Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) today announced the first service and retail offering for the Ruakura Superhub currently under development on the eastern boundary of Hamilton. TGH has signed an agreement with Waikato-based fuel distributor Waitomo Group to .
The city council is tasked with delivering key roads through the stage one area of the Ruakura Superhub, including a major arterial road between the nearby Waikato University and the expressway’s Ruakura Interchange. Elected members were told construction of the arterial road has started, with work expected to be completed by April, 2022 – about five months after the Hamilton section’s anticipated opening. Council staff say they are still trying to get “confirmation and clarity” from Waka Kotahi NZTA around the expressway’s completion time frames.
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Stage one of the Ruakura Superhub will cover 92 hectares on the eastern fringe of Hamilton and is bordered by the Waikato Expressway in the east.
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Transport Minister Michael Wood visited the Ruakura Superhub on Thursday. From left, Tainui Group Holdings engagement general manager Pierre Tohe, Labour Hamilton East MP Jamie Strange, Labour Hamilton West MP Gaurav Sharma, Wood, and Tainui Group Holdings chief executive Chris Joblin.
The Ruakura Superhub is predicted to play a crucial role in reducing New Zealand’s carbon footprint. Transport Minister Michael Wood was given a tour of the superhub site this week as it quickly takes shape along Hamilton’s eastern fringe. Stage one of the development takes in 92 hectares and is bordered by Silverdale Rd in the west and the yet-to-be completed Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway in the east.
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Establishing the Te Huia rail service is budgeted to cost $92 million (file photo).
A rail revival is underway with new passenger services and a turn around in staff morale putting the formerly struggling sector back on track. A positive culture change at KiwiRail is being partly credited for declining rates of train drivers being pinged for lax behaviour. KiwRail figures obtained under the Official Information Act show 14 locomotive engineers were disciplined or formally cautioned during the 12 months to June 30 – with only one case involving a Waikato driver. The figure represents an almost 50 per cent reduction from 2018-19 when 27 drivers were cautioned or disciplined for negligence or behaviour issues.