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Waka Kotahi wanted $6m to address rail safety concerns but never sent request

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Papers released under the OIA show the transport agency wanted about $6 million for frontline staff to address areas of "immediate safety concern" But neither the briefing nor the note made it to the government. Transport Minister Simeon Brown was instead given a weaker heads-up about the rising regulatory risks and funding needs.

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Waka Kotahi wanted $6m to address rail safety concerns but never sent request

The agency watered down a warning to the government about growing safety risks on the rail network, while also failing to submit a bid for more money to tackle them.

1 month ago·New Zealand

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