media and politics
I love trains. Useful ones that is. I visited Christchurch in April but - despite the number of postcards and souvenirs adorned with the tram - I had precisely zero inclination to ride it. That's probably mostly down to the fact a ticket is at least FORTY DOLLARS. But deep
media and politics
Labour's new $20 public transport fare cap has proved remarkably durable — good policy and, just as importantly, popular with voters. It was proven as much by National's reaction last week. Transport Minister Chris Bishop and campaign chair Simeon Brown made repeated, harried attempts to dent the
transport and public transit
Bus reform is coming to East Auckland. We have New New Network For East Auckland incoming with the Eastern Busway coming next year. Here's a review of the upcoming changes and possible improvements. The Certifiably Good From December 2026, routes 711, 733, 734 and 735 will improve frequencies,
life
Melbourne was not a city destined for me to enjoy. But I'm a strong preacher of the French phrase, je ne sais quoi for a reason. It directly translates to "I don't know what" but would be better said to be used to describe
media and politics
It's local elections results Sunday! It's weird we conclude local elections on a weekend, but we do. Unsurprisingly Wayne Brown has won the mayoralty. The real question now is when the Desley Simpson coronation will start for 2028. Other unanswered questions include whether the mayor will
transport and public transit
There's a lot of quibbles I have with the Eastern Busway. It's a ~$3 billion project that is heavily aimed at 9-5 peak commutes on one corridor (targeted at CBD folks), and that primarily gets political support through the strategic success of the Northern Busway,
transport and public transit
Google Images has a fatal flaw of not having enough photos of old stuff. Mid-2000s Auckland traincore, to be precise. Here are some photos of old train stations and trains. These have been sourced from various places - Flickr, books, Getty, etc.
media and politics
Auckland's Britomart starred in one of the more memorable campaign ads of the 2005 election for any eager-eyed railfans - if not the only memorable train-related ad in NZ electoral history. It came courtesy of Labour's "International Success" ad, which was clearly filmed
transport and public transit
Thanks to bus reform, Auckland's bus system has gone from one of the worst in the developed world to one of the best in Australasia. Swathes of the public transport network are unrecognisable eight years on. With PTOM giving Auckland Transport (AT) the powers to design an actual