Save Our Trains NZ

15/06/2026

Why NZ should build cities around train stations….
Of course, we need regular passenger trains - for inter-regional travel, and for commuting, and not just in Auckland & Wellington!

Massey University researcher Thomas Nash has visited UK cities to see what NZ can learn from building communities with trains at the centre.

12/06/2026

All hail the Capital Connection! Because it is now the ONLY transport between Waikanae and Palmerston North (expect private car) following Intercity reducing its services yet again! Before Covid there were at least 6 services a day. Any talk of NZ being serious about economic growth is just a joke when thousands of people in communities across NZ are increasingly getting cut off from opportunities for employment, healthcare, tourism, and family connection.

Frequency of the Capital Connection should be increased immediately. People shouldn't have to wait years for a meaningful service.

Politicians, both local and national, and government agencies should care about the impact of poor public transport on people and the economy.

04/05/2026

It’s been 25 years since Tranz Rail scrapped regular passenger rail between Auckland and Tauranga. But a sold-out excursion at the weekend has reignited calls to bring it back.

03/05/2026

02/05/2026

Great to have local business support for bringing trains into Central Tauranga

02/05/2026

All aboard the Kaimai Express to Tauranga Moana. 1st passenger train through the Kaimai Tunnel in over a decade. Save Our Trains NZ

02/05/2026

Friendly welcome for passengers on the first passenger train from Auckland and Hamilton to Tauranga for decades! May there be many more (and preferably scheduled, regular, and affordable ones!)

02/05/2026

From Tauranga CBD to Otūmoetai (4 mins), Bethlehem (8 mins), Te Puna (11 mins), Plummer’s Point (13 mins), and Ōmokoroa (16 mins). Rail for Bay of Plenty is insanely efficient! And image this view each day…

02/05/2026

Passenger train coming into Tauranga. A beautiful sight that should be a regular sight. A large and growing city needs better passenger rail connections.

Sign the petition here: https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/golden-triangle-by-train-support-the-future-growth-of-te-huia