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Both the Labour government and the opposition National Party have now released major transport polices that put the emphasis on maintaining and expanding roads.

Police can confirm a person has died after being struck by a train in Takanini, Counties Manukau on Saturday.

Current and former rail workers will join the local community on Friday, Aug. 4, to celebrate the centenary of the Ōtira Tunnel, which has linked the West Coast to the rest of the South Island for the past 100 years.