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The 2019 Wellington Pride Festival will bring more people and more events than ever before (video published March 2019). “This is the first time we’ve run a rainbow rail service, and we can’t wait to carry the festive spirit to the capital, as part of Wellington Pride Festival,” said Miller. “We’re excited to announce that Stace, Mike and Anika from
The Hits will be joining us and broadcasting their afternoon show live from the Rainbow Explorer.” The Wellington Pride Festival is a celebration of the diverse LGBT+ community in the capital and runs from March 13-27.
Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 12:23 pm
The launch date for Te Huia – the new passenger rail
service between Waikato and Auckland – has been confirmed
as Tuesday, 6 April 2021.
From day one there will be
two return services on weekdays to get commuters to Papakura
in time for the start of the workday.
Waikato regional
councillor Hugh Vercoe, chair of the Regional Transport
Committee and the rail governance working group, said: “We
are as excited as our communities to be able to confirm a
start date, giving people the certainty they need to start
planning their travel from April.
“This service will
transform public transport and the way people in the Waikato
Press Release – Waikato Regional Council
The launch date for Te Huia – the new passenger rail service between Waikato and Auckland – has been confirmed as Tuesday, 6 April 2021.
From day one there will be two return services on weekdays to get commuters to Papakura in time for the start of the workday.
Waikato regional councillor Hugh Vercoe, chair of the Regional Transport Committee and the rail governance working group, said: “We are as excited as our communities to be able to confirm a start date, giving people the certainty they need to start planning their travel from April.
“This service will transform public transport and the way people in the Waikato travel between here and Auckland. There’s real opportunity for us to expand the service into the future, opening it up to even more Waikato communities,” Cr Vercoe said.