Save Our Rail : Northland Last updated : 20181031 11th of December 2018 : Auckland to Northland Rail Line Surveyed for greater use. NZ Herald 31st of October 2018 : KiwiRail : From Diesel to Renewable : Radio NZ Northport is seeking feedback on their vision for expanding their facilities at Marsden Point. Go to : http://www.vision4growth.co.nz/ to have your say. Trains Save NZ $1.5 Billion per year - Ernst Young Report ( commissioned by National government who decided not to release it to the public ) . 1st of June 2018 : KiwiRail welcomes Northland rail business case You can read about it on KiwiRail's website here and the actual The Value of Rail to New Zealand study here. Here's the link to the Newshub video re the September 2017 RAIL FORUM meeting : http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/election/2017/09/livestream-northland-rail-debate-in-whangarei.html   e-mail : saveourrailnorthland@gmail.com
TIME: 9.00am – 10.30am DATE: Monday, 22 May 2017 Council Chambers , 36 Water Street, Whangarei. the date for speaking to submissions to ensure the NRC & their agencies do not push the National Governments agenda to scrap the Marsden Point Rail Link. 17 August 2017 : Greater Auckland : Regional Rapid Rail - see page 42 of the report
20160522 : Radio New Zealand National : Insight ( Sunday Morning )
Go to FYI.org.nz to see other Official Information Act Requests to KiwiRail ( 2016-08-10 ) Future of Rail Coverage in New Zealand ( Otago University Study )
In mid-March 2016 it was
revealed that KiwiRail was not planning to renew its contract with
Marasumi Woodchip carting logs from the railhead at Otiria to their
plant at Portland, south of Whangarei. ( Listen to this Radio NZ report ) Also to be discussed is the proposed/designated/consented Oakleigh-Marsden Point Link
More than 2-hundred Northland people packed a Whangarei theatre last night to demand a future for rail in the region. Listen to the report on Radio New Zealand National here
KiwiRail delivers a reality check at Grow Northland Rail meeting in WhangareiApril 6 2016 Where:Forum North, Whangarei contact Alan Preston in Mangawhai, Northland ( web-site) Tel: +64 9 4315389 . web-site:https://sites.google.com/site/saveourrailnorthland/home recent ( March 2016 ) essays : The Rundown of Regional Rail
20151011 Nostalgic tourists trek north by rail 2nd of June 2015: Petition to improve and extend passenger services along the North West Auckland rail corridor
Public Transport Users Association : http://ptua.org.nz/1/2015/03/petition/ 19th of March 2015 : KiwiRail response to Official Information Act request on the current status of the NAL and traffic on it. Here.
7th of November 2014 : ( Northern Advocate ) Shadow over Rail Route to Auckland
11th of December 2012: Whangarei Leader: Northland Ports Must Grow
30th of November 2012 : Dargaville Branch Line: Proposal to close the last 15kms : Official Information Act Request (see response received 11th of February 2013) 20th of August 2012: Northern Advocate : Fresh Push To Keep Rail Link 29th of July 2012 : Social Impact Assessment ( see also under 'resources' tab above ) July 2012 Turning Northland Rail into a Self-Sustaining Business - by Kelvin Taylor ( Whangarei ) 71 pages in .pdf format 11th of May 2012. Suggestions for the North Auckland Rail Line Social Impact QuestionnairePlease DONATE $$$ to support our campaign Kiwibank : save our rail northland account number: 389011065384100
Last updated 10th of December 2012 Check out the News page and here are some recent stories: 20120509: "the Environment Court has issued consent to Kiwi Rail for the Oakleigh to Marsden Point rail link" 20120310 Northern Advocate Editorial: Bring Freight North as Port Sinks 2012/03/07 Listen to this audio from Radio NZ National's Nine to Noon program The call for Auckland's port to be moved north 2012/03/06Northland port upgrade a win-win, leaders say 2012/03/05 Impossible to get public transport needs past capital's road-builders !!!Suppression of Information!!!
The North Auckland and Dargaville Branch Railway Lines are strategically essential alternative transport infrastructure networks
On the 5th of October 2011 13,471 people had signed our petition ( for reasons like these ) that contribute to Northland's ability to continue to function efficiently and sustainably in today's world while providing resiliance and security against the challenges that lie ahead in the post peak oil age that we have already entered. "while many people are supportive of rail, this doesn’t translate into individuals and businesses using it. " Phil Heately : National Party MP for Whangarei and Minister of Energy and Resources 2012 30th of May 2011 Mainline Stream Train Excursion on the Northlander Auckland to Whangarei return. Saturday 11th February 2012 http://www.mainlinesteam.co.nz/excursions.html Sold out. http://www.railsoc.org.nz/ro/observer.htm February 2012: The New Zealand National Government has directed our State Owned Enterprise, KiwiRail to implement the 'KiwiRail Turnaround Plan' under which it is being forced to rationalise operations, to concentrate its resources on the Main Trunk Line between Auckland and Wellington - at the expense of some our our regional regional railway lines. Click here to read some of our concerns about the inconsistancies inherent in the plan.
January 2012: The NZ$21million that New Zealand spends on importing oil every day increased 22% to NZ$7.7 billion over the 2010-2011 year
and is forecast by the International Energy Agency to continue this upward trend. Concerned? Listen, Watch, read about here The National Government has suppressed access to the following documents that substantiate and validate the case for retaining , improving and extending our rail transport network The Bolland Report (2010) & The Ministerial Report on Oil Prices and Transport Sector Resiliance (2009) 1st of July 2011 you can sign and send off a Letter from Greenpeace To Stephen Joyce: Save green collar jobs/rail. - It's a quick and easy way to let them know  To join this broad network of people working to save Northland's railways, to offer what help or skills you could provide, or just to be kept informed of what's happening, please send an e-mail to : saveourrailnorthland@gmail.com and sign up to Save the Auckland to Northland Rail Line ( on Facebook ) . T-Shirt Design If you know someone who's likely to want to get involved but who doesn't use the internet, please pass our number on to them ( see the Contacts tab above ) Thanks ! contact for this web-site: Alan Preston , Mangawhai, Northland
Tel: +64 9 4315389 e-mail @ e-mail:saveourrailnorthland@gmail.com 
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