New Zealand

KiwiRail’s Lower South Island infrastructure team has installed a new level crossing on the Kingston Branch Line to support the planned Kingston Village subdivision on the Otago–Southland border.

New Zealand Police are seeking information from the public about a spate of thefts that have occurred across the wider Whangārei area over the past two months.

The Greater Wellington Regional Council has awarded Alstom a more than $1 million NZD contract for the design, manufacture and supply of 18 Adessia Stream B battery-electric multiple unit 5-car trains and 35 years of FlexCare Perform fleet maintenance.

Dunedin Railways is entering an exciting new chapter this summer, announcing an expanded service schedule and the reopening of its Station Office at the city’s iconic Dunedin Railway Station.

Dunedin Railways is celebrating the phenomenal public response to The Southerner’s highly anticipated return this October, with its three-day Christchurch to Dunedin rail package, including the Taieri Gorge, nearly sold out.

A 64-year-old New Zealand man will appear in Pukekohe District Court on June 12, charged with stealing thousands of dollars worth of railway sleepers.