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Ngāti Maniapoto commemorate ‘momentous occasion’ in NZ railway history
Maniapoto was the final rohe that permitted railway construction in its lands.
Northland news in brief: New water supply; and Northlanders to receive New Year’s Honours
News snippets from across Northland and the surrounds.
Project Auckland: Mayor’s pragmatism lifts tempo
The CEO of KiwiRail believes Wayne Brown is practical ‘and talks a lot of sense’.
Sean Sweeney: How the CRL will open up an entire rail network
OPINION: The Rail Link is more than improving transport, it's a transformative project.
Project Auckland: Crossing bridges on new harbour link
Nearly one-third of New Zealand’s five million people live in Auckland.
Project Auckland: CRL key to Midtown regeneration
A new Central Rail Link station will be the catalyst for change and growth.
Project Auckland: Weather cannot dampen light rail's ‘phenomenal’ pace
Progress on Super City's light rail build is racing along, says CEO Tommy Parker.
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.
Northland news in brief: Movie star turns 104; Driver Reviver returns
News in brief from across Northland and the surrounds.
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
Another budget blowout: Auckland's City Rail Link cost jumps by $1 billion
The project is now over $2b above its original cost estimate.
Barrier arm headaches in Hastings
A city-wide barrier-arm malfunction caused traffic headaches in Hastings.
‘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."
Stop the train! Getting off Australia’s Great Southern for wine and wildlife
All aboard Australia’s longest wine tasting trail and two other advntures by rail.
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
Northland’s rail link to be closed for up to three months
Some of the slips on the line between Northland and Auckland are still being assessed.
Greece train crash: At least 43 killed, minister resigns
Passenger train smashed headlong into freight carrier at 140km/h.
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
Auckland city transforms: Your complete guide to new high-rises, hotels, shops and apartments
What’s going on in the CBD, who’s doing it, why and where?
Our weathered roads: Is it time to turn to rail?
Our roads are constantly being labelled "terrible," what are the other options?
Auckland light rail ‘absolutely’ going ahead, says Transport Minister
It comes at a time when many state highways across the country are in dire need of repair.
City Rail Link’s lucky scrape with Auckland floods
City Rail Link would have been delayed by a year if floods happened earlier.
What you need to know for Ed Sheeran's concerts this weekend
Sheeran is set to perform to an adoring crowd of 50,000 fans each night.
50-carriage freight train derailment causes huge fire, evacuations in US
Hazardous materials on board but response tricky as water pumps on trucks froze.
Train sounded horn before colliding with car, two injured
Black Mazda shunted about 50m in impact with train.
Transport Minister says bite the bullet and get rail work done quickly
Michael Wood says Auckland's rail network is 'neglected'.
Thousands of UK ambulance workers go on strike
Nurses, train and bus drivers and postal workers are also striking across the UK.