29 Oct 2021

Mixed feelings over Auckland light rail plans

From Checkpoint, 6:13 pm on 29 October 2021

Aucklanders are on the fence about a possible passenger train from the city through Mount Roskill and to the airport.

The government has revealed a three-option shortlist put together by an independent group, ranging in price from $9 billion to $16 billion.

Rail to the airport was one of Jacinda Ardern's first policy promises as Labour leader in 2017 - and after fits and spurts, by the end of the year we'll finally know if it's going ahead. Jordan Bond reports.