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Now that it’s only three shopping months until Christmas, here is my top ten list of what I want Santa to give to public transport in Aotearoa/ New Zealand. Read on for more.

As City Rail Link opens this Sunday (13th September), it’s timely to appreciate the sheer breadth of Auckland’s public transport transformation since the turn of the century. Read on for more:

I'm back in Aotearoa after a 2.5 year stint in Australia's Sunshine State. So what are my thoughts about my time on the West Island (aka Australia). Read on for more:

A 600-mile journey along the shores of Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast reveals one of the world's most consequential transformations.

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? Read on for more...

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? Read on for more...

This is a guest post by Darren Davis. It originally appeared on his excellent blog,  The town has a good bus system, focused on a core route – route 1 – between Sunshine Bay and Remarkables Park via Q...

Good things come in small packages and Whanganui's new bus network is a case in point, showing that smaller centres can do good public transport. Read on for more:

This is a guest post by Darren Davis. It originally appeared on his excellent blog,

Te Huia, the regional train between Hamilton and Auckland, has been given a one-year life extension. But it needs more bums on seats to ensure it becomes permanent. Read on for more.

Total Mobility is Aotearoa's subsidised taxi scheme for people with disabilities. But its name is an oxymoron and proposed changes will only make this worse. Read on for more:

Total Mobility is Aotearoa's subsidised taxi scheme for people with disabilities. But its name is an oxymoron and proposed changes will only make this worse. Read on for more:

Te Huia has been given an extra year to prove itself.

Advocates of an extension of funding for the Te Huia rail service will make their voice heard at a rally in Frankton on Sunday.

I was lucky enough to be on the inaugural Mainlander train from Christchurch to Invercargill. So what was it like? Read on for more...

I was lucky enough to be on the inaugural Mainlander train from Christchurch to Invercargill. So what was it like? Read on for more...

Tāmaki Makaurau's City Rail Link is the biggie for a 2026 opening but lots of other public transport stuff is underway on the North Island. Read on for more on this...

Tāmaki Makaurau's City Rail Link is the biggie for a 2026 opening but lots of other public transport stuff is underway on the North Island. Read on for more on this...

While the opening of City Rail Link in Auckland is likely the biggest public transport story of the year, there's lots more coming up across the motu. Read on for part 1 on the South Island.

While the opening of City Rail Link in Auckland is likely the biggest public transport story of the year, there's lots more coming up across the motu. Read on for part 1 on the South Island.

While SE Queensland has a huge pipeline of rail projects in the works for the 2032 Olympics, there has also been a range of improvements, big and small, in 2025. Read on for more on these.

While SE Queensland has a huge pipeline of rail projects in the works for the 2032 Olympics, there has also been a range of improvements, big and small, in 2025. Read on for more on these.

Many things about Vancouver's public transport are pretty awesome. But wider regional connectivity to the Fraser Valley and the Sea to Sky corridor is not one of these. Read on for more on this.

The Hamilton to Auckland train was launched in 2021 for a five-year trial ending in June next year.

This is a guest post by Darren Davis. It originally appeared on his excellent blog, Great Journeys of NZ website. I was fortunate enough to be on the first trip and highly recommend it. The scenery be...

It seems to be the season to look back on the year that was so here goes with a retrospective of key public transport developments in Aotearoa this year.

It seems to be the season to look back on the year that was so here goes with a retrospective of key public transport developments in Aotearoa this year.

Adelaide and public transport innovations rarely appear together in a sentence. But there are some noteworthy achievements from South Australia's capital city. Read on for more on this:

Upgrades on some crossings are needed for the regulator to approve more frequent Capital Connection services, but they’re not funded by a $1 billion package.

Musings about public transport and other cool stuff in Aotearoa/ New Zealand and around the globe. Click to read Adventures in Transitland, by Darren Davis, a Substack publication with hundreds of sub...

One of Aotearoa's achievements hidden in plain sight is the huge expansion of Tāmaki Makaurau/ Auckland's frequent bus network, making it one of the best, if not the best, in Australasia.

How Switzerland Engineered Itself into Becoming the World's Greatest Transit Nation

The Golden Triangle of Aotearoa's Upper North Island is home to 40% of the nation's population with huge flows of people and freight. Electrifying its rail could make a real difference to its mobility