#RailNews: KiwiRail has shared a 'by the numbers' breakdown of the work completed during the partial closure of the Auckland rail network. Replaced: • 6000 sleepers • 12,000 + tonnes of ballast • 4 major turnouts • 150 signalling assets • 3 points machines

#RailNews: Before the City Rail Link opens, Auckland Transport will paint broken yellow lines on Manuroa Rd at Princess St and Oakleigh Ave and between Challen Close, Manuia Rd and Manuroa Rd. On Great South Rd and Walters Rd roundabout, do not block hatching will be painted.

#TransportNews: During Metlink's recent celebration for 20 years of service, they shared insight into how many passengers have ridden the network and other names that were considered for Metlink.

#FerryNews: Interislander recently allowed the New Zealand Police specialist units to undertake a tactical training exercise onboard the laid-up Aratere. The units carried out a simulated emergency response, approaching by boat and scaling the side of the ship to board.

#BusNews: Westfield Newmarket's Visitors Shuttle has dropped its Commercial Bay stop in favour of a stop at SkyCity. The SkyCity stop is located on Federal Street. First pickup and drop off is 10:00 am with the last at 4:00 pm. MORE: www.westfield.co.nz/newmarket/ne...

#FerryNews: From 20 October, Fullers360 will make the transition to its summer timetable for Waiheke Island and reinstate the Waiheke Reserve Service. MORE: www.fullers.co.nz/news-updates...

#BusNews: Auckland Transport will reinstate two morning and two afternoon trips on Route 309X starting Monday, 3 November 2025, in response to community feedback. The services will operate until City Rail Link opens, they will then be reviewed. MORE: at.govt.nz/projects-ini...

#RailNews: Rangitīkei District Council is concerned about more damage to the Napier-Taihape Rd if logging trucks return to. At present, logs are transported by rail to Napier’s port but that arrangement is scheduled to finish in January. Via NZ Herald: www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-ch...

#TransportNews: An Auckland-based, self-taught computer programmer has achieved sell-out success by creating a live train map for two of New Zealand’s busiest rail lines. Via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

#BusNews: Auckland Transport is making changes to route 999 following feedback from the community and local board. * Add a new bus stop at 20-26 Neville Street (near the RSA and town centre) * Nove the existing bus stop from 23 Percy Street to 11 Alnwick Street

#BusNews: Auckland Transport has returned the Diwali bus for 2025. The AT Diwali bus can be tracked on the AT Mobile app by tapping the bus/star icon at top right of screen. The bus is running journeys all of October. PIC: @YT_JoshTransit on X

#BusNews: Tauranga City Council have launched a new video campaign reminds students how to stay safe when catching the bus to and from school. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QeB...

#RailNews: During the recent partial rail network closure in Auckland, 150 staff worked over 10,000 hours to ready Henderson Station for a third platform. Crews installed 55 piles & support beams for the platform extension & started perimeter works for the third platform.

#BusNews: An Aranui local in Christchurch said a lack of any bus routes through their suburb is leaving elderly and disabled people feeling stuck in their homes. Via RNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

#BusNews: The Ministry of Education’s proposal to axe many Queenstown school bus routes risks children’s safety, former local cop/ex-councillor Chris Blackford says. Via Otago Daily Times: shorturl.at/ihWhl

#RailNews: Completion of Port Otago’s container terminal rail siding marks an important milestone for the Southern Link Logistics Park partnership. The rail siding will enable more efficient freight movement between the two sites. MORE: www.beehive.govt.nz/release/port...

#CRLNews: City Rail Link have reopened part of Beresford Square. The revamp includes native trees, te ao Māori art and a new retail space that will open alongside CRL next year.

#CableCarNews: A fast-track application for two cable railway operations at Queenstown’s Fernhill have been declined, but backers, Bowen Peak Ltd, have turned their attention to specialised cable cars instead. Paywalled Via Otago Daily Times: www.odt.co.nz/regions/quee...

#TransportNews: Inside this edition: The Connemara returns from dry dock, Nelson scales back late late bus services and Explore Group opens bookings for Coromandel Ferry. The Weekly Review available now:

#BusNews: Auckland Transport shared images of the super T beams up to 36m in length being installed on Tī Rākau Bridge at night during September. Credit: Nigel King

#RailNews: Police are seeking information about a spate of railway sleeper thefts across the wider Whangārei area in the past two months. Approximately 180 sleepers have been reported as stolen, the latest theft was reported in the Port Whangārei area on 18 September.

#RailNews: New safety barriers on Ngāruawāhia’s rail bridge aim to stop people using it to leap into the river, but some locals plan to continue the potentially deadly “rite of passage”. Via Waikato Times: www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

#BusNews: InterCity announced they will be operating a new direct daily route from Christchurch to Greymouth. Fares start at $135 one-way and the trip will take 4 hours 15 minutes.

#TicketingNews: Budgets earmarked for the majorly delayed national transit ticketing system, Motu Move, are "under pressure", a critical review into the $1.4 billion project has found. Via 1News: www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/02/u...

