Wellington, July 9 NZPA - State-owned KiwiRail's freight business will become insolvent if its current situation continues, the Government has been advised.

Wellington, July 1 NZPA - Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has purchased 7.3 hectare of industrial land adjacent to its CityDepot site in Woolston. The port did not disclose the purchase price but said it was a multi-million dollar transaction.

Wellington, May 18 NZPA - The Government has committed $250 million in Thursday's budget towards strengthening KiwiRail, with another $500m to be added in the following two years, but improvements to the backbone of the operation are likely to come at the cost of some minor rail routes.

Wellington, May 18 NZPA - A three-year, $750 million commitment by the Government to strengthen KiwiRail is not enough in comparison to the huge amount already committed to roading, says Labour's transport spokesman Darren Hughes.

Wellington, May 12 NZPA - State-owned KiwiRail confirmed today that it will not bid to build $500 million worth of new electric trains for Auckland, prompting the Rail and Maritime Transport Union to call on Prime Minister John Key to intervene.

Feds pse Q for 0400 Wellington, May 4 NZPA - Transport Minister Steven Joyce says he is leaving it up to KiwiRail to decide whether to bid for building Auckland's new electric railcars but he thinks putting in a tender would be "a step too far".

Wellington, March 30 NZPA - Former National Prime Minister Jim Bolger is to be removed as KiwiRail chairman, State Owned Enterprises Minister Simon Power confirmed today. Wellington company director John Spencer has been appointed chair from July, replacing Mr Bolger.

Wellington, March 5 NZPA - A railway workers union is concerned that if the Government does mothball under-used rail lines it will be very hard to ever reopen them.

Wellington, March 5 NZPA - The Government is thinking about mothballing KiwiRail's northern Wairarapa and Napier to Gisborne rail lines as the struggling rail operator looks to cut costs.

Wellington, Feb 15 NZPA - Commuters waited for up to an hour in trains this morning after a power fault stopped them coming into Wellington Railway Station.