Cargo owners and trucking firms are frustrated by the delays and costs they face.
The first three councils to begin negotiations are already part of urban growth partnerships with central government.
Agreements on commercial arrangements and cost sharing still to be reached.
Australian banks take the lead in what was New Zealand’s largest corporate debt capital raise, as Watercare ‘decouples’ from its council parent.
More user charges and fewer grand projects would be a good start, says long-awaited report.
It will not necessarily be KiwiRail.
Only one of six government agencies studied kept a full asset register.
Sector accuses Auckland Council of overreach as the country’s second-largest port surprises freight companies and port users by ramping up port access charges.
Developer pushback has seen Auckland Council sharpen its pencil across its investment programme, but they have 'no idea how things work in the real world', developers say.
Chris Bishop says he is living proof of National's commitment to rail, and lays out $450m a year to be spent on rail upgrades from 2024 to 2027.