Our Diary
Just a little insight into the steps
we have taken on our journey.
Latest Updates
Select Committee Response: Michael van Drogenbroek
“…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.”
Select Committee Response: Susan Trodden
“…by involving a wider mix of people inter-regional passenger rail can play a valuable role in building and supporting integrated communities.”
Select Committee Response: Katrina Ramage
“…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.”
Official Briefing: Regional Transport Plan Hearings
“We respectfully pointed out leadership at Bay of Plenty Regional Council is behind that being demonstrated in the Waikato region.”
Beehive: Cross-Government Hui
“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!”
Official Briefing: Waikato Regional Council
“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.”
Story: How I became part of Making Rail Work
“As an Aucklander, our rail systems mainly consisted of cancellations and delays; however, it rarely occurred to me that other places in New Zealand had it much worse (typical Aucklander behaviour).”
Report: Making Rail Work Proposal
“A community’s proposal for the re-introduction of an intercity passenger rail link to Tauranga.”
