Grady Connell
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Electric double decker bus fanthem. Author @NZTransitBuzz @AklStations @TGC_Priv . They/Them. Works @MediaWorksNZ .
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I finally managed to get a photo of the Choo Choo I’m a Train! banner on the bus.
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Big Te Huia news. From next Monday the service will be stopping at Puhinui Station.
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The Netherlands women’s football team have donated 30 orange bikes to local charities in Tauranga, the team used the bikes while they were based in the city during the group stage matches of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
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A test bus bike rack installed by
@greaterwgtn
allows Wellingtonians to practice attaching their bikes to buses - without worrying about stopping traffic.
The test rack is affixed near the Bike Space workshop on Cable Street next to Waitangi Park.
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Favourite part of the Southern line is boosting past everyone stuck on the Southern motorway.
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Feel like this one should be on more buses.
#BusNews
: More on the 'Buses are back' campaign they are updating the data daily to display on digital bus stop ad-screens.
Reliability and other daily stats will be rolled out as well between midnight and 9:00AM when daily data is updated.
Spotted by
@craiglo15187569
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When your hair matches the Sky Tower. I don’t think many people could say that.
@chamfy
@max_tweedie
@RichardHills_
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@AklTransport
this is getting ridiculous. Cars are driving along the footpath to double park on the footpath.
We need real action NOW!
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'He said overseas cities have much better systems and Kiwi cyclists would be happy to ride on the road instead of building cycle lanes.'
GET FUCKED
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15mins in and out thanks Queen St Unichem. Get Boosted!
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Bollards not only protecting people from cars but also innocent freezers from rouge shopping trolleys
@WorldBollard
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Well not something you always see in the Viaduct, a Team NZ supporting Goat.
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So when is Auckland getting car vaporising bus lane cameras.
@AklTransport
@MayorWayneBrown
?
Say cheese! 😁
Automated bus lane enforcement cameras are here on the Bx36 📸
Clear bus lanes mean faster and more reliable service for riders.
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@AklTransport
is proposing to extend the Victoria Street Cycleway to outside the Sky Tower & TVNZ buildings filling the gap between the new Federal St cycleway and existing Nelson St lanes.
More details to come shortly.
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To celebrate Te Huia’s continued funding here are some of my favourite photos I’ve taken of Te Huia in action.
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I absolutely love the Eastern (Takutai Square) entrance to Britomart it just gives me real subway station vibes.
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Bookings have reopened for Coastal Pacific & the Northern Explorer. Looks like the Northern Explorer is still the same price (akl to wtg) $219. What climate emergency right.
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Look at those heaving bus corridors.
Fanshawe, Customs Wellesley & Symonds.
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Tomorrows alarms are off. Goodbye
@TodayFM_nz
From those on air to those off air and everywhere in between Today FM has been full of passion and love and I’ve loved every minute.
It’s very sad to see the end of the station. Love you all 📻❤️📻❤️
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Simon O'Connor is mad at the updated bus stop on Ngapipi road.
Source:
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Footpath extensions on Queen Street coming along well.
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I believe every ‘Link’ service in Auckland is now partially or fully electric.
CityLink - Electric
TamakiLink- Electric
AirportLink - Electric
OuterLink - some services
InnerLink - some services
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'Performance results just released for Te Huia confirm the service is contributing to lowering carbon emissions and is on-track to meet patronage targets despite setbacks.'
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Trains are cool!
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There has gotta be a better way to show a bus station than as individual stops.
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Alternative timeline Queen street.
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Shame there isn’t an easy way to get this scooter across the bridge.
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Shouting this out again
@MayorWayneBrown
and
@AklTransport
please can we get a bus lane or t3 lane on New North Road please!
Hey
@MayorWayneBrown
can you get
@AklTransport
on the case to install some bus lanes on New North Road near Kingsland please!
Yours sincerely a stuck bus passenger.
