Auckland Trains / April 2011
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$1m Wellington Light Rail Study Approved
- Auckland Trains
- On the eve of a showdown Wellington council meeting over the capital motorway plans, government finance has been approved for a $1m study on the long term options for a high quality public transport corridor running from Wellington Station to Wellington Regional hospital in Newtown.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wgtn Council Supports NZTA Motorways
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington City Council tonight gave its support for the Ngauranga to Airport Corridor Plan -with the Mayor’s backing.
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Wgtn Mayor Explains Motorway Support
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s Mayor today defended her support for the NZTA motorway proposals – the Ngauranga to Wellington Airport Corridor Plan – and says she remains committed to advancing a light-rail route between the Wellington Railway Station and the Airport.
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NZTA vs Wellington Council
- Auckland Trains
- Wednesday sees a fascinating showdown between the NZTA and a more pro-PT Wellington Mayor over the Ngauranga to Wellington Airport Corridor Plan and the city’s proposed State Highway Projects tomorrow night.
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Wellington Extend Train Moves
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s measures to try to curb train overcrowding and subsequent loss of fare collections are not just continuing but being extended.
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Wellington Motorway Decision Uproar
- Auckland Trains
- The issue of Wellington’s future motorway development is getting hotter. The new Mayor is not a big fan of a flyover near the Basin reserve but a group of her councillors are. Following reports some in the NZTA were getting unsettled about the Mayor’s failure to commit to their plans, the councillors have forced through a special meeting on Wednesday for the council to make a call.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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“Bullying” Claims Over Motorway Plans
- Auckland Trains
- A Wellington newspaper report today suggesting a row between NZTA and the new Wellington council over the region’s motorway plans has led to suggestions of NZTA bullying.
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Residents Angry About Motorway Plan
- Auckland Trains
- An interesting community concern among residents in Wellington’s Hataitai that’s worth keeping an eye on as NZTA forces through a plan to spend $45m changing Ruahine Street and Wellington Road into a four-lane highway.
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Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A Better Wellington
- Auckland Trains
- In a week in which one MP calls Wellington’s service a shambles and even buses have to replace some peak-time trains because of overcrowding, it’s exciting to peek into the future.
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MP: Wellington Trains “A Shambles”
- Auckland Trains
- A Wellington MP today labelled Wellington’s train services “a total shambles.
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Overcrowding Brings Wgtn Train Changes
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington readers remarked on AKT recently that they were travelling on commuter trains without being asked to show tickets or pay – because of the overcrowding.
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