The future funding of Hamilton’s Te Huia rail link to Auckland is now in the hands of the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA).
But any decisions coming from the NZTA’s board won’t be made until it meets again in February after the Waikato Regional Council voted unanimously to send it a letter asking for an extension of Te Huia’s trial period for an extra year with the same levels of funding.
However, debate on whether Te Huia was economically viable or should continue into the future was quickly quelled by regional council chairperson Warren Maher who reminded councillors to stick to the issue at hand.