#TrainNews: The former Auckland ADL/ADC units that were purchased by Mainland Rail have been parked up at Rangiora Station sidings. File Photo.

#CRLNews: City Rail Link have shared the September issue of the Te Waihorotiu and Karanga-a-Hape station newsletter. MORE: mailchi.mp/2ecd0cd82de1...

#RailNews: During a 1-day closure, KiwiRail crews undertook urgent repairs at two level crossings on SH2 near Woodville. Wear and tear had created a large dip in the road at each crossing. Crews raised the train track level with the road and applied new road surfacing

#TicketingNews: Bus users on Route 8 or Route 44 in Canterbury will see new Motu Move (contactless payment) devices on board, which are being tested at present. The readers currently only accept Metrocards or passengers can pay the driver a cash fare.

#TransportNews: The Government has confirmed the company that will procure a new Chatham Islands supply vessel, in a significant milestone which will see it operational in 2027. The joint venture of McCallum Bros Ltd and Nova Marine Carriers SA (MBL JV) will supply a new 78 metre ship.

#BusNews: The future of how secondary students living in Ashhurst will get to school in Palmerston North is still unclear as Horizons Regional Council has again refused a Ministry of Education request to fund new bus routes. Via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

#TransportNews: Days after the LED PIDs were replaced it appears that Auckland Transport is experiencing a widespread outage of the LCD PIDs impacting large sections of the network including bus and train stations. Some stops show a blue no signal screen while others appear off.

#FerryNews: Explore Group have announced that bookings for the Auckland to Coromandel ferry have opened. The first Explore group service takes to the water on Friday 24 October. MORE: www.exploregroup.co.nz/auckland/cor...

#BusNews: Work on Ritchies new Auckland Airport Depot is well underway, with crews having installed the EV chargers and moved the relocatable staff building onsite. The depot will be accessed off Ōruarangi Road and features 44 chargers.

#BusNews: Plans to move more than 1000 Queenstown schoolchildren on to public transport will have severe negative impacts on education and create even more traffic chaos in the town, critics say. Paywalled via Otago Daily Times: www.odt.co.nz/regions/quee...

#RailNews: KiwiRail has released its FY25 results. KR delivered an operating surplus of $111m for its services business, up from $105.6m in FY24 and ahead of the Statement of Corporate Intent target of $110m. MORE: www.kiwirail.co.nz/media/kiwira...

#RailNews: KiwiRail crews have installed six 35-metre beams for the road bridge to access Paerātā Railway Station. The beams weigh 65,000 kg each and require a 600-tonne crane to move them.

#RailNews: The Golden Triangle is home to 40% of NZ's population with huge flows of people and freight. Electrifying its rail could make a real difference to its mobility By @darrendavis.bsky.social via Adventures in Transitland: adventuresintransitland.substack.com/p/electrifyi...

#RailNews: Ngā Mahi Rail have welcomed a v-plough digger attachment to their track work accessories and have put it into use on the Murupara Branch Line. The v-plough was custom-designed and built by Future Equipment.

#RailNews: According to TRAINZ, due to redundant signaling systems,KiwiRail; will be removing signaling and points at Stratford, essentially removing rail access to the large Stratford marshalling yard. Via Scoop: m.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK25...

#BusNews: Take a look inside Kinetic’s upgraded Glenfield Depot, which features a NZ first overhead gantry charging system for EV buses. Read now: nztransitbuzz.substack.com/p/gallery-ki...

#RailNews: Repairs on the country’s most hit rail bridge are yet to start, 10-weeks after the road it crosses was closed. Via The Press: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

#BusNews: On Monday afternoon Kinetic officially opened the new overhead gantry charging system at the Glenfield Depot. The overhead charging system is the first of its kind in New Zealand, the overhead system is supported by additional ground chargers.

#TransportNews: The final remaining 50 of 400 orange LED PID signs have been replaced with LCD displays. 900 units have now been installed across the transport network.

#FerryNews: Bluebridge’s Connemara has returned to New Zealand after receiving a fresh paint job while in dry dock in Singapore. Connemara will return to service next week.

#BusNews: Nelson City Council has shared an updated on the construction process of the new Millers Acre Bus Hub. Once complete the bus hub will be home to the eBus and Intercity bus services.

#BusNews: Nelson’s Late Late Bus is slashing services, but remaining trips will see fares halve.  The 2:30 and 3:15am trips will end because they were deemed to be uneconomic.  Via Scoop: www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK25...

#BusNews: The brakes have been pumped on work to explore integrating school bus services into local public transport in Nelson and Tasman. Via Scoop: www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK25...

#BusNews: A Queenstown principal believes plans to axe 10 dedicated school buses will have severe impacts on student attendance and could put children in danger travelling to and from school. Via Lakes Weekly: lwb.co.nz/content/axin...

#RailNews: Road freight body Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the start of work to replace several Auckland level crossings with overbridges, but says Takanini may need further investment to keep freight moving. Via TransportTalk: transporttalk.co.nz/news/freight...

#FerryNews: A port consortium promising to cut the Cook Strait crossing time to two hours is pushing on with its pitch, hoping for an Interislander contract. Via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...