Parsley gardens' kiwiana theme bit of a Dagg
You would think Fred Dagg, a couple of sheep and a 2m-tall jar of Marmite lying in your garden would make an absolute mess of your precious flower plots.
Railways
Freight train hits trailer left on tracks
Freight train hits trailer left on tracks
A freight train has hit a trailer loaded with straw left on the tracks by a farmer in Marlborough this afternoon.
Dunedin bids to build railway stock
Dunedin bids to build railway stock
Dunedin yesterday launched its bid to have a $375 million contract for Auckland's new electric commuter trains awarded to railway workshops in Dunedin and Lower Hutt - creating as many as 1270 jobs.
Call for railcars to be built in NZ
Call for railcars to be built in NZ
Labour and the Greens are throwing their weight behind a union campaign for KiwiRail to build Auckland's new electric locomotives and railcars.
Up to 20,000 sleepers needed for repair after derailment
Up to 20,000 sleepers needed for repair after derailment
More than 6000 rail sleepers are needed for immediate repairs to the damaged 16.5km section of main-line rail track between Clinton and Balclutha.
Crews work to repair rail line
Crews work to repair rail line
Rail services between Invercargill and Dunedin are expected to resume on Wednesday after two coal wagons derailed and damaged the track.
UK court issues injunction stopping rail strike
UK court issues injunction stopping rail strike
Britain's High Court has issued an injunction stopping a planned four-day rail strike next week.
Sun shines, but racing disapoints
Sun shines, but racing disapoints
• The Beaumont Jockey Club was fortunate in securing perfect weather for its twentieth race meeting on Monday (says the Tuapeka Times), and the attendance was a record one.
Ageing trains to blame for latest faults: KiwiRail
Ageing trains to blame for latest faults: KiwiRail
An "aging train fleet" is the reason for cancellations and delays on Wellington's rail network this morning, KiwiRail says.
Faults plague Wellington rail services
Faults plague Wellington rail services
A third fault on Wellington's rail network has further inconvenienced commuters, with a signal and points failure around 11am seeing trains replaced by buses between Plimmerton and Paraparaumu.
Sit back and enjoy the ride
Sit back and enjoy the ride
No mode of travel is better suited to an epic journey than rail, report Dennis and Rosamund Knill.
Power failure delays commuters
Power failure delays commuters
Commuters waited for up to an hour in trains this morning after a power fault stopped them coming into Wellington Railway Station.
Derailment cuts Southern rail link
Derailment cuts Southern rail link
The rail link between Dunedin and Christchurch remains closed after nine wagons of a freight train derailed last night, damaging a section of track just north of Palmerston.
KiwiRail almost worthless - English
KiwiRail almost worthless - English
KiwiRail as a business is just about worthless, Finance Minister Bill English said today when he accused the previous government of failing to fund the commitments it made to the network.
McCully replies to Bainimarama's 'robust' letter
McCully replies to Bainimarama's 'robust' letter
The Government's disagreement with Fiji remained unresolved today as Foreign Minister Murray McCully sent another letter to self-appointed prime minister Commodore Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama.
Tensions during railway negotiations revealed
Tensions during railway negotiations revealed
Tense negotiations between the Government and Toll during the rail system buy back have been revealed in documents released today.
Backing for Hillside in locomotive bid
Backing for Hillside in locomotive bid
Hillside Engineering Group in Dunedin should be considered for a multimillion-dollar locomotive-building proposal, government and industry sources say.
$63m deal lifts Hillside group
$63m deal lifts Hillside group
Business confidence is booming at Hillside Engineering Group after it won a $63 million contract to rebuild 36 railcars.
Long ride for man who loved trains
Long ride for man who loved trains
Dunedin train driver Royce Kirk had "mixed feelings" as he shut down his DC locomotive for the last time yesterday.
Toll and Port Otago discuss liability for bridge crash
Toll and Port Otago discuss liability for bridge crash
More than two weeks after the Dunedin Railway Station pedestrian overbridge was destroyed by a container on a train travelling underneath, nobody is admitting liability.