MPs and rail activists clash on protest tactics

MPs and rail activists clash on protest tactics
Restore Passenger Rail’s submission was described as emotional and evidence-free. (Image: NZME)
Greg Hurrell
Restore Passenger Rail activists swapped motorway asphalt for more comfortable parliamentary chairs to argue their case for better passenger rail on Thursday last week.But the more peaceful surroundings didn’t prevent running clashes between the submitters and National and Act MPs. Parliament’s transport and infrastructure committee heard verbal submissions on its inquiry into the future of inter-regional passenger rail in New Zealand. A count on parliament’s website indicated some 1,700 written submissions have been...

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