17 May 2024

Waikato Regional Council has today welcomed the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Board decision to support the continued trial of Te Huia, the passenger rail service connecting Waikato and Auckland.

 

Two-year review shows Te Huia on track

30 April 2024

A two-year review of Te Huia, the Waikato to Auckland passenger rail service, shows it has delivered or is close to delivering all the targets set by the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Board (NZTA).

 

New Auckland railway station building open today

21 December 2023

KiwiRail has today opened a new station building in central Auckland, for travellers to check in and relax prior to boarding their Northern Explorer scenic or Te Huia train journey.

 

New services added to Te Huia timetable

20 October 2023

Additional off-peak services will start running in February 2024 as part of the “exciting” next stage of improvements to Te Huia announced by Waikato Regional Council and KiwiRail.

 

Te Huia customer satisfaction at an all time high

29 August 2023

Te Huia passenger numbers have rebounded and customer satisfaction is at an all time high, the Future Proof Public Transport Subcommittee has heard.

 

Te Huia returning to central Auckland 

27 July 2023

Te Huia will be returning to the The Strand terminus in Auckland, expected to resume from Monday 7 August.

 

Te Huia to stop at Papakura

11 July 2023

From this afternoon, the Hamilton-Auckland train service Te Huia will no longer be travelling to The Strand in Parnell, and will instead be stopping at Papakura.

 

Additional Te Huia services on hold

27 April 2023

The introduction of additional Te Huia train services on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays has been put on hold, Waikato regional councillors have heard today.

 

4 August 2022

The majority of Te Huia passengers are satisfied with their trips and would recommend the service to others.

 

21 January 2022

Te Huia will stop at Auckland’s Puhinui Station when the train restarts next Monday (24 January), in the latest of a suite of improvements confirmed for the service.

 

Te Huia weekday services to travel into central Auckland

10 November 2021

It has now been confirmed Te Huia will take train passengers direct to The Strand Station in central Auckland on weekdays.

 

9 July 2021

The first improvement to the Waikato to Auckland Te Huia rail service will rollout later this month, with Saturday trains arriving at The Strand station in central Auckland from 24 July.

 

27 May 2021

Waikato Regional Council will be rolling out more Te Huia train services and sooner in response to public feedback on its long term plan. 

 

Te Huia launch date confirmed

10 February 2021

The launch date for Te Huia – the new passenger rail service between Waikato and Auckland – has been confirmed as Tuesday, 6 April 2021.

 

One-off Te Huia rail charter service cancelled

19 November 2020

Te Huia governance group partners have made the regrettable decision to cancel a weekend rail charter service proposed for January 2021.

 

One-off Te Huia weekend charter considered for the new year

30 October 2020

A weekend charter service using Te Huia rail carriages will operate in January, providing an exciting one-off experience for visitors to the Waikato and Auckland regions.

 

Milestone reached for Te Huia passenger rail service

4 September 2020

The first of the carriages for the new Te Huia passenger rail service from Waikato to Auckland will arrive in Hamilton on Saturday, signalling an exciting milestone for the project.