Invercargill mayor questions timing of government train service loan
Monday 2 November 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Winston Peters, Shane Jones, Regional Infrastructure Fund, Tom Campbell
Invercargill's mayor has criticised the government's plan to loan councils money for a 12-month Mainlander train trial between Christchurch and Dunedin. The mayor argued that ratepayers should not fund the service while the government is simultaneously requesting spending cuts from local councils.
