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News snippets from across Northland and the surrounds.
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Project Auckland: CRL key to Midtown regeneration
A new Central Rail Link station will be the catalyst for change and growth.
Andrew Couch: How to pay for climate change mitigation
Opinion: A funding crunch is coming but there are ways out.
Woman brazenly steals reserved train seat in viral standoff - she still refuses to budge
Rail travellers have been driven loco by a video of this familiar impasse.
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News in brief from across Northland and the surrounds.
Focus: Second Auckland harbour crossing options revealed
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Transport Minister Michael Wood lay out the options for a second Waitematā harbour crossing with construction expected to start in 2029. Video / NZ Herald
Focus Live: Wood and Hipkins give second Harbour crossing announcement
Transport Minister Michael Wood and PM Chris Hipkins reveal five combinations of tunnels and bridges for a second Waitematā harbour crossing. Video / NZ Herald
International travel through European country expected to be disrupted in upcoming strike action
A union representative said the action will have "massive" and "necessary" effects.
The tiny creatures causing huge train delays in the Netherlands
A Dutch rail company said it could be 'puzzling' to manage the protected animals.
Normal train services resume hours after second slip near track
Auckland Transport earlier said the left track heading to Britomart was closed.
Letters: Alcohol costs, car repairs, Chris v Chris, Government spending, and the All Blacks coach
OPINION: Letters on Kane Williamson, zero waste, Stuart Nash, and the City Rail Link.
Transport Minister to respond over Wayne Brown's ‘dead duck’ light rail jab
Mayor Brown said he planned on using the blowout as leverage against the Government.
Thousands of teachers set to strike, CRL drags on until 2026 & are we in a recession already? | Focus Morning Bulletin: 16 March, 2023
Teachers get set to strike, heartbroken family of cyclone victim desperate for answers and why the country could already be in recession in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Dire Strait: Who runs the ferries and how much do they cost?
Controversy is nothing new for the state-owned Cook Strait ferries.
‘Definitely rebuildable’: KiwiRail reveal timeframe for Hawke’s Bay railway rebuild
“I don’t want to downplay it, but this looks a lot worse than it is."
Focus: Railway lines closed for months due to massive slips
Kiwirail boss Siva Sivapakkiam reveals the rail line between Auckland and Northland has been hit by 50 slips in total and will be out of action for months. Video / Dean Purcell
Watch: Rescue underway in Greece after train crash
A passenger train carrying hundreds of people, including many university students returning home from holiday, collided at high speed with an oncoming freight train in Greece. Video / AP
Our weathered roads: Is it time to turn to rail?
Our roads are constantly being labelled "terrible," what are the other options?
Focus: Bridges around Napier destroyed by raging floodwaters
The first look at bridges along State Highway 51 shows many are destroyed by the raging floodwaters of Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Mark Mitchell
Who’s in charge? The battle for control of the Auckland port
When Mayor Wayne Brown told the Auckland port company what to do, the company said no.
Transport Minister says bite the bullet and get rail work done quickly
Michael Wood says Auckland's rail network is 'neglected'.
Why the world's most famous train is becoming a cruise line
The luxury rail company is branching out into hotels, hospitality and now cruises.
Ports of Auckland boss Roger Gray: Supply chain 'balances on a knife edge'
Roger Gray: 'We don't deny that we’ve let New Zealand down.'
The 200 consulting firms working on Auckland Light Rail
National’s transport spokesman described the spend as a “gravy train”.
Surprise truce: Port move, light rail in plan as Brown, Govt agree to peace pact
Auckland's mayor and the transport minister are putting aside their differences.
Fears after cracks in Mercury Theatre: CRL, Link Alliance 'engaging' with owner
Building owners asked for engineering report to substantiate concerns.
Tunnel vision: Is this the solution for $15b second Waitematā harbour crossing?
A sleek vision for the future, but which harbour crossing concept will win?
Public transport crisis: Meet the Auckland student who faces a five-hour daily commute in 2023
Chunks of Auckland’s rail network will be closed to make way for upgrades.
Auckland’s public transports crisis: What’s gone wrong with bus, rail and ferry services
Wayne Brown says it's time to move to an 'emergency footing'.
Focus: Rail protesters climb Wellington motorway gantry
State Highway 1 was closed from Johnsonville to Newlands as Restore Passenger Rail protesters climbed a gantry above the motorway and plan to remain there to deliver their petition to Parliament's Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee. Video / Mark Mitchell
National ticketing system on the way for public transport
The National Ticketing Solution will be rolled out in stages, starting in Canterbury.
PM on Wayne Brown, Three Waters: Rates will rise if NZ fails to tackle infrastructure
The meeting was billed as a be a polite and friendly get-to-know you event.
'Gravy train': Govt defends $16m for light rail consultants
New Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is also opposed to light rail.