Auckland’s mayor Phil Goff say light rail is the key to a world-class, future-focused Auckland. With the recent commitment to the $14.6 billion Auckland light rail project[,](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-government/127650968/auckland-rail-23-new-commuter-trains-costing-330m-take-city-fleet-to-95) the government has demonstrated that it has learned the lessons of history.
Light rail will provide the transformational change necessary for Auckland to fulfil its potential and become the world-class, future-proofed, international city New Zealand needs it to be.
