“KiwiRail commented that it supported our view on the capacity of the network and endorsed the Making Rail Work team’s strong advocacy role… and that BoPRC should collaborate with the Waikato Regional Council to deliver a future with passenger rail.”
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“Given the instability of our social climate, Rangatahi is exceptionally uncertain about the limited opportunities made available to us in the future due to our collective inaction.”
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“…emphasis to begin with two key corridors – the Lower North Island and Upper North Island (Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga) Golden Triangle thus building on the recently launched Te Huia service.”
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“…by involving a wider mix of people inter-regional passenger rail can play a valuable role in building and supporting integrated communities.”
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“…they force government organisations from across the policy spectrum to consolidate their efforts when delivering in specific locations, which prevents duplicate spending on public engagement and education.”
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“We respectfully pointed out leadership at Bay of Plenty Regional Council is behind that being demonstrated in the Waikato region.”
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“Our idea was to ask for a regular Cross-Party meeting… instead, with Greg O’Connor’s leadership, we found ourselves with a Select Committee Inquiry into Inter-regional passenger rail that covered the whole country!”
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“We made the point that inter-regional passenger rail should be taken off the table as a political football… our plan was to seek non-partisan political consensus for the re-introduction of inter-regional passenger rail, starting with connecting Tauranga as part of the economic Golden Triangle.”
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