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Hamilton to Auckland train campaigners face local opposition

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Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:27a.m.

Campaigners for a regular rail commuter-link between Hamilton and Auckland are not letting local opposition derail the plan

Campaigners for a regular rail commuter-link between Hamilton and Auckland are not letting local opposition derail the plan

Campaigners for a regular rail commuter-link between Hamilton and Auckland are not letting local opposition derail the plan.

Hamilton National MPs David Bennett and Tim MacIndoe are fighting the proposal to resurrect the KiwiRail route, because they think an expressway is a more economically viable option.

But the Campaign for Better Transport's Jon Reeves says they've got research that found 84 percent of ratepayers support bringing back the service, even though it was dumped 10 years ago.

Jon Reeves says supporters are drumming up signatures for a petition at this weekend's V8 racing.

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18 Apr 2010 10:33p.m.

Hamilton man wrote:

Hamilton to Auckland trains are needed now! I want to be able to get to work in comfort with a guaranteed timetable, not subject to traffic jams, road accidents, bad weather etc. The train is the future for Hamilton... currently the future Expressway is just thinking from the past!

18 Apr 2010 01:42p.m.

Glocks wrote:

No, no! Don't put a rail link in, thats far too sensible! Lets all just keep driving cars because, well, I don't know, but lets keep driving them anyway! Gosh we have some visionary politicians in this country.

18 Apr 2010 12:04p.m.

Alex wrote:

Our public transport in New Zealand is in dire need of being upgraded to world class standard. A rail link is highly necessary and prepares us for the future. There is only so much people can take with rising fuel costs and likely vehicle ownership cost increases. The two Hamilton National MP's opposing the move appear be living at least a decade or two in the past.