Te Huia train between Hamilton and Auckland has had a pretty rough ride. But darker clouds as well as a glimmer of hope loom on the horizon for the service.
The draft National Land Transport programme proposes a total of between $60 to $150 million for inter-regional public transport. That doesn't even cover the Palmerston North-Wellington and Waiarapa Line passenger rail upgrades already committed to (and increased!!! by National) so the drafters of the Land Transport programme must assume there is further funding for passenger rail under some other budget or ....
The draft National Land Transport programme proposes a total of between $60 to $150 million for inter-regional public transport. That doesn't even cover the Palmerston North-Wellington and Waiarapa Line passenger rail upgrades already committed to (and increased!!! by National) so the drafters of the Land Transport programme must assume there is further funding for passenger rail under some other budget or ....