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Unexpected role models for school pupils who sign up to new infrastructure classes

City Rail Link and big fast-track projects provide salutary lessons in what do do – and what not to do. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Auckland City Rail Link opening date kept secret as network rail shutdowns end

Councillor Richard Hills pressed officials for a target month, but transport chiefs insist on keeping the 6-week launch window under wraps.

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Labour leads with its chin on transport cap costs – critics swing wildly

The party’s first big policy of election year sparks intense blowback over its cost, partly because its potential upside wasn’t spelled out. Tim Murphy investigates.

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Auckland could walk back targets for big cuts to transport emissions

Bold plans to reduce carbon emissions from Auckland’s vehicles and public transport are in line to be made ‘realistic’ after a rare political pushback against council officials

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Govt withholds transfer of three new rail stations to Auckland, citing ‘buffoonery’

A risk to the Govt books of several hundred million dollars means three new rail stations won't become part of Auckland Transport's stable as expected

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Fuel crisis to cost Auckland Council $25m-$50m in high stakes budget

In a time of ‘unprecedented volatility’ Auckland councillors grapple with a new financial risk, putting an already high 7.9% rate rise under pressure

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City Rail Link opening: ‘The budget for champagne is nil’

Auckland’s smart new metro line won't open until August at the earliest - and, amid claims of a big overspend on the new stations, no costly launch events are planned

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Auckland Transport reaches for the growing Northwest

A new express route aims to ease the growing demand for transport in the Northwest

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WorkSafe issues notice to Auckland rail company

WorkSafe has issued Auckland One Rail an improvement notice after finding the known psychosocial risk to workers of viewing, experiencing, or hearing about on-track collisions was not being managed effectively

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Karekare digs itself out

Auckland Transport’s full plate after Cyclone Gabrielle saw a small group of West Auckland locals launching some unofficial roadworks

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Councillors underwhelmed by KiwiRail plan for Auckland

KiwiRail and Auckland Transport aim to focus on mode shift and emissions reduction in the next 30 years of heavy rail in Auckland

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Hackers offer stolen Auckland Transport data for sale on dark web

Customer and financial data 'not compromised' , city's transport agency believes. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Tight decision deadline on ports' future to lock in new freight rail across Auckland

KiwiRail's $22 billion plan can't stand in isolation from other 'mega-projects' like moving the port, the second harbour crossing and Auckland Light Rail. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Govt, council backing for new KiwiRail freight line through urban Auckland

Auckland Transport and KiwiRail are finalising a plan to build a 12km heavy rail line west from Southdown to Avondale, digging right through several neighbourhoods. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Slow boat to ferry electrification

The electrification of Auckland’s ferry fleet stands to massively reduce emissions, but the immense time and capital requirements mean it's no quick fix

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Speed bumps on Auckland’s road to zero deaths

An increase in Auckland Transport’s target for minimum deaths and serious injuries created councillor opposition to its new statement of intent

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Auckland Council bids to untangle transport from government

Auckland councillors have agreed to petition the Government to give them more control over transport plans.

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Auckland Transport wants to regain the city’s trust

The bus driver shortage is finally over, but roadblocks still await Auckland Transport as it marches forward on its quest to return patronage to pre-pandemic levels

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Reshuffle ‘in the court of King Wayne’ draws ire

It was musical chairs for Auckland Council committees this week, with one swap-out proving especially controversial.

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How misinformation has been used to fight road improvements

Statements by automotive-oriented groups that Great North Road in Auckland was safe despite heavy traffic volumes are untrue

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'Urgent' funding review needed for Auckland's fault-ridden transport network

Councillors warned that constrained funding for refurbishing and maintaining Auckland’s transport infrastructure is causing faults to spike. Matthew Scott reports.

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Electric ferries the $60m winners in Auckland Transport budget

Despite a new budget with a raft of capital cost cuts, Auckland's transport agency pushes the boat out to decarbonise the city's ferry network

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Low uptake of wheelchair fit-out fund blamed on high set-up costs

More than $1 million was set aside by Waka Kotahi to help pay for wheelchair-accessible vehicle fit-outs but only $150,000 has been used.

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Auckland Transport boss: ‘You can’t run a business like this’

Auckland’s transport agency are crying out for more certainty in funding models as an expanding city and asset base ensure that costs are only on the way up.

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Cuts and job losses at Auckland Transport ‘across the board’

Auckland Transport’s executives say there are “no easy choices” in what services get the chop in the face of funding constraints

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