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Goodbye Newshub ❤️ loved working there such a cool bunch of people.
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Te Huia to hit the tracks from the 6th April 2021! Can't wait for the service to get underway connecting Hamilton to Auckland via rail rather than road.
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@MayorAuckland
Wayne Brown's election promise of giving buses priority on key Auckland corridors is coming to fruition.
New GPS tech is being rolled out on board and at intersections. With the tech already introduced along the Manukau Road and Pah Road corridors.
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I find it funny that NZ uses what appears to be a steam train icon to mark trains despite most services being diesel or electric.
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What about NZ?
Tap On/Tap Off, Touch On/Touch Off, Tag On/Tag Off or Validate? Here's a map of what we call it when we board public transport with our Smartcards across Australia.
They also have a Top Up feature, and to 'top it off', Translink also has a 'Tap Into Smart Ticketing' webpage!
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Who knew you could see the Sky Tower from Middlemore Station Overbridge.
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Myers Park underpass upgrade begins next month.
By the end of summer 2022/23, the underpass connecting the city to the park will be transformed from a carpark to a welcoming public space.
@CityAklccrg
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Could be Queen St.
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Te Komititanga is open fences down some cones still around and fences protecting trees. But Auckland Enjoy!New seats and beautiful trees
@GreaterAKL
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10 minutes to move 300m.
We need better City Centre bus priority.
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I know there are many transport projects across Auckland that are more important than this.
But the Kingsland overbridge needs a roof.
(Not just saying this because I forgot my umbrella) but because it gives a better all round passenger experience.
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Good news for Te Huia more services soon and Saturday services all the way to the Strand
@GreaterAKL
@OneLessCarAkl
@johnage
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RNZ still rocking diesel trains in Waitematā Station 8+ years since they last entered the station and almost 2 years since they were fully retired.
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The Northwest Rapid Transit Information sessions have mini cardboard double decker buses.
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Who knew hiring a train (on a limited section of track) would be so reasonable.
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@GeorgeWoodNZ
@GenZeroNZ
@AklTransport
@simonbwilson
@pv_reynolds
@pippacoom
@BikeAKL
@NewstalkZB
@HDPA
These were great to cycle through the other day, felt protected where the barriers were, Need more of these across the city.
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CRL News.
#TransportNews
#ATB
Traditional Māori station names have been gifted by the Mana Whenua Forum to the 4 stations today.
Names still need approval from the New Zealand Geographic Board.
Little explainer video below.
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Hey
@MayorWayneBrown
can you get
@AklTransport
on the case to install some bus lanes on New North Road near Kingsland please!
Yours sincerely a stuck bus passenger.
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‘A $10.8 million playground in South Auckland has left some parents questioning the limited parking spaces available near the expensive project.’
Ah yes. The playground that is right next to a train and bus station.
A $10.8 million playground in South Auckland has been open to the public for the past few weeks and has been a huge attraction for local families and children.
But there's one issue — and it continues to be a massive issue for parents.
🔗
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Magical day at Henderson. Both sets of escalators are working!
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‘Is new technology just a way for Auckland Transport to make more money from motorists? First bus lane fines jumped 1000 per cent with CCTV technology, now parking fines from high-tech camera cars have doubled.’
Easy answer no. They are just enforcing the rules.
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Really hoping we get some CRL station walkthroughs pre opening.
Victoria Cross Metro was breathtaking. I had high expectations and was still blown away. It's HUGE and absolutely stunning. Biggest Metro station so far.
One thing I noticed was the lighting on the platform - it's all from two LED strips that reflect off the roof, a cool effect!
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This is so fucking stupid.
Labour's proposed plan for the third and fourth Waitemata Harbour Crossings
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NEW artist’s impressions of Myers Park just dropped
@CityAklccrg
.
This artwork installation, envisaged as a ‘whakarongo environment’, is designed to evoke an ‘awakening of the senses’ in the Myers Park underpass, Created by Graham Tipene (Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei)
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Locations of interest vs Case count.
