This new $143m covers the next two years of maintenance and renewals of the Crown’s rail assets. It should help lift some of the speed restrictions KiwiRail has put on the network due to the state of its assets and allow time to agree a new funding model. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

My take on the new maintenance and renewal funding for the government’s rail assets. This new funding needs to be part of a wider shift towards a new and fit for purpose rail model that properly recognises the value of rail for our cities and our economy. thepost.co.nz/politics/36069…

Please encourage anybody considering voting for Ray Chung or the IT candidates to read this about their links to extremist groups, or if you can, look at the Better Wellington socials to see what and who is driving this. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360688…

Quite a striking increase in Wellington’s weekend bus use. Saturday is up 31% from 2019, Sunday up 45%. In this period we increased our off peak discount and boosted off peak frequency, reducing drivers’ inconvenient split shifts. Still loads of untapped potential off peak.

#BusNews: A Happy Valley site has been purchased by Greater Wellington for the development of a bus depot as part of the regional council’s Public Transport Asset Control Strategy. MORE: metlink.org.nz/news-and-updat…

Your Wellington Greens are committing to delivering a faster and more efficient bus network with bus lanes, stop improvements, and priority lights all the way from Seatoun to the Railway station

#BusNews: Plans for a long-awaited second Wellington city centre bus route running along the waterfront quays are beginning to take shape, and the Capital’s two councils will decide in August whether to progress them.

This new Harbour Quays bus route is big. Speeding up bus trips through the city makes daily life better for people, gets more bus frequency for the same cost and services more destinations. I hope the government will reconsider its decision not to help fund this infrastructure.

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Bringing Wellington’s bus depots under public control is already helping attract interest from a wider range of bus companies. Public ownership of critical assets can help secure public services, drive competition and get a better deal for the public. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360802…