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  1. Nearly all of this land is owned by KiwiRail and it’s a designated railway corridor. Officially called the Avondale - Southdown link, it’s been in the pipeline for more than 70 years. The plans lay dormant for most of that time until former Transport Minister David Parker prioritised the 10km link in his 2023 draft Government Policy Statement for Land Transport. . Labour's influence. In the period 1949 to 1984 National failed to build this line as planned in 1949.
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  2. National chose to build roads during the period 1949 to 1984 ( government for 28 years) rather than rail. They did not build a rail line to Howick either. See the current problems.
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