Preferred Route for Auckland CBD Rail Loop Tunnel Released
I was delighted to read the joint ARTA-KiwiRail press release this morning on the preferred route for the CBD rail loop project. This is good news.
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Preferred Route for Auckland CBD Rail Loop Tunnel Released
I was born and bred in Auckland and have deep roots there. A first class public transport system is vital for Auckland both in terms of anticipated population growth and revitalisation of the city centre. And of course we must have a seamless public transport system to get fans to the Rugby World Cup games.
I was delighted to read the joint ARTA-KiwiRail press release this morning on the preferred route for the CBD rail loop project. This is good news. It is the kind of project that would provide the significant economic benefits that the government supposedly wants from its transport investment.
The cost is roughly similar to the Puhoi-Wellsford road, the benefits are far greater, so why is Joyce not keen on this one? An interesting question when petrol prices are their highest in 18 months.
Len Brown on the David Shearer Show tomorrow at 9.05am
This week on The David Shearer Show, Manukau City Council Mayor Len Brown talks to David about his ambition to become the first mayor of the new Auckland Council.
Holiday Highway more important than Auckland Public Transport
I can’t believe that Steven Joyce is going ahead with the Puhoi to Wellsford Road of National Significance. It’s nothing more than a holiday highway to get people to the eastern beaches quicker in the summer.
We need a plan, not a merger
National’s plans for a merger in the Research Science and Technology sector show it lacks a clear strategy on making innovation a driver of economic growth, Labour’s Research Science and technology spokesperson David Shearer said today.
CRI Taskforce = Better Science?
Reaction to the CRI Taskforce appears generally positive, especially amongst those working in CRIs. There is, however, quiet disquiet amongst some in non-CRI research institutions and of course universities.
Ray Avery
Clean, green and clever. Ray Avery was NZer of the Year last year. He’s a scientist which makes that unusal. And as a scientist, he has been able to look at the world through a scientist – and an entreprener’s eyes.
Step change for R&D?
Where is the step change for R&D? John Key has been talking a big game on R&D but he and Research Science and Technology Minister Wayne Mapp are showing little sign of how the industry will become a key driver in New Zealand’s economic growt.
Time to start listening on R&D
National must start listening to the growing calls for increased investment in Research and Development.
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