Build this Brilliant Bridge
This is a guest post by Nicolas Reid, Technical Director – Public Transport and Rapid Transit at MRCagney and author of Transit By Design, outlining a proposal for the next Waitematā Harbour crossing. It is shared by kind permission (via LinkedIn), with some very tasty bonus images.…
122 Comments A CRL timetable update from Auckland Transport
After a recent meeting with Auckland Transport to discuss our observations, questions and concerns about the shape of the timetable once City Rail Link opens, AT reached out with an update.
We’re sharing the update as a guest post, so our readers can stay abreast of discussions – as always, feel free to add your thoughts and any questions in the comments.…
Will 2026 be the year of the gondola in Queenstown?
This is a guest post by Darren Davis. It originally appeared on his excellent blog, Adventures in Transitland, which we encourage you to check out. It is shared by kind permission. Introduction
Tāhuna/ Queenstown is a year round visitor destination in Aotearoa’s lower South Island, known for its winter skiing and year-round adventure tourism activities.…
The elephant on our roads: let’s lighten the load
Yesterday, with the fuel crisis as a rationale, the government announced an intention to allow heavier vehicles on New Zealand’s roads. This includes letting freight trucks carry heavier loads, and giving them more access to more of our road network, more of the time.…
Riding the Wave: Whanganui’s New Network
This is a guest post by Darren Davis. It originally appeared on his excellent blog, Adventures in Transitland, which we encourage you to check out. It is shared by kind permission. Introduction Friday, 17th April 2026 is important for two reasons.…
Te Huia – what comes next?
This is a guest post by Darren Davis. It originally appeared on his excellent blog, Adventures in Transitland, which we encourage you to check out. It is shared by kind permission.
And is even more relevant as we are reminded by events just how important more travel options between cities beyond flying and driving really are.…
Who meets the Ministers?
This is a guest post from an interview with Dr Caroline Shaw by Living Streets Aotearoa, on a recently released research paper titled Commercial Influences on Healthy Transport: Interest Group Engagement With Transport Ministers in Aotearoa/New Zealand 2017–2022.
You can check out the original article here.…
Book Review: Happy By Design
This is a guest post by Transport Advisor and Town Planner George Weeks, written in a personal capacity reviewing Happy By Design by Ben Channon Revised Edition.
You can check out past book review posts here. Where’s your favourite place in Auckland?…
Why trams should rebuild Wellington
This is a guest post from Wellington-based Kasey McDonnell, which originally appeared on their blog Welly climate nerd (formerly threesixtysix). It is republished here with kind permission. It’s a modest Monday morning in 2035. Derwent Street is glistening in the drizzle.…
The trams that built Wellington
This is a guest post from Wellington-based Kasey McDonnell, which originally appeared on their blog threesixtysix,. It is republished here with kind permission. Which year saw the most public transport passengers in Wellington’s history? You might think 2019, before the pandemic put public transport in crisis.…
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