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Auckland Transport

Auckland’s $1m-a-metre train set 'could cost $8b'

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Niko Kloeten | Thursday April 04, 2013 | 19 comments

"If you look at Europe most cities are reverting to trams to reach out into suburbs where the commuters live ... the CRL seems to go nowhere near any outlying suburban populations."

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Auckland traffic chaos this weekend

Blair Cunningham | Friday March 08, 2013 | 31 comments

The fine weather will only add to the problem.

Twitter snitch fired

Caleb Allison | Wednesday December 12, 2012 | 16 comments

The contractor – whose exact job is a secret – was dismissed hours after NBR ONLINE posted a story about the incident.

"Contractor - terminated. Wouldn't have happened to a salaried employee."

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Auckland Council uses bullying tactics to silence Twitter critic

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Caleb Allison | Tuesday December 11, 2012 | 48 comments

A member of the public criticised the council on Twitter, so it complained to her employer about it.

"'To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.' - Voltaire"

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Another predictable Auckland train mess

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David Williams | Wednesday October 31, 2012 | 5 comments

Auckland bus strike off

NBR Online staff | Friday September 21, 2012 | 9 comments

NZ Bus, the Tramways Union and First Union struck a deal today.