Wayne Brown advocates for rail infrastructure development in Auckland, specifically pushing for the Avondale to Southdown line.
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Updated Aug 1
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What happened
Wayne Brown advocates for rail infrastructure development in Auckland, specifically pushing for the Avondale to Southdown line.
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Advocate Wayne Brown pushes for rail over road traffic for Auckland's Avondale to Southdown line.1 source
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The entities involved
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Auckland
city on the North Island, New Zealand
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Wayne Brown
New Zealand local politician
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KiwiRail
New Zealand government-owned railway company
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