It was great to attend the opening ceremony of the Fairfield Road Rail Freight Hub, which was officially opened by Transport Minister Simeon Brown on April 19.

Congratulations to the leadership of the Wareing Group, with the support and commitment of the local council, KiwiRail, and the previous and current governments. 

One of the things that I have been concerned about previously are government policies to drive modal shift for the sake of achieving some arbitrary mode share distribution. The Fairfield Freight Hub demonstrates that the big issue is transport, not just modal share.

The Fairfield Freight Hub is a great demonstration of thinking ...