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Lower North Island to get brand new fleet of electric trains (www.stuff.co.nz)

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[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 9 points 1 week ago

Labour transport spokesperson Tangi Utikere said he was happy the upgrade was going ahead.

“Labour put money aside for these trains in 2023, we’re so pleased the Government didn’t cancel them like the ferries,” he said.

Haha I was thinking something similar, almost a billion from the govt, it's hard to imagine how that didn't end up disappearing into tax cuts too.