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Green Fare Zone for Palmerston North
Tram Trust moots "free public transport" in the designated green fare zone. Buses heading into the Palmerston North Square past College Street, Cook Street, Grey Street and Victoria Street should be free to park-and-ride users.... [more]
Posted: Wednesday 18 November 2009

Vancouver Charges ahead - news from CBC
Vancouver City Council has unanimously approved new regulations for electric vehicle charging stations.... [more]
Posted: Wednesday 5 August 2009

Tram Trust @ Twitter
Many tramsters have suggested that for New Zealand wide readership we should join this social networking site and here we are. Watch this space for some great raffles, promotions and announcements.... [more] [www.twitter.com/tramtrust]
Posted: Saturday 18 July 2009

Low carbon vehicles - competition
This competition is focused on developing robust industry-led consortia capable of developing vehicle-centric technologies that will encourage the advancement of mass market adoption of low carbon vehicles.... [more] [View PDF]
Posted: Tuesday 7 July 2009

£30 million (NZ$74m) fund to encourage reduction of tailpipe emissions of public transport.
Kiwis commend the British initiative in reducing tailpipe emissions from the nation's public transport fleet through the creation of the Green bus fund. The UK Department of Transport... [more]
Posted: Sunday 5 July 2009

Manawatu Chamber of Commerce releases Tram Trust video
Manawatu Chamber of Commerce today released a video featuring an interview with Jon Hogan, Manawatu Tram Trust. Click on more... for a link to the Manawatu Chamber.... [more]
Posted: Monday 22 June 2009

Big win for electric vehicles
Minister Stephen Joyce has announced that road user charges are waived for vehicles under 3.5 tons for four years effective 1 October 2009 to encourage... [more]
Posted: Sunday 21 June 2009

Manawatu Mayors join in...
Manawatu Mayors - Chalky Leary, Ian McKelvie, Jono Naylor and Maureen Reynolds of Rangitikei, Manawatu, Palmerston North and Tararua support the vision of the Manawatu Tram Trust..... [more]
Posted: Monday 15 June 2009

Manawatu Tram Trust has a home
After eight years of meeting in cafes, restaurants and borrowed board rooms, the Manawatu Tram Trust will soon move into their offices in the PNCC building say Paul O'Brien, Chair of the Manawatu Tram Trust.... [more]
Posted: Thursday 21 May 2009

Manawatu Tram Trust appoints Project Manager
Trustees today appointed "MG" Gopalan as Project Manager with a mandate to crystallise funding and lead the Trust into its operational phase.... [more]
Posted: Saturday 9 May 2009

Palmerston North says YES to emission free public transport
In a survey conducted by the Palmerston North City Council, residents gave the green signal to the Manawatu Tram Trust to go ahead to deploy iconic trackless trams powered by renewable energy. 73% of the respondents voted in with a YEA, with the other undecided, do not know or not in favour.... [more]
Posted: Saturday 20 September 2008

Tram achieves charitable status
The Manawatu Tram has been granted registration as a charity and granted Donee organisation status allowing for donations to be claimed as tax deductible for people or companies who qualify. I have received so many unsolicited positive responses for the Tram project, says Manawatu Tram Trust Chairman Paul O’Brien, people literally come up to me in the street to ask about the tram or to endorse what we are proposing.... [more]
Posted: Sunday 22 July 2007

Iconic Tram
That is one reason why we went for a Tram. The classic grace, elegance of a by-gone era, with 21st Century technology and convenience. It is all about sustainability and using renewal energy.... [more]
Posted: Monday 16 May 2005