The South Island's main rail line has been decimated by huge slips following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake near Kaikoura.
Already there is pressure from groups like the Tax Payers Union to not replace the rail line.
Rail is essential for a sustainable and safe transport system. Moving freight by rail means fewer trucks on the road, fewer crashes, less pollution and ultimately less congestion in our cities and ports.
Add your name and call on the Minister of Transport to commit to funding the rebuild of the South Island rail line.
The Government is coming under pressure to not rebuild the damaged South Island rail line. Call on the Minister to commit to funding the rail rebuild.
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“Traffic from Interislander ferry now pours through Murchison and over the alpine passes”
17th November 2016.
Welcome to Gisborne’s truck routes, because trucks are ruining that city also because of no rail services, as in this Greymouth Star article shows Murchison is the new “truck gridlocked region”.
Next we welcome your tourists to Napier’s single lane “HB Expressway” with no noise barriers to limit noise and recent independent truck traffic counting figures showing Napier with triple the truck flows than all the others now measured at 22,650 truck movement each 24hr day/night.
Plus support Pike River!