Dunedin pushes for suburban rail and inland port
Dunedin is pushing for a suburban rail service and an inland port as part of a Government review of rail for the next decade.
The report is expected to include options for using mothballed infrastructure after it was announced operation of the Taieri Gorge Railway, a popular tourist venture, would be suspended.
The preferred site for an inland port is at Milburn, in South Otago, which could be used to freight more export-ready items via rail.
The Dunedin City Council is also supportive of launching commuter rail between Mosgiel and the Dunedin Railway Station, which is owned by the council.
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New Year, Same Brain Teasers!
A man was found dead with a cassette recorder in one hand and a gun in the other.
When the police pressed “play,” the tape said, “I can’t go on,” and then there was a gunshot.
Yet, the police knew it was a murder.
How?
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Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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63% Summer
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35.6% Winter
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1.4% Other - I'll share below
We're talking new year resolutions...
Tidying the house before going to bed each night, meditating upon waking or taking the stairs at work.
What’s something quick, or easy, that you started doing that made a major positive change in your life?
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