#News: Did you know we're just a click away? On most platforms, you can find us at @NZTransitBuzz - your go-to hub for all things #TransportNews!

#RailNews: Time is ticking on a contract that keeps logging trucks off the Napier-Taihape Road, but the mediator of the deal hopes it will stay in place. Via NZ Herald:

KR also shared the details of the upcoming Christmas Block of Lines in Auckland and Wellington. The Auckland blocks of lines have 5 different configurations to allow for the various track closures over the shutdown. MORE:

#RailNews: In KiwiRail's Operational Pānui November 2025 newsletter, KR shared that they have added an extra locomotive onto Auckland services to improve capacity and resilience.

Crews will: - Remove and replace track, ballast, drainage and foundations - Installation of new signal cables MORE: https://t.co/gyQMEz3lh3

#RailNews: KiwiRail crews will begin setting up a construction site near Parnell Station for crews and equipment from December 15. The laydown area will be used for the foundation and drainage upgrades taking place in Parnell Tunnel over the 2025/26 Summer Rail Upgrades.

#BusNews: For around 4 weeks from January 5, repairs will be made to the pavement at the Palmerston North Bus Terminal. The Bus Terminal will be closed, with stops temporarily moved to The Square. There will be no parking in The Square while the temporary bus stops are in place.

#CRLNews: Those in charge of the country’s most expensive transport infrastructure are confident the new timetable for opening will stick – but they won’t name a date. Via Newsroom:

#TransportNews: Inside this edition: New electric double-decker buses arrive for Christchurch, Weka Pass Railway upgrades Herberts Crossing and DL locomotive tests get underway for Te Huia. Read the Weekly Review through the link in our bio.

#StationNews: Recently a section of the Plaza at the entrance to the Greenhouse at Waitematā Station reopened to Public use. @yt_joshtransit shared images of the Plaza which feature planters, bench seating and a concrete disk in the centre.

Cash fares: $1 above the equivalent standard and child fares for Timaru school services and the Temuka-Timaru service. MORE: https://t.co/merRxHvMwM

#TicketingNews: All South Canterbury Metro services fares, including MyWay by Metro, Timaru school services, and the Temuka-Timaru service, will increase on 26 January 2026. New fares: -MyWay adult: $3.00 -Temuka-Timaru service Standard: $4.50 - Timaru school bus service: $1.50

#TransportNews: In the main atrium of the Sylvia Park IKEA, a live bus and train departure board has been installed. The departure board shows Stop A & B at Sylvia Park, the nearby Arthur Brown Place stop and the Sylvia Park train station departures. Spotted by @Zeleksaira.

#RailNews: KiwiRail have shared pictures from the dawn ceremony on Tuesday to bless the access road down to Ngākōroa Railway Station site. They were joined by NZTA & Mana Whenua (who lead the blessing).

#BusNews: Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) will offer pre-booked event shuttles to help eventgoers get to One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha. The shuttles will take eventgoers from six different pick-up areas within Christchurch to Latimer Square.

#BusNews: Te Ara Hauāuru - Northwest Busway project has shared an extra angle of the proposed Harbourview Ōrangihina Park connection to Te Atatū station. They also clarified how the Newton Connection will interact with the Waima-Haslett footbridge. MORE: https://t.co/8OjSwPQsV9

#BusNews: A new bus network will begin across Napier and Hastings from 25 January 2026. Hastings will see the biggest change in public transport, with the MyWay service to end on 23 January 2026, two days ahead of the launch of Better Bus Routes. MORE: https://t.co/rCKWPBYUtO

#StationNews: Metlink has shared an update on works at Masterton & Featherston Stations. At Masterton, the waiting room area has been refreshed. At Featherston, bookshelves were added to the platform & waiting room for passengers to take a book, read it, keep it, or return it.

*Correction. Vega is currently bound for Nelson.

#LocomotiveNews: KiwiRail has begun undertaking testing with the ETCS enabled DL locomotives towing the Te Huia carriages. The test runs have been undertaken near Te Rapa.

On January 27 & 28, all rail lines will close again for full City Rail Link testing. From January 29, all rail lines will reopen.