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Mayor Brown All Talk, No Action
Sunday, 30 July 2023, 10:03 am | Public Transport Users Association
Thursday’s decision by Mayor Wayne Brown to remove Cr Mike Lee from the Board of Auckland Transport is a slap in the face for all Auckland public transport users. Jon Reeves, National Coordinator of the Public Transport Users Association says “Mayor ... More >>
Keep Te Huia Going!
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 11:42 am | Public Transport Users Association
Once again KiwiRail fails? Or is it a knee jerk reaction from Waka Kotahi? This time the rail commuters from Hamilton are affected. The Te Huia train has been up against it since the Hamilton City Council tried to get it started. Initially it ... More >>
Budget Nutures Younger Generation’s Use Of Public Transport
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 4:45 pm | Public Transport Users Association
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) is pleased that the government recognises the value of public transport for the young, old, disabled, and for low income families. Chair of the PTUA, Niall Robertson says that retaining free travel for under 13’s ... More >>
Budget Fails Regional Public Transport
Friday, 19 May 2023, 2:13 pm | Public Transport Users Association
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) is pleased that the government recognises the value of public transport for the young, old, disabled, and for low income families. The PTUA believes that retaining free travel for under 13’s and half fares for ... More >>
Government To Announce High Carbon Transport Project
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 10:45 am | Public Transport Users Association
The government will announce a high carbon transport initiative today for Auckland. The current plan, a so called light rail tunnel under the Auckland isthmus will create so much carbon that it would take until 2052 for the light rail savings to break ... More >>
Auckland Light Rail Committee Faces Criticism For Continuously Changing Plan
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 10:29 am | Public Transport Users Association
The Auckland Light Rail committee has once again shifted its focus, abandoning the previously planned light rail service along the streets of Mangere Bridge and Bader Drive to consider a costly metro-rail option that was rejected before. This time, ... More >>
Minister Must Cancel Expensive Light Rail
Friday, 3 February 2023, 2:05 pm | Public Transport Users Association
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) is calling for Michael Wood, the Minister of Transport, and now Auckland, to cancel the light rail project immediately. Auckland Light Rail was never going to happen, as our group has repeatedly said dozens of ... More >>
Auckland Rail Bus Replacements Failing Passengers
Friday, 27 January 2023, 6:39 am | Public Transport Users Association
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) is concerned weekend rail bus replacement services are failing passengers, and it shows senior management at Auckland Transport still have no idea of what is happening at the coalface. PTUA National Coordinator, ... More >>
Auckland Rail Bus Replacements Failing Passengers
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 2:45 pm | Public Transport Users Association
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) is concerned weekend rail bus replacement services are failing passengers, and it shows senior management at Auckland Transport still have no idea of what is happening at the coalface. PTUA National Coordinator, ... More >>
New Mayor A Win For Public Transport Users
Monday, 10 October 2022, 5:13 am | Public Transport Users Association
With the clear election result for Wayne Brown, as Mayor for Auckland, this has given an excellent platform for the new mayor to challenge the previous status quo on public transport with Auckland Transport. The Public Transport Users Association ... More >>
Another Rail Debacle In Auckland
Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 10:16 am | Public Transport Users Association
KiwiRail has announced a large amount of long term rail closures over the next three years, at least, to supposedly get the system “ready for the opening of the CRL” The Auckland travelling public are once again asked to put up with massive commuter ... More >>
Graffiti On Auckland Trains Turn Off For Passengers
Monday, 26 September 2022, 6:28 pm | Public Transport Users Association
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) is alarmed at growing complaints from train users that Auckland’s trains are being vandalised by gangs of taggers who are getting away scot free. “The vandalism is blatant and taking place in front ... More >>
Auckland Mayoral Candidates To Fight Over Transport Issues
Monday, 12 September 2022, 10:25 am | Public Transport Users Association
Key candidates in the race for the Auckland Mayoral chains will fight it out on stage tomorrow night at the Transport Debate being organised by a group of transport advocacy groups. The Mayoral Candidates Transport Debate will include sticky questions ... More >>
Passengers Last Consideration By AT And Auckland Council
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 3:26 pm | Public Transport Users Association
While the country prepares to celebrate the first Matariki holiday weekend, incompetent mis-management by Auckland Transport will see the popular Britomart to Onehunga train services permanently ruined. “Through silence, zero public consultation and general ... More >>
Government Measures Could Go Further
Tuesday, 15 March 2022, 1:05 pm | Public Transport Users Association
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) applauds the government’s halving of the charge to consumers of public transport, however, the PTUA feel that the government could have gone further by making it free for children and on weekends. The PTUA ... More >>
Flawed Light Rail Plan Has No Support From Transport Campaigners
Friday, 28 January 2022, 4:36 pm | Public Transport Users Association
The governments light rail announcement today provides for a small cohort of Aucklander’s and will do little to solve Auckland’s transport congestion and equity problems. PTUA Chair, Niall Robertson says, “The government have done nothing for most of ... More >>
Government Urged To Save Long Distance Passenger Trains
Friday, 17 December 2021, 10:43 am | Public Transport Users Association
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) is calling for a national public transport authority to coordinate and help fund urban, regional and inter-regional public transport in New Zealand. Currently there is no coordination of public transport throughout ... More >>
Light Rail To The Airport Lacks Analyses Of The Need
Saturday, 30 October 2021, 2:08 pm | Public Transport Users Association
Auckland is facing the three major crises (Covid aside) of climate change, inequity and traffic congestion. To help solve these problems, transport systems are pivotal. During the 2017 election campaign, Aucklanders were sold the project of “Light ... More >>
Michael Wood A ‘Wanted Man’ In The Wild West
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 1:22 pm | Public Transport Users Association
Minister of Transport Michael Wood is a ‘wanted man’ in the wilds of far-west Auckland. He’s wanted by the Kumeu community for ‘robbery’ – train robbery – as locals feel robbed of decent public rail transport. The railway line that ... More >>
Double Whammy Coming For Train Commuters
Friday, 28 August 2020, 2:47 pm | Public Transport Users Association
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) would like to make commuters aware, that when they return to their daily commuting this Monday (31st August) that they will find that trains are currently restricted to 40kph only on all Auckland routes ... More >>
