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Thursday, 8 April 2021, 4:07 pm The Government’s new light rail establishment unit represents an opportunity to rethink the wider transport and development vision for Auckland to tackle congestion, carbon and housing affordability challenges, says Infrastructure New Zealand Policy Director, Hamish Glenn. The Government announced this week it is setting up a new Establishment Unit to evaluate options for rapid transit between the city centre and Mangere. The new unit will sit inside Waka Kotahi and be led by an independent chair with a governance board comprising representatives from Auckl...

Matthew Hooton: Michael Wood, light rail and the new role that could wreck a career 8 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 6 minutes to read Transport Minister Michael Wood. Photo / Alex Burton NZ Herald OPINION: If the definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, then Transport Minister Michael Wood's announcement of an Establishment Unit for light rail makes him certifiable. The same officials, from the same agencies, will do the same analysis, based on the same basic facts and assumptions, that they've been doing for a decade. Despite ...