ANALYSIS: Monday marked another deadline for the Government’s troubled light rail project. And technically they’re right: Light rail, unlike the capital gains tax, or the “feebate” electric car scheme, hasn’t been killed. In reality, light rail has been some version of dead since the beginning. READ MORE:* Auckland Mayor says Light Rail caught in 'election campaign'* Greens will campaign on light rail if Government fails to agree a deal* Transport Minister Phil Twyford says light rail on the way, but Winston Peters disagreesBack then, Associate Transport Minister and NZ First MP Shane Jones said party members were "doubting Thomases" when it came to the "light rail kaupapa". The Green Party has supported light rail in Auckland from the start – its co-leader James Shaw campaigned on building light rail in Wellington when he ran for Wellington City Council back in 1992.

Source: Stuff June 15, 2020 16:52 UTC