Cory, on Rails 🚂
@aitkesandpains.bsky.social
Mainly talkin' about railways 🚞 Originally from Reefton, now living in Māwhera Greymouth
If a private company like Mainland Rail can see the good sense to drop their ticket prices, why can't Kiwirail?
#RailNews: A passenger rail venture between Christchurch and Invercargill received a 25% price drop within 24 hours of going live.
Via Otago Daily Times: www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
Via Otago Daily Times: www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
Rail ticket prices cut 25% after feedback
A passenger rail venture between Christchurch and Invercargill received a 25% price drop within 24 hours of going live. The Rail and Tourism Group...
www.odt.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If a private company like Mainland Rail can see the good sense to drop their ticket prices, why can't Kiwirail?
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#RailNews: A passenger rail venture between Christchurch and Invercargill received a 25% price drop within 24 hours of going live.
Via Otago Daily Times: www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
Via Otago Daily Times: www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
Rail ticket prices cut 25% after feedback
A passenger rail venture between Christchurch and Invercargill received a 25% price drop within 24 hours of going live. The Rail and Tourism Group...
www.odt.co.nz
December 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
#RailNews: A passenger rail venture between Christchurch and Invercargill received a 25% price drop within 24 hours of going live.
Via Otago Daily Times: www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
Via Otago Daily Times: www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
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Don't accept the status quo. Come hear a fresh approach backed by good evidence. Bring your questions and concerns and join the campaign for a new New Zealand.
December 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Don't accept the status quo. Come hear a fresh approach backed by good evidence. Bring your questions and concerns and join the campaign for a new New Zealand.
An end of an era; The Royal Hotel on Māwhera Quay was demolished today after sitting empty for over a decade.
The formerly grand old building was built in the 1930s, but the Royal Hotel itself opened in 1866 🏨
The formerly grand old building was built in the 1930s, but the Royal Hotel itself opened in 1866 🏨
December 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
An end of an era; The Royal Hotel on Māwhera Quay was demolished today after sitting empty for over a decade.
The formerly grand old building was built in the 1930s, but the Royal Hotel itself opened in 1866 🏨
The formerly grand old building was built in the 1930s, but the Royal Hotel itself opened in 1866 🏨
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My buddy Ariel is there with his food truck (Chilean style sandwiches). Worth a feed if you're hungry. The goat one is 🤌🤌
December 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
My buddy Ariel is there with his food truck (Chilean style sandwiches). Worth a feed if you're hungry. The goat one is 🤌🤌
The rain stayed away long enough for the Greymouth Christmas parade today, what a great event and a massive turnout! 🎁
December 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The rain stayed away long enough for the Greymouth Christmas parade today, what a great event and a massive turnout! 🎁
Happy Westland Anniversary! 🎉
The day to celebrate a Province that existed for all of 3 years, was abolished 149 years ago, and doesn't cover the Buller District part of the West Coast...
We really should have a unified West Coast Day 🤔
The day to celebrate a Province that existed for all of 3 years, was abolished 149 years ago, and doesn't cover the Buller District part of the West Coast...
We really should have a unified West Coast Day 🤔
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Happy Westland Anniversary! 🎉
The day to celebrate a Province that existed for all of 3 years, was abolished 149 years ago, and doesn't cover the Buller District part of the West Coast...
We really should have a unified West Coast Day 🤔
The day to celebrate a Province that existed for all of 3 years, was abolished 149 years ago, and doesn't cover the Buller District part of the West Coast...
We really should have a unified West Coast Day 🤔
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#TransportNews: NZ Transit Buzz is able to confirm that two electric double decker buses in Metro Canterbury teal have arrived in Auckland for pre service preparation works.
NZTB is unable to confirm the operator who purchased the units or when they will enter service.
NZTB is unable to confirm the operator who purchased the units or when they will enter service.
November 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
#TransportNews: NZ Transit Buzz is able to confirm that two electric double decker buses in Metro Canterbury teal have arrived in Auckland for pre service preparation works.
NZTB is unable to confirm the operator who purchased the units or when they will enter service.
NZTB is unable to confirm the operator who purchased the units or when they will enter service.
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#RailNews: After decades of abandoned business cases and much yearning, long-distance passenger rail is returning to the South Island in January – but it comes with a hefty price tag.
