READ MORE:* Auckland light rail will go ahead if Labour wins election, transport minister says* NZ Super Fund still in the picture as Auckland light rail heads to the election* Auckland councillor gutted by light rail delay announcementIt brings more certainty to the close of a three-year-long saga about just who would build and run the rail line, which Labour first promised back in 2017. Auckland Transport/Supplied An artist’s impression of Auckland Light Rail trains to the Airport. The only remaining sticking point to proceeding with the NZ Super Fund plan would have been potential support partner, the Greens, who favoured the NZTA’s scaled-down scheme. However, NZTA confirmed Devlin’s decision to leave was related to the light rail decision. Finance Minister Grant Robertson suggested in Stuff's Finance debate during the election that the government was still keen on the NZ Super Fund plan.

Source: Stuff October 19, 2020 23:39 UTC