Taranaki
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Taranaki Regional Council
Rail Supporters
Louise James is standing for New Plymouth General Constituency of the Taranaki Regional Council. She is strong supporter of better use of Taranaki's rail network for passenger and freight services and is endorsed by The Future Is Rail. On policy.nz, Louise includes the following statements in her transport policies: "Begin a project on bringing back passenger rail to Taranaki" and "Increase the number of logs transported on the rail to reduce the number of trucks on the road."
Louise James | Candidate for New Plymouth General Constituency
Urs Peter Signer | Candidate for South Taranaki Constituency
Urs Signer is a supporter of passenger rail. On policy.nz, Urs says: "Expand our public transport network of buses and also look to bring back passenger rail to Taranaki."
New Plymouth District Council
Rail Supporters
EJ Barrett | Candidate for Kaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward
EJ Barrett states the following policy on policy.nz: "Work with TRC and Horizons Regional Council to investigate how to connect passenger rail to the regions."
Steve Francis | Candidate for New Plymouth District Council
Steve Francis details one of his policies as "Lobby government to encourage transport electrification, including uptake of EVs, freight and passenger trains and e-buses" on policy.nz.
Michael Self | Candidate for Inglewood Community Board
Michael Self supports rail freight according to his statements on policy.nz: "Encourage the passage of heavy loads via rail, especially to and from Port Taranaki, and find other ways to remove heavy haulage from the CBD."