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COMMENT: The Super Fund needs to face a financial risk on light rail.
Simon Wilson: Light rail should have business salivating
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Fast track: Auckland rail lines could be ready in 2024
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Commuting headache: Britomart to remain closed tonight after train derails
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Passengers on derailed train feared it was a quake
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Hundreds of Auckland drivers crashing into barrier arms
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Auckland trams not coming until 2025, say experts
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Comment: Light rail to airport plan just doesn't stack up
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Claire Trevett: The fuel tax apocalypse
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PM says higher petrol tax 'not a new tax'
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