New Zealand state-owned enterprise KiwiRail has announced that the rail line from Trentham to Upper Hutt will be double-tracked as part of KiwiRail’s programme to upgrade the Wellington network. The ...

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake on January 5 gave South Island New Zealanders a sharp reminder of the devastating quakes which damaged much of Christchurch in 2010 and 2011. It also brought much of the ...

KiwiRail, which runs the nation's railway network, is tracking ahead of expectations after the first three months of the financial year, but is still conscious of the need to keep a lid on costs. The ...

KiwiRail has recorded a 25% growth in freight revenue in just two years, Chairman John Spencer said today at KiwiRail’s Annual Public Meeting. "Despite a year of on-going challenges, and the impact of ...

KiwiRail is revising leases adjacent to the rail corridor with substantial increases proposed in some cases.. KiwiRail has recently informed farmers about reorganising its asset portfolio and revising ...

New Zealand state-owned rail operator KiwiRail has completed re-alignment of an unstable section of Main South Line (MSL) track in Dunedin that was damaged by severe storms in June. The storms damaged ...

The operating surplus, before depreciation and grant income, was just over $100 million, an increase of 28.9% on the previous year. Operating revenue also increased despite the difficult operating ...