Parking choices looming
Parking choices looming
Ratepayers will have to decide between visitors and commuters for parking priorities, the Queenstown Lakes District Council utilities committee was told at their monthly meeting yesterday.
Transport
KiwiRail investment details announced
KiwiRail investment details announced
Improvements for Auckland and Wellington commuter train services, an overhaul of the Trans Scenic service and urgent repairs at the Wellington and Picton ferry terminals have been announced as part of the Government's initial investment in rail.
Dunedin firm will rebuild rail overbridge
Dunedin firm will rebuild rail overbridge
Dunedin company Zeal Steel has won the contract to rebuild the Dunedin Railway Station overbridge.
New bus on the way
New bus on the way
Four months ago, Dunedin couple John and Margaret Spain were mourning the loss of their beloved 1953 Ford house bus, destroyed in a fire near Lake Mavora.
Future still seen for private cars
Future still seen for private cars
The onset of peak oil - the point at which half the earth's oil supply has been extracted - may not mean the need for roading infrastructure is any less important, Dunedin City Council transportation planning manager Don Hill says.
Bus fares need to rise by 25%, operator says
Bus fares need to rise by 25%, operator says
A Dunedin bus operator says fares may have to rise 25% to keep up with inflation, while another says he is embarrassed by some of the buses he puts on the road.