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Metlink ‘All Aboard’ Rail Safety Week
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 5:23 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Support for Rail Safety Week has rolled in from Metlink. The seven-day initiative, led by TrackSAFE and KiwiRail, aims to reduce the number of accidents and near misses at level crossings. The key message this year is based on superstition. Blowing left ... More >>
Greater Wellington Welcomes Reshaping Streets
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 5:17 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Greater Wellington has hailed the government’s Reshaping Streets proposals as a boost for mode shift, Metlink and Let’s Get Wellington Moving. The government is planning to amend land transport rules and the Local Government Act so councils ... More >>
Wairarapa’s Number 200 Bus Route Scheduled For Expansion
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 4:40 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Wairarapa’s core bus route will soon be upgraded, giving locals, visitors and workers greater frequency and flexibility through additional and extended services from 25 July. Metlink’s number 200 bus route connects the five towns of Masterton, ... More >>
Metlink’s Airport Express Ready To Fly
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 6:21 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
AX GW cllrs: Thomas Nash, Ros Connelly, Ken Laban, Transport Minister Michael Wood, Adrienne Staples, Jenny Brash, Prue Lamason, Penny Gaylor, David Lee. Metlink’s Airport Express will take flight for the first time tomorrow, restoring a much-needed ... More >>
Updated: Metlink Rail Services Disruption – 20 June 2022
Monday, 20 June 2022, 4:52 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Significant disruption to train services on the Metlink rail network will continue through tonight’s peak travel period as Metlink, train operator Transdev and Kiwirail continue to investigate options for the resumption of regular services. Ongoing meetings ... More >>
Greater Wellington Calls For Community Views On Public Transport Fares
Friday, 17 June 2022, 4:15 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Public consultation on the Future Fares Review is open and Greater Wellington wants the community’s views on changes to our region’s public transport fares. Greater Wellington’s Transport Committee Chair Roger Blakeley says, “one of our strategic ... More >>
Greater Wellington Welcomes Cheaper Fares For Community Services Card Holders
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 4:51 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Greater Wellington welcomed news today that the Government will permanently fund cheaper public transport fares for community services card hold holders. Chair of Greater Wellington Daran Ponter said there had been strong support for this type ... More >>
Teresea Olsen’s A Greater Wellingtonian Of The Year, Too
Saturday, 14 May 2022, 5:19 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Greater Wellington says hat’s off to Wellingtonian of the Year Teresea Olsen for working tirelessly to boost COVID vaccination rates in the region to help keep vulnerable communities as safe as possible. “Teresea and the Kokiri Marae Keriana Olsen Trust ... More >>
Toxic Algae Reappears In Wairarpa Rivers As Warm Weather Continues
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 6:04 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Swimmers are being advised to take caution while dog owners should keep dogs on leashes or avoid three river sites in the Wairarapa with toxic algae, including detached algal mats being identified. The sites are located at Ruamāhanga at Double Bridges, ... More >>
Wellington Carbon Reduction Projects Could Be Accelerated
Tuesday, 15 February 2022, 5:09 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
An extra $5 million for projects that reduce carbon emissions could soon be available to Greater Wellington if the council approves changes to its Low Carbon Acceleration Fund (LCAF). The fund was established in 2020 by borrowing against a free allocation ... More >>
No Change To Public Transport Following Red Settings
Sunday, 23 January 2022, 5:51 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Following the Government’s announcement that the country will move to the red setting of the Covid Protection Framework at 11:59 tonight (23 January 2022), Metlink advises that no changes will be made to regional public transport services, which ... More >>
Metlink To Trial New And Free Fares In New Year
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 7:00 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Metlink announced today that it will be trialling a range of new fares in March next year, including free or heavily discounted fares on weekends. Details of the trial are yet to be fully developed but could include a range of discounted, bundled ... More >>
Signs Of Progress In Regional Land Transport Strategy Report
Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 6:25 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
The first annual monitoring report 2021, which charts progress against the Wellington Regional Land Transport Plan 2011, was presented to Greater Wellington’s Regional Transport Committee today. “Despite the impact of Covid-19 over the period, we’re ... More >>
Weekend Of 20-21 November - Metlink Central City Bus Diversions Due To Protest Action
Saturday, 20 November 2021, 2:05 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Metlink buses will continue to operate over the weekend to provide services, despite widespread disruption to routes likely to be caused by four sets of protest action in central Wellington over Saturday and Sunday. To ensure safe passage for customers ... More >>
Snapper On Rail Pilot Launched In Wellington
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 5:30 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Rail commuters in Wellington got their first taste of electronic ticketing today with the launch of Metlink’s Snapper on Rail Pilot on the Johnsonville Line. Over the next 12 months, passengers on the line will be able to pay their fares using ... More >>
Metlink Driver Feedback Behind New Trial
Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 4:47 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Metlink is implementing a three month trial of incontinence, sanitary and menstrual product dispensers at multiple staff toilet facilities around the region. The trial is part of an ongoing suite of improvements based on feedback from front line Metlink ... More >>
A Real Time Result – Metlink Data Enables Google To Display Real Time And Service Information
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 5:06 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Metlink customers across the region are now able to track the location of their bus and train on Google Maps with service based information such as delays, closed stops and cancellations displayed when passengers plan their journeys. For Metlink ... More >>
Greater Wellington Welcomes Report On Congestion Charging As Part Of Emissions Target
Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 4:11 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Greater Wellington has welcomed a report from the Transport and Infrastructure Committee on congestion charging in Auckland, describing it as a necessary enabler for mode shift and zero emissions targets. The report, Inquiry into congestion pricing in ... More >>
Regional Climate Change Forum Unites Leaders For Climate Action
Friday, 27 August 2021, 4:33 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Today’s Regional Climate Change Forum brought together leaders from regional and local councils, and Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw, to discuss climate action in a Wellington regional context. This was the first meeting of the newly established ... More >>
Bus Customers Encouraged To Check Before They Travel During Tramways Union Meeting
Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 4:40 pm | Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Hutt Valley bus customers may face some disruptions to their travel on Thursday 22 July between 9:30am and 2.30pm as some Tranzurban drivers attend a Tramways Union meeting. Metlink general manager Scott Gallacher, says the Union meeting will not ... More >>
