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This project allowed trains to reach into the heart of Auckland's city centre and acted as a catalyst for the regeneration of this part of downtown Auckland. [28] The Northern Busway was opened in 2008, providing Auckland's North Shore with rapid transit that enabled bus riders to avoid congestion on the Northern Motorway and Auckland Harbour ...
There are no rapid transit metros and no remaining tram (i.e., light rail) systems active anywhere in New Zealand (except for some museum systems and a tourist-oriented service at Wynyard Quarter in Auckland and in Christchurch), though trams (and their horse-drawn predecessors) once had a major role in New Zealand's public transport.
Auckland West: 23 March 1872 1919: 27 March 1940 68 Colon cancer Peter Carr (1940 Auckland West by-election) Albert Jull [22] Waipawa: 6 December 1864 1930: 24 September 1940 75 Cyril Harker (1940 Waipawa by-election) Jack Lyon [20] Waitemata: 15 February 1898 1935: 26 May 1941 43 Killed in action Mary Dreaver (1941 Waitemata by-election ...
Transport in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, is defined by factors that include the shape of the Auckland isthmus (with its harbours [1] creating chokepoints and long distances for land transport), the suburban character of much of the urban area, a history (since World War II) of focusing investment on roading projects rather than public transport, [2] and high car-ownership rates.
Tranzit operates urban services in Auckland, New Plymouth, Waikato, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Wairarapa, Wellington and Hutt Valley. In 2018 under the brand name Tranzurban, it began operating 60 percent of the Metlink bus network under contract to Greater Wellington Regional Council.
The Bee Card is an electronic fare payment smart card that is used on bus services in ten regions of New Zealand, along with Queenstown Ferries and the Te Huia train service between Hamilton and Auckland. It is used as a tag-on tag-off card on buses, with paper tickets remaining available for use for each of the individual region's public ...
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The Sunday Star-Times was first published in March 1994 after the merger of The Dominion Sunday Times and The Sunday Star.The Dominion Sunday Times started in 1965 and was renamed to Sunday Times (1976–1981), New Zealand Times (1981–1986), New Zealand Sunday Times (1986–1987), then reverted to its original (1987–1992), before it was known as the Sunday Times (1992–1994).