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Michael Wood will likely face a sanction for his share schmozzle.
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It's hitting the southern and eastern lines during the morning rush.
Local councils looking to get more freight on rails
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Opinion: Filling NZ’s $210b infrastructure deficit black hole
The Government doesn’t have deep-enough pockets to fill the infrastructure black hole.
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ALR will help underpin growth, greater productivity and economic prosperity.
Infrastructure Report: Addressing the country’s infrastructure deficit
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Infrastructure Report: Priorities for big projects
Public and private partnerships are needed to get investment and development moving.
A stronger business voice at the table needed
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Nick Leggett: The importance of sustainability
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An alliance to spearhead cyclone recovery effort
Downer aims to build back smarter in Cyclone Gabrielle recovery.
Infrastructure Report: CRL an agent of change
Changes implemented for the City Rail Link will leave a legacy for construction industry.
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OPINION: With two days to go, Wayne Brown is running out of time to get his budget passed.
PM asking questions over Transport Minister's airport shares blunder
Wood had an interest in Auckland Airport while he was the minister overseeing aviation.
Signal error led to India train crash that killed more than 300
The error led one train to wrongly change tracks.
Huntly's railway station damaged by suspicious fire
Waikato District Council is now guarding the remaining pieces.
Wagon shunted into harbour cost $500,000 to recover
Nobody was injured in the incident, the report confirmed.
Opinion: Why we can’t give up on Let’s Get Wellington Moving
It's difficult to have confidence in the $7.4b plan given its history, but we must dig in.
New train station billboards with cameras made by company supplying China for surveillance
MetLink was not aware of the cameras when it purchased the large digital billboards.
New images reveal re-designed City Rail Link stations and underground systems
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Focus: Inside the City Rail Link
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Focus: City Rail Link boss on opening date, dealing with AT and learning from overseas mistakes
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Interest in passenger trains gathers steam
A meeting will be held on May 23 on potential plans to bring rail back to the city.
What Infrastructure NZ wants to see in the Budget
'NZ needs to grow up and accept the costs if we are going to build a prosperous future.'
Urban walls, bright future - art meets infrastructure with the CRL
City Rail Link brightens up construction sites for NZ's biggest infrastructure project.
Passengers forced to smash windows to escape smoke-filled carriages on London train
Workmen can be seen in videos smashing windows with hammers to help people get out.
KiwiRail boss apologises for Auckland train commuter chaos
Trains are back running as normal seven hours after a fault saw them grind to a halt.
Auckland deputy mayor slams KiwiRail for commuter chaos: 'I can only apologise'
Trains are back running as normal seven hours after a fault saw them grind to a halt.
‘We let the people of Wellington down’: KiwiRail fronts select committee
National says many questions remain unanswered after thousands of commuters affected.
Protesters charged with blocking Wellington road granted bail
The three men appeared in court this afternoon.
Wellington public transport bus shortage adds to train troubles
Wellington commuters can expect at least another day of difficulty.