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A new arrangement between Ernslaw One, KiwiRail and Napier Port will see a log train run daily on the Napier-Palmerston North line, five days a week directly to Napier Port.

New logging train from Palmerston North to Hawke’s Bay set to boost production

Author: Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025, 8:09pm

Following the closure of the Tangiwai Mill in the Ruapehu District, forestry company Ernslaw One has found a new way to continue production and keep contractors in work.

They've struck a deal with KiwiRail and Napier Port where log trains now run five days a week on the Napier-Palmerston North line, dropping off 600 tonnes of logs to Napier Port.

It removes 21 logging trucks off the road.

Napier Port CEO Todd Dawson and KiwiRail Executive Manager of Freight Markets Alan Piper unpacked the benefits of this deal.

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