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#BusNews: The Pukerua Bay Residents' Association has shared that Metlink has installed a bus stop shelter at the Pukerua Bay Station stop.
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#RailNews: The train excursion to Tauranga on Saturday, 2nd May sold out in record time. But what needs to happen for regular passenger rail to the Bay of Plenty to become a reality again?
By @DarrenDavis10 via Adventures in Transitland: adventuresintransitland.subs…
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#RailNews: KiwiRail is using a rail maintenance contractor it temporarily stood down in Auckland earlier this year over "faulty" track welding, saying it's confident crews have been sufficiently retrained.
Via RNZ: rnz.co.nz/news/business/5981…
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#BusNews: Saturday marks the final day of operations for the 154 and 172 routes in West Auckland with the routes to be replaced with 2 new frequent routes 15 & 17.
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#TrainNews: Metlink have shared images of crews at a feedback session with a mock up of the Tūhono cab.
Working with drivers & train managers to test and refine layout, visibility & ergonomics. Getting the details right matter to ensure the design supports safe, smooth journeys.
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#TicketingNews: Zones are back on the table for Otago bus users on the same day as Labour made a pitch to ride the buses for $10 a week. In both areas, a flat $2.50 price is charged at the moment for a trip across the network.
Paywalled Via ODT: odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/orc-c…
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#BusNews: The Ministry of Education is urgently seeking answers after a nonverbal, autistic boy was left in a Ritchies van for hours.
Via RNZ: rnz.co.nz/news/education/597…
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#TrainNews: @thomas_manch has shared a photo captured late on Friday evening showing the damaged Matangi train carriage being trucked away from Khandallah Station.
The unit has been shrink-wrapped to protect it during the drive north for the investigation works to take place.
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The damaged Maitangi carriage has left Khandallah station, wrapped in plastic and headed north. cc. @NZTransitBuzz
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#RailNews: Metlink said bus replacements on Wellington's Johnsonville Line had been extended until the end of Sunday due to the incident.
Via 1 News: 1news.co.nz/2026/06/11/welli…
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#RailNews: KiwiRail could have prevented the partial collapse of a key South Island rail bridge that could have caused a catastrophic derailment, the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has found.
Via RNZ: rnz.co.nz/news/crime-and-jus…
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#TransportNews: Inside this edition: More DM Locomotives arrive at Lyttelton Port, renovation works start on the Ashburton rail footbridge and KiwiRail shares Marsden Point render.
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#BusNews: Complaints about regional bus services in Waipā and the King Country have triggered a review focusing on safety concerns and inconsistent stopping practices.
Via Cambridge News: cambridgenews.nz/2026/06/bus…
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#BusNews: Vintage Views has shared a video of their new bus, Daisy, being driven around ahead of restoration works set to take place over the winter months before entering service.
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#RailNews: A Wellingtonian whose home was in the potential path of a derailed train says it's time the network had life-saving technology that's already in Auckland.
Via RNZ: rnz.co.nz/news/national/5978…
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#TicketingNews: Metlink has partnered with Extraordinary to make tax-free public transport available across the Wellington region
Extraordinary allows employees to pay for the bus, train, or ferry using their pre-tax salary.
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#NZPol #TicketingNews: The government says it could use its emergency fund on better public transport services, but the opposition says it's surprising that was now on the government's agenda given there was no evidence of that in the Budget.
Via RNZ: rnz.co.nz/news/political/597…
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#StationNews: Crews at Henderson Station have finished replacing the fence of the Council building which backs onto the rail line.
The fence was moved back a few metres to allow for the track to Henderson to be shifted around 1m and a new bay platform to be constructed.
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#TrainNews: Part of a Wellington passenger train has been removed via crane after derailing south of Khandallah Station on Saturday evening.
Via Stuff: stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36099096…
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#TicketingNews: Fullers360 are reducing Waiheke off-island traveller Adult fares from $32 to $30, and child fares from $17 to $15.
The new price for off-island fares until 30 September 2026 and is for residents travelling ex Matiatia and returning on the same day of purchase.
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The fares are available from the Fullers360 Matiatia ticket office and self-service ticket kiosks.
MORE: fullers.co.nz/news-updates/c…
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