RED zone is Level 4.
Staying home and reducing where you go helps with locations covid could spread.
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CRL has just relased some new pictures of the trackwork from the Summer Shutdown. 1.3km of new track have been laid which passenger trains began running on this morning. CRL is hoping trains will return to double track running in mid 2023.
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One of these transport options is free flowing the other is at a standstill.
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The new HOP reads just have a AT sticker over the original payWave icons but they double up when the unit lights up to show a tag on/off.
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Auckland can’t even get a path over the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Sydney meanwhile is upgrading theirs.
Currently they have stairs with a built in bike ramp.
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An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to construct a mixed-use development at 617 New North Road.
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First train to Pukekohe under its own power I think.
#TrainNews
: Train testing has begun at Pukekohe Station to prepare crew for operation in January 2025 after track foundations work between Papakura & Pukekohe are complete.
📸: Logan Soole.
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“Auckland's public transport system suffers from a lack of what makes public transport systems function: Reliability.
I understand breakdowns and staffing problems happen, but Auckland Transport has been broken like this for too long.”
Well put
@LloydBurr
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Big loop complete.
120 to Westgate - 123 to Huapai - 125 to Helensville - 128 to Hibiscus Coast - NX1 to City Center - TāmakiLink to Glen Innes - 74 to Panmure - 70 to Botany - 35 to Manukau - AirportLink to Airport - 38 to Onehunga - 30 to City - WX1 to Lincoln Rd - 14 Home
Planning a big loop bus trip tomorrow.
Current plan: Henderson - Constellation - Akoranga - Devonport - Britomart - St Heliers - Panmure - Botany - Manuakau - Airport - Onehunga - New Lynn - Henderson.
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An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, for the Unitec Residential Development - Maungārongo RC3 project on Carrington Road in Point Chevalier, Auckland.
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Kinda sad I never got to see Wellington’s trolley bus network in action.
I know they are just buses with wires but still woulda been cool.
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‘This isn’t about a love of trains. But a knowledge of what they can do.
When they work, they take cars off the road, they reduce emissions, they make traveling calmer and simpler, and they become habit forming because the habit is good.’
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Last day
@NewshubNZ
. Hard to leave a newsroom that feels like family❤️ but on to new adventures.
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An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to construct a multi-storey building as part of a retirement village at Titoki Street and Maunsell Road in Parnell, Auckland.
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@AklTransport
let me behind the wheel.
#BusNews
:
@AklTransport
has taken their electric bus fleet to new heights with the introduction of Auckland’s first electric double decker bus.
The bus was unveiled at a media event on Tuesday afternoon after which
@MayorWayneBrown
took the bus for a spin around the depot.
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Run the services and the people will ride!
#TrainNews
: Te Huia has seen a 64.9% increase in rides for February (in comparison to the same time in 2023).
During the first 4 weeks of the new timetables in service, Te Huia saw 1,731 rides counted on the extra trips (total rides for these four weeks was 7,554).
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What a fantastic fluke of a photo of Te Huia passing through the Newmarket Triangle.
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Let's look into the issues as to why I can’t cycle to work safely.
New opinion piece from me on
@TodayFM_nz
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Anyone for a feel good story? Great work to the KiwiRail staff who spotted this this slippery friend who was enjoying the shade under a train and the Fire Emergency and Department of Conservation crews who rescued them. (Pics. KiwiRail, Yolanda Krueger and Tim Boyd)
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It’s time we stop building train stations with the sole purpose of being an entrance and exit to the train line we need shops and public services as parts of these buildings.
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Time for a free public transport adventure thanks to the $50 Weekly Fare Cap
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Looks like Pukekohe is getting a second platform and upgrades to allow 6 & 9 car trains
@GreaterAKL
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Car yards should not be able to open without providing their own loading zones.
1 truck in the median the other parked in a live lane.
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