On Friday the 17th of December 2010 Transition Town members from Mangawhai and Kaiwaka had a meeting at Kaiwaka with Kaipara District Mayor Neil Tiller and MP Gareth Hughes Green Party spokesperson on transport, to discuss what is happening regarding the future of Northland's railways. Later that day , Gareth Hughes met with a Green Party members and a group of concerned citizens in Whangarei , some of whom are now active in the Save Our Rail Northland group.