10th August 2020 KiwiRail / RailDowner NZ has been awarded the contract for the Third Main project, in Auckland, delivering an additional main rail line into Auckland.
30th July 2020 KiwiRail / RailKiwiRail’s long distance scenic services will be back this summer after closing during the Covid-19 lockdown.
28th May 2020 Ferry / KiwiRailKiwiRail’s proposed new ferries will be able to carry almost 2000 passengers.
23rd April 2020 KiwiRail / RailA significant track maintenance programme is underway on Auckland’s Eastern train line, says KiwiRail.
17th April 2020 Ferry / KiwiRailKiwiRail’s Interislander ferries have moved around 650 essential transport, medical and export industry workers between the North and South Islands in the past fortnight.
23rd March 2020 Covid-19 / KiwiRailKiwiRail is suspending its three tourist services to help combat the spread of Covid-19.
30th January 2020 KiwiRailKiwiRail has welcomed the Government’s massive $6.8bn transport funding injection that will boost Auckland rail commuting.
21st November 2019 KiwiRailKiwiRail has re-opened the section of line at Omoto near Greymouth allowing the TranzAlpine to resume full operations.
30th October 2019 Awards / KiwiRailKiwiRail has been recognised for its campaign to relaunch the Coastal Pacific Great Journeys of New Zealand service following the Kaikoura earthquake.
16th October 2019 KiwiRail / RailThe operator is targetting expansion into three regions for its scenic services.
10th October 2019 Annual Report / KiwiRailThe SOE reveals its tourism income as it ploughs $80m into its scenic services.
20th July 2018 KiwiRail / PGF / RailThe government has provided $250K from its PGF for a feasibility study into a new passenger rail service on the West Coast.
17th July 2018 KiwiRail / PeopleThe rail and ferry operator’s Peter Reidy is to leave the state owned enterprise to take the helm at the building firm.
11th May 2018 KiwiRailKiwiRail’s Interislander ferry Kaiarahi heads across to Nelson at the end of this week, marking the start of an annual maintenance and inspection programme for all three ferries.
8th May 2018 KiwiRailKiwiRail is celebrating a record tourism season fuelled by growing visitor numbers to New Zealand and a global rail renaissance.
9th April 2018 KiwiRailAn Interislander ferry will sound its horn to mark the time the Wahine struck Barrett Reef and another will form the backdrop to a flotilla on Wellington Harbour, as KiwiRail helps commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the Wahine tragedy.
21st February 2018 KiwiRailInterislander revenue and passenger growth helped KiwiRail make a $15.3m operating surplus in the six months to December 2017, up 39% on the same period a year earlier.
15th November 2017 Kaikōura Earthquake / KiwiRailA year on it is pleasing to see progress made, delivering some respite for residents and truck drivers.
2nd November 2017 KiwiRail / Tourism West CoastOne of New Zealand’s most beloved tourism experiences, KiwiRail’s iconic TranzAlpine train journey, has marked 30 years of operation with celebrations in Christchurch and Greymouth.
6th October 2017 KiwiRailKiwiRail’s resilience and ability to adapt to disruption saw it take home the supreme award at the AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards on Wednesday night.
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17th July 2017 KiwiRailAs KiwiRail undergoes a government review of its business, the Ticker catches up with chief executive Peter Reidy to talk tourism and the prospects for the rail company’s $100m tourism-focused business.
Sailings of the Interislander ferries have been cancelled from Wednesday night because of predicted severe weather in Cook Strait, with up to 7-metre-high waves forecast through till Friday morning.
18th May 2017 KiwiRailSecuring passenger flow between the North and South islands has prompted KiwiRail to spend €45m (NZ$72m) to buy the Kaitaki Interislander ferry.
