How can a local cycleway take longer than the CRL?
In early 2016, Auckland Transport kicked off consultation for a network of connected bike routes linking the Inner West neighbourhoods to each other and to the wider network.
By August 2016, they had settled on this plan for the local network:
The routes in pink had funding available for construction by the end of 2018, thanks to the Urban Cycleways Programme, kicked off under John Key’s National Government and then-Minister of Transport Simon Bridges.…
9 Comments We-told-you-so Wednesday: Auckland to Hamilton rail
Yesterday came news via RNZ and the Waikato Times, of a report from the Waikato Regional Council on securing the future of Te Huia, the intercity rail service that runs between Auckland and Hamilton.
Among the recommendations in the report: a new station for central-city Hamilton, hourly services between the two main cities, more stops in between, and electrified trains:
The preferred plan boasts a new above-ground terminus in central Hamilton, new stations at Ngāruawāhia, Te Kauwhata, Pōkeno, and Tūākau, new battery-electric trains, and eventually hourly trains to Auckland.…
Weekly Roundup 23-October-2026
Kia ora and welcome to our regular roundup of stories that caught our eye this week. Today’s header image, by Jolisa, shows Sky Tower at sunset as seen from Albert Park.
IMPORTANT: If you plan to vote in this election, the rules have changed: you must be registered to vote by midnight on Sunday 25th October.…
We asked about policies for Auckland – which parties responded?
At the beginning of last week, we reached out to the main political parties with a questionnaire about their policies for transport and infrastructure in Auckland. We asked some yes/no questions, and some open-ended ones.
You can see the questions and the responses below.…
Book Review: Transit by Design
Today’s guest post is a book review by George Weeks, of Transit by Design, by Nicolas Reid (available from Unity Books and Amazon Australia).
George Weeks is a transport adviser, planner and urban designer based in Auckland. An earlier version of this review originally appeared in issue 188 of Roundabout Magazine, the newsletter of the Transportation Group NZ.…
Williamson wrong about the City Rail Link
The City Rail Link being a smash hit from day one should be a positive thing, right? It seems not, if you’ve always been opposed to it. I recently came across an opinion piece from current Auckland Councillor (and former Transport Minister) Maurice Williamson.…
Weekly Roundup 16-October-2026
Kia ora and welcome to our regular roundup of stories that caught our eye this week.
This Week in Greater Auckland
On Monday, Matt looked at options for solving post-event crowding at Kingsland Station. This story rumbled on for a few days, with the Mayor also weighing in (NZ Herald):
“Before anyone starts calling for uncosted and expensive new infrastructure, we need to establish the facts and make sure existing plans and procedures are being followed properly,” Brown added.…
Making Better Moves in Aotearoa
This guest post by Kasey McDonnell first appeared on his site WellyClimateNerd, and is shared here with kind permission. I want to teleport you to Aotearoa New Zealand in 2075.
Desolate pavement has been replaced with people everywhere. Children and people in wheelchairs are rolling along bike lanes.…
Who decided Auckland’s volcanic viewshafts?
A couple of months ago, I went to the Auckland Library Heritage Collections in the City Centre, to read the original reports that led to the creation of Auckland’s volcanic viewshafts. For those unfamiliar with the phrase, these are slices of our urban environment where development is prohibited beyond a certain height (or at all), in order to protect certain views of the city’s dozens of iconic maunga.…
Sorting event transport at Kingsland
It feels like the media have been waiting for a ‘City Rail Link failure’ story – and this weekend they finally got one, kind of, as the weekend saw another big event and another challenge with post-match event trains. Auckland Transport and Eden Park are blaming each other for the issues, as 1News reports: Frustrated rugby fans booed passing trains at Eden Park last night as delays to city-bound services left thousands queuing after the All Blacks thrashed the Wallabies.…
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