Tag: Restore Passenger Rail
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12 arrested and released on bail, to appear in court next month after sitting on Transmission Gully motorway
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in Latest News19th October 2022 12 Restore Passenger Rail supporters will appear in court next month after being arrested and charged in the Porirua District Court for Wilful Trespass and Endangerment. The Restore Passenger Rail campaign is inspired by similar campaigns in 11 other high per capita emitting countries including Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Italy and UK.…
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Restore Passenger Rail supporters stop traffic on Transmission Gully motorway
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in Latest News19th October 2022 Restore Passenger Rail supporters this morning stopped traffic on Transmission Gully motorway north of Wellington, repeating their call for the government to act immediately on the climate emergency. Traffic is stopped on the southbound side, just after the Morgans Rainbow Bridge. “The Government’s failure to respond to the climate crisis is an…
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Restore Passenger Rail supporters hang banner from Mt Victoria tunnel
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in Latest News18th October 2022 At 7:35 this morning Restore Passenger Rail supporters climbed to the top of the Mt Victoria tunnel in Wellington and unfurled a banner. Police have stopped all traffic through Mt Victoria tunnel. Spokesperson Te Wehi Ratana is calling for the government to immediately restore passenger rail throughout the country. “I’m up here sounding…
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Restore Passenger Rail supporters sit on major Wellington motorway, blocking traffic for third day this week
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in Latest News14th October 2022 Restore Passenger Rail supporters are again, for the third time this week, disrupting morning rush hour traffic in Wellington – Lower Hutt, beside Melling Train Station at 8:30 AM. Five supporters are sitting on the motorway face to face with traffic, calling for the government to immediately restore passenger rail throughout the…
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Restore Passenger Rail supporters sit on major Wellington motorway, blocking traffic for second day
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in Latest NewsOctober 12th 2022 “We are here sounding the alarm for immediate action. There’s no time to wait. The window to prevent the spiral to an uninhabitable future is closing fast.” says spokesperson Michael Apathy. Restore Passenger Rail supporters are again disrupting morning rush hour traffic in Wellington. Five supporters are blocking motorway traffic, calling for…
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Restore Passenger Rail advocates arrested and released for trying to hitch a ride on a freight train
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in Latest News11th October 2022 Two passenger rail supporters were arrested this afternoon for trying to hitch a ride on a freight train, then released without charge. “If trains can carry freight trains can carry people. The government needs to restore passenger rail” said Rachel Andrews from the top of a freight train carriage near Wellington port…