The Imperial Tobacco plant in Petone is currently being pulled down to make way for 95 townhouses and a business park.In mid-2020 the 2.25 hectare site was bought by developers
Well, it arrives. The new Matangi train is not an urban myth, as footage below shows it on its first run ex Wellington 9.00am. Only two carriages, as was also expected.
Didn’t get onboard, but had a sneak peak inside from the outside. Got to laugh wondered why the door didn’t open, you need to press the button, modern.
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