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A bumper month of patronage for Te Huia Hamilton-Auckland train was no surprise to Te Huia rail governance group chair Hugh Vercoe. He puts it down to giving th

The year-old Te Huia train service between Hamilton and Auckland may be best known to most as the go-to example used by politicians in soundbites about wasteful

The Government slashed public transport fares last month in an effort to combat rising petrol prices, sparking a surge in use across the country. As the latest

Commuters could enjoy half-price public transport fares indefinitely, with the Government considering making its three-month-long trial permanent. According to

Rural and urban people when surveyed indicated the main good thing of living in a city was convenience and access to amenities, while the main negative thing wa

As borders reopen, a growing number of people are questioning if their pre-pandemic travel habits are still sustainable. Kerry Sunderland speaks to three New Ze

Opinion – For a while KiwiRail looked like it was going to ditch long distance trains and start offering tourist rail excursions. Now it has announced it is bri

A full 20 years after London commuters began using Oyster cards on public transport, and a whole decade after the introduction of Opal cards in Sydney and Hop c

The tram system that connected all corners of Tāmaki Makaurau was torn up in favour of a car-focused transport system in the 1950s. What will it take to reverse