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New Zealand Must Rethink Transport Strategy In An Uncertain World
Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 2:09 pm | TRAINZ
For decades, investment has been dominated by road-building, leaving the country overly reliant on road transport for both freight and passenger movement. This lack of balance is not just inefficient—it is strategically risky. More >>
New Zealand Needs To Reopen Mothballed Railway Lines
Wednesday, 18 February 2026, 5:59 pm | TRAINZ
TRAINZ believes that reopening these two mothballed lines and building the short spur to NorthPort would save the taxpayer billions on expensive roading projects and road maintenance bills. More >>
No Logging Trucks On The Gentle Annie
Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 10:14 am | TRAINZ
TRAINZ believes that rail gets a 72% subsidy from the government, but much of that is to run urban and a couple of regional public transport services, but the road transport industry gets an overall 86% subsidy. More >>
Government’s New BCR Formula A Smokescreen For More Roads Of National Significance Spending
Saturday, 8 November 2025, 6:49 pm | TRAINZ
While billions are being poured into new RoNS, the government is simultaneously trimming hospital staffing budgets, stalling hospital rebuilds, and pursuing a strategy of managed decline for significant parts of the rail network. More >>
Reduce Journeys, Reduce Times, Reduce Infrastucture Deficits
Monday, 27 October 2025, 10:28 am | TRAINZ
TRAINZ is currently aware of proposals to shorten the distance between Wellington and Christchurch and from Auckland to Wellington by rail. More >>
Is KiwiRail Running Down The System?
Monday, 29 September 2025, 6:20 pm | TRAINZ
TRAINZ chair Guy Wellwood says that he is aware of vast logging opportunities in the King Country that could potentially be exported through Port Taranaki, with supplementary amounts that foresters want railed from Te Wera east of Stratford. More >>
