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  • One more year, one more billion.

    From JohnO@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 14 14:09:17 2023
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-government/131499344/aucklands-city-rail-link-project-price-rises-by-1-billion

    And that complete Muppet, Michael Wood, having thought that a billion dollar spend so a few people can have a jolly cycle adventure over the harbour was a good idea, still thinks the Auckland light rail project is a goer. At least Hipkins has seen the
    light and shit-canned it in the hope of getting re-electing it and resurrecting it later.

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  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to JohnO on Tue Mar 14 15:15:31 2023
    On Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 10:09:20 AM UTC+13, JohnO wrote:
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-government/131499344/aucklands-city-rail-link-project-price-rises-by-1-billion

    And that complete Muppet, Michael Wood, having thought that a billion dollar spend so a few people can have a jolly cycle adventure over the harbour was a good idea, still thinks the Auckland light rail project is a goer. At least Hipkins has seen the
    light and shit-canned it in the hope of getting re-electing it and resurrecting it later.

    It was and is a bloody dog! Supposedly it was supposed to ease the congestion on Auckland roads from what I've seen it's going to take Auckland back to the days of the trams which caused congestion which is why they got canned from NZ city's! Before Rich
    starts burbling about Melbourne he needs to compare the two streeting systems. Melbourne has wider streets unlike Auckland! The best bet would be use all the tunneling machines under Auckland to put a train tunnel through to the airport if they really
    need it!

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  • From Mutley@21:1/5 to John Bowes on Tue Mar 21 10:16:02 2023
    John Bowes <bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 10:09:20?AM UTC+13, JohnO wrote:
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-government/131499344/aucklands-city-rail-link-project-price-rises-by-1-billion

    And that complete Muppet, Michael Wood, having thought that a billion dollar spend so a few people can have a jolly cycle adventure over the harbour was a good idea, still thinks the Auckland light rail project is a goer. At least Hipkins has seen the
    light and shit-canned it in the hope of getting re-electing it and resurrecting it later.

    It was and is a bloody dog! Supposedly it was supposed to ease the congestion on Auckland roads from what I've seen it's going to take Auckland back to the days of the trams which caused congestion which is why they got canned from NZ city's! Before
    Rich starts burbling about Melbourne he needs to compare the two streeting systems. Melbourne has wider streets unlike Auckland! The best bet would be use all the tunneling machines under Auckland to put a train tunnel through to the airport if they
    really need it!

    They were canned in Auckland not because of congestion but because the
    system was rundown during WW2 and the council didn't have the money to
    upgrade it like Melbourne and Europe did.

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