New Cook Strait Interislander ferries contract signed, Winston Peters touts $2.3b savings

The Government has officially signed a contract for two new Cook Strait ferries to replace the ageing Interislander fleet.

Big test ahead: Govt eyes private model for $1b Marsden Point rail link

Northland’s Marsden Point Rail Link could be the country’s first to be built with a public-private partnership, with ...
National Business Review

New Interislander ferries contract worth $596m

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New Cook Strait ferries won't cost more than $2b, Rail Minister vows

The government's Cook Strait ferry project will cost less than $2 billion, says the Rail Minister. Winston Peters announced ...
Scoop

City Rail Link goes full 4G and 5

One New Zealand is leading the build programme so passengers get full 4G and 5G coverage on Auckland City Rail Link trains. The company is working with technology partner Nokia on behalf of all three ...

I paid $320 for a round trip on one of the most scenic trains in the world. It was worth the ride — once.

I rode both ways on the world's most scenic train ride, the TranzAlpine in New Zealand between Christchurch and Greymouth.

Tracing Māori jade culture along the TranzAlpine rail route in New Zealand

Winding through the Southern Alps in New Zealand, the TranzAlpine is lauded as one of the world’s greatest rail journeys, but few know that its well-worn tracks also trace the path of an ancestral ...
China Daily Global Edition

15 Chinese-made locomotives headed to New Zealand

Fifteen diesel-electric locomotives produced by the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation Dalian Co Ltd are ready to be ...