Ever since 1923 promises of CBD trains have been dangled in front of Aucklanders by various politicians. Ho, ho, ho. What further gifts will Father "Matariki" shower upon us Aucklanders in his much heralded address to the Chamber of Commerce on new infrastructure projects today? Prime Minister John Key has already made all Mayor Len Brown's Christmases come at once this week, with his endorsement of the City Rail Link. Purely coincidentally, I'm sure, he's also ensured his best buddies at the casino get not just a brand new national convention centre and lots of new gambling machines to go with it, but a fancy underground train station at their door. Now, like excited kids, we're trying to...
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