not prepare.
![PM brushes off poll result as Kiwis deliver verdict on Budget 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
PM brushes off poll result as Kiwis deliver verdict on Budget 2024
Christopher Luxon also stayed ahead of Chris Hipkins as preferred PM but the gap closed.
![KiwiRail: Expect more passenger disruptions on Auckland trains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
KiwiRail: Expect more passenger disruptions on Auckland trains
At some point there will be disruptions for passengers, KiwiRail says.
![Letters: Who's to blame for ferry failings; is NZ really a Third World country?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Who's to blame for ferry failings; is NZ really a Third World country?
OPINION: 'We can at least be glad there were no tourists on board the grounded Aratere.'
![Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking
OPINION: New Zealand needs a Government that will look to the future.
![Opinion: Aratere ferry grounding to increase pressure on Govt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Aratere ferry grounding to increase pressure on Govt
OPINION: The ageing Interislander ferries cannot hang on for much longer.
![Rich list family plans $100m mass timber offices for Karangahape Rd](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Rich list family plans $100m mass timber offices for Karangahape Rd
Public submissions for the resource consent application closed on June 6.
!['Deeply frustrating': Auckland trains to run once every 20 mins at peak times due to strike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Deeply frustrating': Auckland trains to run once every 20 mins at peak times due to strike
A union says the reduced frequency of trains could last up to a month.
![Whai Rawa vs Parnell Terraces: Appeal Court rules for Māori leasehold landowner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Whai Rawa vs Parnell Terraces: Appeal Court rules for Māori leasehold landowner
Apartment owners' body corporate chairman expressed disappointment with the decision.
![Auckland Council must pay $803k for CRL tunnel running under part of valuable site](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Auckland Council must pay $803k for CRL tunnel running under part of valuable site
Cost awards now out in compulsory acquisition case for land owned by YMCA North Inc.
!['True to their word' – infrastructure chief on Budget 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'True to their word' – infrastructure chief on Budget 2024
'Government appears to have recognised the deficit with roading and rail maintenance.'
![Te Huia continues despite NZTA funding shortfall after council LTP deliberations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Te Huia continues despite NZTA funding shortfall after council LTP deliberations
It also decided on a 7.4 per cent rates rise. This is higher than what was consulted on.
![ComCom issues warning to ferry operator after Cook Strait cancellations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
ComCom issues warning to ferry operator after Cook Strait cancellations
The watchdog says Bluebridge potentially misrepresented consumers’ rights to compensation.
![What’s being built in Auckland, where, why: City Rail Link sparks new projects](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
What’s being built in Auckland, where, why: City Rail Link sparks new projects
Lifting the lid on big ambitious Auckland building projects.
![NZTA to reduce investment in Te Huia passenger train](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
NZTA to reduce investment in Te Huia passenger train
The NZTA board made the decision at a meeting yesterday.
![Opinion: Mega ferry document dump damning for KiwiRail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Mega ferry document dump damning for KiwiRail
The documents reveal more about KiwiRail than Nicola Willis and Grant Robertson.
![Work to begin to fix train woes, months on from disruption](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Work to begin to fix train woes, months on from disruption
The train tracks were laid too narrow at times, causing vibrations and speed restrictions.
![Te Huia train service at risk of discontinuing without NZTA funding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Te Huia train service at risk of discontinuing without NZTA funding
A recent review acknowledged 315 individual records of Te Huia train delays last year.
![The one journey across Australia you'll wish was longer, not quicker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The one journey across Australia you'll wish was longer, not quicker
Forget the destination you're heading to, it will pale in comparison.