Via The Press: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Via The Press: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
The Mainlander: South Island passenger train returns in January
After decades of abandoned business cases, but much yearning, long-distance passenger rail is returning to the South Island, aimed largely at people visiting Dunedin.
www.thepress.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#RailNews: After decades of abandoned business cases and much yearning, long-distance passenger rail is returning to the South Island in January – but it comes with a hefty price tag.
Via The Press: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Via The Press: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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I am so stoked about this. I could moan about some details, and how an enduring service must run multiple times a day, but simply having an operator prepared to run this in such a hostile car-centric environment is such a step up from having nothing for over two decades—I’m thrilled. We need this!
November 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I am so stoked about this. I could moan about some details, and how an enduring service must run multiple times a day, but simply having an operator prepared to run this in such a hostile car-centric environment is such a step up from having nothing for over two decades—I’m thrilled. We need this!
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We grew up being told "you'll get more conservative as you age" but it turns out becoming more conservative isn't about aging it's about accruing wealth, which we didn't do as we aged because for most of us home ownership was out of reach
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Millennials are the first generation to move left as they age, rewriting the rules of Australian politics | RNZ News
The trend has surprised the experts behind the study.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We grew up being told "you'll get more conservative as you age" but it turns out becoming more conservative isn't about aging it's about accruing wealth, which we didn't do as we aged because for most of us home ownership was out of reach
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
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BREAKING: Marshall Islands becomes the first country to launch a Universal Basic Income program. Every resident (about 33,000 people) will receive $200 every 3 months. This works out to being about 11% of GDP per capita. If the US did that same percentage, the UBI would be about $770/mo.
Marshall Islands Launches Nationwide Universal Basic Income Program Using Digital Infrastructure
Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands — November 19, 2025. The Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has introduced a nationwide Universal Basic Income (UBI) program, marking the...
www.koreaittimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 AM
BREAKING: Marshall Islands becomes the first country to launch a Universal Basic Income program. Every resident (about 33,000 people) will receive $200 every 3 months. This works out to being about 11% of GDP per capita. If the US did that same percentage, the UBI would be about $770/mo.
Walked to the top of the hill above Māwhera Greymouth, tracks a bit rough but the views are spectacular 🏞️
November 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Walked to the top of the hill above Māwhera Greymouth, tracks a bit rough but the views are spectacular 🏞️
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A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 15 November 1927 Sir Wallace Edward "Bill" Rowling was born in Motueka, New Zealand. He served as the 30th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1974 to 1975 as leader of the Labour Party. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #politics
November 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 15 November 1927 Sir Wallace Edward "Bill" Rowling was born in Motueka, New Zealand. He served as the 30th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1974 to 1975 as leader of the Labour Party. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #politics
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Ōnuke Marae, and Takapūneke Reserve, November 4
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Ōnuke Marae, and Takapūneke Reserve, November 4
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*Buses check in via Bluetooth with the building, so it knows what route it’s on, which direction it is travelling, which Platform it needs to go to, as well as opening the lounge doors, updating the platform screen & announcements.
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
*Buses check in via Bluetooth with the building, so it knows what route it’s on, which direction it is travelling, which Platform it needs to go to, as well as opening the lounge doors, updating the platform screen & announcements.
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#RailNews: Weka Pass Railway has now completed most of the work to re-lay Herberts Crossing.
The track was lifted after becoming muddy from clay runoff from a nearby hill and has been replaced with fresh ballast and sleepers.
Crews will soon tamp (lift and align) the track.
The track was lifted after becoming muddy from clay runoff from a nearby hill and has been replaced with fresh ballast and sleepers.
Crews will soon tamp (lift and align) the track.
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#RailNews: Weka Pass Railway has now completed most of the work to re-lay Herberts Crossing.
The track was lifted after becoming muddy from clay runoff from a nearby hill and has been replaced with fresh ballast and sleepers.
Crews will soon tamp (lift and align) the track.
The track was lifted after becoming muddy from clay runoff from a nearby hill and has been replaced with fresh ballast and sleepers.
Crews will soon tamp (lift and align) the track.
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BREAKING🍁: 2025 Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty recommends a basic income floor to ensure everyone reaches at least the poverty line
This is pretty reasonable.
This is pretty reasonable.
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
BREAKING🍁: 2025 Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty recommends a basic income floor to ensure everyone reaches at least the poverty line
This is pretty reasonable.
This is pretty reasonable.
