Trains

UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about how Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to get on with business following his narrow win in a confidence vote earlier this week - but will… Audio

It's the expensive train trial that's totally off the rails according to a new report. Less than a year since its launch, the Hamilton to Auckland train Te Huia is facing a damning review from the… Video, Audio

Dr André Brett is a historian, researcher and writer who specialises in Australian and New Zealand history, in particular histories of politics, railways, the environment, and the economy. The… Audio

An epic train journey for a game of rugby marks the end of an era. Produced by Julie Benjamin Audio

An investigation is underway after two carriages broke away from the main train on a kiwi rail commuter service between Auckland and Hamilton.

The Te Huia service was between Paerata heading toward… Video, Audio

A school holiday spike has Te Huia's backers saying the service is going great guns.

But the standard weekday numbers paint a different picture. Our reporter Nick Truebridge has the story. Audio

Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge has been onboard Te Huia train between Papakura and Hamilton. The service started on Tuesday morning.

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It is the first day of the new Hamilton to Auckland return train service Te Huia.

On board Nick Truebridge hears from passengers who say it is much more convenient than driving.

The train is slower… Video, Audio

The new rail service between Hamilton and Papakura has been welcomed with much excitement today.

Two morning services will leave Hamilton in the early hours of the morning, and there are two trains… Audio

The Prime Minister left the cabinet papers in the van today to play conductor on a new commuter train service linking the Waikato and Auckland.

Jacinda Ardern and Transport Minister Michael Wood… Audio

In his new book, The Socrates Express, Eric Weiner goes in search of life lessons from dead philosophers. He joins the show to discuss the book -- which highlights philosophers and the specific… Audio

Northland is experiencing heavy traffic, as trucks transport 1200 containers from a ship berthed at Northport to Auckland.

The ship's cargo is having to travel to Auckland by road because an upgrade… Audio

Six and a half years ago, 'Thor' Pedersen set out on a mission to visit every nation in the world in a single journey, without taking a single flight. But he has been trapped in Hong Kong for the last… Audio

China is facing big decisions about choosing between its expenditures and economy and keeping its own people happy. Professor Jane Golley, director of the ANU's Australian Centre on China in the… Audio

Calls to look at regional rail investment to help with pandemic recovery and the environment. Paul Callister is Adjunct Fellow at the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies at Victoria University… Audio

Accompanied by his distinctively colourful wardrobe, former UK cabinet minister turned TV presenter Michael Portillo travelled almost 15,000km around 'The Lucky Country' by train for his latest… Audio

Kiwi Gary McLean is a Professor of Immunology at the London Metropolitan University. His recent research has been looking at developing a possible inoculation for the common cold - something that has… Audio

A relic of New Zealand's rail past has emerged from the mud 93 years after being dumped in a Southland River.

The Lumsden Heritage Trust has been campaigning to retrieve the two 1885 V class steam… Video, Audio