‘Let's have a performance conversation’: Peter Reidy on getting KiwiRail match fit, chasing freight volumes

‘Let's have a performance conversation’: Peter Reidy on getting KiwiRail match fit, chasing freight volumes
KiwiRail chief executive Peter Reidy spoke at a rail conference in Auckland last week organised by the Australasian Railway Association. (Image: Supplied)
Oliver Lewis
KiwiRail is winning new business and reducing costs, its chief executive says, as ministers continue to demand improvements to justify the billions of dollars invested in the state-owned rail operator.In a pre-recorded message to the RailNZ conference organised by the Australasian Railway Association last week, Rail Minister Winston Peters affirmed his support for rail and pointed to the recent $604 million investment into the network through Budget 2025.He also delivered a warning that the Government wouldn’t tolerate waste, describing t...

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