Mar 5
Both TVNZ and the NZ Herald report that KiwiRail is under pressure to mothball the Napier – Gisborne line, and the northern portion of the Wairarapa line (Masterton – Woodville).
Oct 15
TVNZ reports:
New Zealand’s state highway network is subsidised by about $1.5 billion each year, which is scuppering the coastal shipping industry, the New Zealand Shipping Federation says.
It cited a government-commissioned report, the Rockpoint Corporate Finance report, Coastal Shipping and Modal Freight Choice, for the New Zealand Transport Agency, which was released last week.
