Train Strikes, Kills One in New Zealand

Trains will not run on the Eastern line between Britomart and Ōtāhuhu for two weeks as KiwiRail finishes work to replace worn rail on the passenger and freight line.

Officials said a test train had made its first trip through the full length of Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) tunnels.

New Zealand Police across the Auckland area (Tāmaki Makaurau) have undertaken hundreds of reassurance visits at transport hubs across the district in the past few days following a fatal bus attack.