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Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington support acceleration of major LGWM projects

  • date_range Published Date 18 Aug 2023
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  • News article topic newspaper Sustainable transport
  • News article topic newspaper Transport

Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council have thrown their support behind announcements today that the Government will be looking to accelerate long delayed transport solutions for the city.

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Greater Wellington temporarily extends half price fares

  • date_range Published Date 22 Jun 2023
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  • News article topic newspaper Public transport
  • News article topic newspaper Transport

Universal half price fares will be temporarily extended on the Metlink public transport network from 1 July until the government’s age-based discounts can be applied.

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Greater Wellington to consider extending half price fares

  • date_range Published Date 16 Jun 2023
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  • News article topic newspaper Transport

Greater Wellington will consider extending half price fares while it works towards implementing age-based public transport discounts announced on 18 May in Budget 2023.

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Greater Wellington welcomes Budget 2023’s free fares for under 13-year-olds and half price fares for all people aged 13-25

  • date_range Published Date 18 May 2023
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  • News article topic newspaper Public transport
  • News article topic newspaper Transport

Greater Wellington Regional Council welcomed news today that free fares for under 13-year-olds and half-price fares for anyone 25 and under, will be funded as part of the Government’s Budget 2023…

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Funding for new passenger trains celebrated by Greater Wellington and Horizons

  • date_range Published Date 29 Apr 2023
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  • News article topic newspaper Public transport
  • News article topic newspaper Transport

The pre-budget announcement of funding for a fleet hybrid-electric passenger trains in the lower North Island has delighted Greater Wellington and Horizons regional councils.

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KiwiRail equipment failure holds North Island rail network hostage and leaves Metlink passengers in the lurch

  • date_range Published Date 28 Apr 2023
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  • News article topic newspaper Transport

A KiwiRail equipment failure in Auckland is forcing Metlink to run fewer passenger rail services across the Wellington region during May.

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First public transport fare rise in two years balances inflationary costs and affordability

  • date_range Published Date 23 Feb 2023
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  • News article topic newspaper Public transport
  • News article topic newspaper Transport

Greater Wellington will increase standard public transport fares across the region by 6% following a decision at Council today on its Annual Fares Review (AFR).

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Councils back Government decision on Wellington’s Mass Rapid Transport future

  • date_range Published Date 06 Jul 2022
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  • News article topic newspaper Transport

Greater Wellington and Wellington City Council today approved the preferred Mass Rapid Transport option for the Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) programme, the same option endorsed by Government last week.

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Government announces preferred option for Wellington’s Mass Rapid Transport future

  • date_range Published Date 29 Jun 2022
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  • News article topic newspaper Transport

Greater Wellington welcomed an announcement by Transport Minister Michael Wood and Infrastructure Minister Grant Robertson this morning which outlined the Government’s preferred Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) option for the Let’s…

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Greater Wellington welcomes $1.2 billion boost for regional transport funding

  • date_range Published Date 08 Sep 2021
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  • News article topic newspaper Public transport
  • News article topic newspaper Sustainable transport
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Greater Wellington Regional Council has welcomed Tuesday’s announcement by Minister of Transport Hon Michael Wood of the Government’s transport funding priorities for the next three years contained in the National…

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