Election campaigning is now in full swing. We’ve previously reported on the (unwise) promises about fuel taxes from the two major parties re fuel taxes, and will continue to cover transport policies as they appear – and specifically, what they mean for Auckland.…
Kia ora and welcome to October, or Whiringa-ā-nuku! With daylight saving settling in and spring on the way, it’s time for another roundup of stories that caught our eye this week.
This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we had a guest post from our pal Darren Davis: a letter to Santa about public transport.…
The road to congestion pricing (aka “time-of-use charging”) is certainly not a fast one. So far, we’re at nearly a decade of official investigations into the idea. (It’s also over a decade and a half since the question was first raised on our predecessor, Transportblog – and we’ve covered the topic regularly since then, again and again)
Granted, a decade still seems like quite a short amount of time compared to some transport projects.…
Today, Treasury is releasing the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (or PREFU) ahead of the election. So I figured it was worth looking at a significant recent change to the way transport expenditure works – a change that has gone relatively under-reported.…
This guest post by Darren Davis originally appeared on his great blog Adventures in Transitland, and shared here by kind permission. Now that it’s only three shopping months until Christmas, here is my top ten list of what I want Santa to give to public transport in Aotearoa/ New Zealand.…
Kia ora and welcome to another weekly roundup of stories about cities – including our own – and what makes them great. This week’s header image shows tram bowling, at the European TramDriver Championship 2026 in Warsaw (via Tram-EM). This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we had a guest post from All Aboard, about Better Moves for transport planning.…
The City Rail Link already proving a success, and we also know from many other projects, from rail to cycleways, that early bursts of growth aren’t a one-time thing, often taking many years for potential uptake to be fully realised.
There’s currently still a lot of capacity in the network, with trains nowhere near packed out; and Auckland Transport plans to increase services to 8 trains per hour per direction soon.…
The City Rail Link has a bit of a secret power. It doesn’t just transport you around Auckland, but even further afield. Standing on the platform at Te Waihorotiu at certain times in the middle of the peak, with up to four trains turning up and departing within a five-minute period, it gives off the vibe of a real metro and can make you feel like you’re in a city far away.…
This is a guest post by Tim Adriaansen, a transport strategist and Executive Director of All Aboard Aotearoa. Transport planning is a super power. It quietly determines so many things about our lives. Whether a child can get to school by themselves.…
Kia ora, and welcome to our weekly roundup of stories about transport, cities and housing. Our header image is by Scott Caldwell, and shows a celebratory banner over Karangahape Road this week: “We’ve got a new train!” This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we reported on the sights and delights of Day One of the City Rail Link, great stuff all round!…
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