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Nine public transport lessons from Perth
Perth is a very sprawly, low-density, car-oriented city. Yet it has great public transport. What follows are nine lessons we can take from Perth in…
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The South Island is still Aotearoa's forgotten island
The South Island's public transport networks deserves some love, including in Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown, as well as a revived Southerner…
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How the Northwest was lost & may be won
The Northwest has always been Auckland's public transport Cinderella, rarely invited to the public funding ball. How did this come about and what is the…
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Time to level the playing field for inter regional public transport in Aotearoa
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Six ideas to secure Te Huia's Future
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Some fine ideas for making Aotearoa safer
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Perth's Rail Journey - from (near) zero to hero
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Te Huia week from hell. Is its truncation justified?
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How the Northwest was lost & may be won
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Some fine ideas for making Aotearoa safer
Aotearoa has one of the worst road safety records in the developed world. Australia is doing quite a bit better. What can we learn from our Aussie…
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Six ideas to secure Te Huia's Future
With Te Huia now having funding secure through to 2026, now is the time to secure its future as a permanent service. Here are six ideas on how to do…
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Canada's regional and rural public transport problem
While Canada's largest cities are investing heavily in public transport, regional and rural public transport is going nowhere fast. Case study: British…
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Melbourne - A great public transport city or a work in progress? Actually both.
Melbourne's public transport is certainly extensive, but it isn't always as intensive as it could be, with definite room for improvement.
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Is the South Island Aotearoa's forgotten island?
The South Island deserves some public transport love, including better services in Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown and a revived Southerner train…
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New train stations for the Upper North Waikato?
Plans are proceeding for additional train stations in the Upper North Waikato. Here's an update on where this work has got to.
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Untangling South East Queensland's Public Transport
There are some great things about public transport in South East Queensland. And a number of opportunities for improvement. Read on for more on this.
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