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#RailNews: KiwiRail, Selwyn District Council, & Fire and Emergency NZ are holding fortnightly meetings to work together on fire prevention over the summer period.
KR has also started its vegetation management plan, starting with high-risk areas along the Midland Line between Rolleston & Darfield.
KR has also started its vegetation management plan, starting with high-risk areas along the Midland Line between Rolleston & Darfield.
October 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#RailNews: KiwiRail, Selwyn District Council, & Fire and Emergency NZ are holding fortnightly meetings to work together on fire prevention over the summer period.
KR has also started its vegetation management plan, starting with high-risk areas along the Midland Line between Rolleston & Darfield.
KR has also started its vegetation management plan, starting with high-risk areas along the Midland Line between Rolleston & Darfield.
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There's rain on my window
But I'm thinking of you
Tears on my pillow
But I will come through
Josephine, I'll send you all my love
And every single step I take
I take for you
Josephine
Chris Rea (1985)
153 years ago today Josephine took her inaugural journeys on the Dunedin–Port Chalmers Railway.
But I'm thinking of you
Tears on my pillow
But I will come through
Josephine, I'll send you all my love
And every single step I take
I take for you
Josephine
Chris Rea (1985)
153 years ago today Josephine took her inaugural journeys on the Dunedin–Port Chalmers Railway.
October 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
There's rain on my window
But I'm thinking of you
Tears on my pillow
But I will come through
Josephine, I'll send you all my love
And every single step I take
I take for you
Josephine
Chris Rea (1985)
153 years ago today Josephine took her inaugural journeys on the Dunedin–Port Chalmers Railway.
But I'm thinking of you
Tears on my pillow
But I will come through
Josephine, I'll send you all my love
And every single step I take
I take for you
Josephine
Chris Rea (1985)
153 years ago today Josephine took her inaugural journeys on the Dunedin–Port Chalmers Railway.
It's fantastic to see Central City Ōtautahi Christchurch so lively and vibrant on this beautiful sunny day!
October 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's fantastic to see Central City Ōtautahi Christchurch so lively and vibrant on this beautiful sunny day!
Kiwirail are bringing back the ChCh- - Dunedin Southerner Train for the Labour weekend 🚞
I hope the Southerner does well and is made a permanent fixture, I got to take it in May and it was an amazing trip!
I hope the Southerner does well and is made a permanent fixture, I got to take it in May and it was an amazing trip!
October 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Kiwirail are bringing back the ChCh- - Dunedin Southerner Train for the Labour weekend 🚞
I hope the Southerner does well and is made a permanent fixture, I got to take it in May and it was an amazing trip!
I hope the Southerner does well and is made a permanent fixture, I got to take it in May and it was an amazing trip!
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Imagine if we could also get $44–54bn investment in rail to provide people with proper transport options and rectify a century-long imbalance in funding. Oh yeah, and the benefit/cost ratio of PT would well exceed these roads, many of which fail to have benefits exceeding their costs
Paywall now lifted: Just eight of the Government's 17 Roads of National Significance have already seen costs blow out by $5.1 billion - before any shovels are even in the ground.
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
$5b-plus blowout for eight Roads of National Significance
The Government's 17 Roads of National Significance will cost it at least $44 billion – enough to rebuild Dunedin Hospital 23 times over. Marc Daalder reports.
newsroom.co.nz
October 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Imagine if we could also get $44–54bn investment in rail to provide people with proper transport options and rectify a century-long imbalance in funding. Oh yeah, and the benefit/cost ratio of PT would well exceed these roads, many of which fail to have benefits exceeding their costs
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Paywall now lifted: Just eight of the Government's 17 Roads of National Significance have already seen costs blow out by $5.1 billion - before any shovels are even in the ground.
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
$5b-plus blowout for eight Roads of National Significance
The Government's 17 Roads of National Significance will cost it at least $44 billion – enough to rebuild Dunedin Hospital 23 times over. Marc Daalder reports.
newsroom.co.nz
October 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Paywall now lifted: Just eight of the Government's 17 Roads of National Significance have already seen costs blow out by $5.1 billion - before any shovels are even in the ground.
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
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Friday's Early Bird & Dawn Chorus: Choosing $30b of motorways instead of real wage increases
100,000 protest against Government's 1% pay offers to teachers, doctors & nurses in biggest marches in 40 years; Mega-strike against real wage cut offers set against $14 billion blowout in RONs costs
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October 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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