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Protesters To Descend Upon Christchurch City Council
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 3:30 pm | Restore Passenger Rail
CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND – Supporters of Restore Passenger Rail will gather at the Christchurch City Council Civic Offices on Wednesday, January 24, at 9:30 am, to voice their concerns over the mayor's misguided plan to host the Commonwealth ... More >>
Wakey Wakey Auckland Council - Keep Your 2030 Climate Target
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 11:29 am | Restore Passenger Rail
This morning at 10:30am around 20 Restore Passenger Rail supporters staged a sleep-in at the Auckland Council, to highlight the Council’s decision to slow progress on sustainable transport options. “We don’t want Auckland Council ... More >>
Call To Climate Action Never Clearer - Join Us!
Monday, 4 December 2023, 10:23 am | Restore Passenger Rail
Supporters of Restore Passenger Rail are taking to the streets of Takapuna, Tāmaki Makaurau this morning. They will be marching slowly from Potters Park, Takapuna, to Climate Change Minister Simon Watts’ office, leaving at 10:30 am and arriving ... More >>
Restore Passenger Rail Ōtepoti Slow March 4th December 2023
Friday, 1 December 2023, 9:15 am | Restore Passenger Rail
Ōtepoti supporters of Restore Passenger Rail will slowly walk from the Railway Station to the Octagon on Monday morning, in support of their campaign’s demands that the new Government restores a nationwide passenger rail service and provides ... More >>
Climate Prisoner Jen Olsen To Be Represented In High Court Appeal
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 12:44 pm | Restore Passenger Rail
At 2:15 pm today, Thursday 20 September, Jen Olsen’s appeal against the decision to deny her bail will be heard by Justice Radich at the Wellington High Court on Molesworth St. On the 4th of September, 2023, Jen took part in a road block protest ... More >>
Public Rally In Support Of Climate Prisoners
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 6:48 am | Restore Passenger Rail
On Tuesday 12 September, members of the public will come together to rally in support of imprisoned Restore Passenger Rail supporters Rosemary Penwarden, Jen Olsen, and Alex Cockle. At 11:45am, Penwarden’s appeal against the decision to deny her bail ... More >>
Second Restore Passenger Rail Supporter, Jen Olsen, In Remand Custody Until 21 September
Monday, 4 September 2023, 7:21 pm | Restore Passenger Rail
Second Remand Custody For Peaceful Protest A second Restore Passenger Rail supporter has been remanded in custody following her peaceful protest for climate action. She is 63-year-old Jen Olsen, a health care worker from Ōtepoti Dunedin. Olsen and two ... More >>
Restore Passenger Rail Disrupt Traffic For Second Week
Monday, 4 September 2023, 9:46 am | Restore Passenger Rail
Restore Passenger Rail supporters are back on the street today, blocking southbound traffic in the capital on the north side of The Terrace Tunnel at 8:03 AM. “We are here again, with full understanding of the potential personal costs, because ... More >>
Restore Passenger Rail Supporters Defiant As Police Lock Up 64 Year Old Granny
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 7:45 am | Restore Passenger Rail
Supporters of Restore Passenger Rail are taking action to stop traffic on a busy Wellington motorway this morning, after 64 year old grandmother and retired hospital laboratory scientist Rosemary Penwarden was remanded in custody. Restore Passenger ... More >>
Restore Passenger Rail Supporter And Long Time Activist Rosemary Penwarden In Remand Custody Until September 11
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 9:16 pm | Restore Passenger Rail
We can’t arrest our way out of the climate crisis Restore Passenger Rail Supporter Rosemary Penwarden has been remanded in custody until her court appearance on September 11 2023. Also today, the government cut climate funding by $236 Million , blindsiding More >>
Restore Passenger Rail Supporters Back On The Roads In Wellington
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 9:48 am | Restore Passenger Rail
Supporters of Restore Passenger Rail are back on Wellington roads this morning. Their message is clear “Protect Climate - Save Lives”. They are blocking northbound traffic from on State Highway One the intersection with Wellington Road in Kilbirnie ... More >>
Four Lanes to Climate Hell
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 7:10 am | Restore Passenger Rail
Restore Passenger Rail supporters will begin disrupting Wellington traffic from Monday 28 August, with the demand to government: “We Want Climate Action Now. No more expensive expressways. Commit today to restoring a nationwide passenger rail ... More >>
Slow March For Fast Climate Action
Monday, 3 July 2023, 11:18 am | Restore Passenger Rail
On Saturday 1 July more than 30 Restore Passenger Rail supporters carried banners down Hereford and Colombo Streets in central Christchurch, walking at a very slow pace and blocking vehicles traveling in their direction. “In 2020 our government ... More >>
Budget Response: Steer Clear Of The Iceberg
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 5:39 pm | Restore Passenger Rail
Restore Passenger Rail supporters are pleased to see Grant Robertson’s budget makes baby steps towards one of our demands to make public transport free, by making fares free for under 13s and half price for under 25s and community services card ... More >>
Welcome To The Wellington Commuter Nightmare - A Way Of Life That Is Killing Us.
Friday, 5 May 2023, 9:59 am | Restore Passenger Rail
Today Restore Passenger Rail supporters have occupied a gantry above state highway 1 heading south near Johnsonville . The attached screenshot shows where the action is happening, with suitable places to park off the highway (please pull off all the ... More >>
Four Women Block Central Wellington Street
Monday, 24 April 2023, 10:23 am | Restore Passenger Rail
An all-woman team of two sisters, a Biology student and a mother stopped traffic at 8am today, at the intersection of Vivienne (SH1) and Cuba Street, Wellington Central. The women say they will not allow the government to torpedo them and their families ... More >>
Listen Up Government: We Do Not Apologise
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 8:14 am | Restore Passenger Rail
As of 8am this morning, Restore Passenger Rail supporters are blocking Adelaide Rd by the Basin Reserve in Wellington. Supporters say they will unapologetically continue to peacefully disrupt traffic until the government commits to two simple ... More >>
Restore Passenger Rail Supporters Back On Wellington Motorways
Monday, 17 April 2023, 8:32 am | Restore Passenger Rail
Restore Passenger Rail supporters have again hit Wellington motorways after a four month break. This morning at 8am they blocked the southbound lanes of State Highway 1, just north of the Terrace Tunnel. “We’re back. Climate breakdown is here now. ... More >>
Restore Passenger Rail Ups Its Demands For 2023
Monday, 6 March 2023, 9:05 am | Restore Passenger Rail
Kia Ora Government, The climate is changing fast. Our people and land are suffering. Cyclone Gabrielle brought out the very best in New Zealanders, but also cut us off from each other and exposed the inequality of our society, and inadequacies in our ... More >>
It’s A Climate Emergency; Delay = Death
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 6:53 pm | Restore Passenger Rail
This morning supporters of Restore Passenger Rail sprayed government MP offices with fake blood, wearing t-shirts reading “delay = death” along with supporting action taken by Extinction Rebellion in Whakatū who are holding a silent vigil at ... More >>