News and Media
Keep up-to-date with KiwiRail’s latest freight news and information
Auckland and Northland block of line Christmas 2025
Service details for Auckland and Northland block of line
Operational Pānui November 2025
Operational updates from KiwiRail including Christmas block of line service details, peak season readiness and reminders, CT site hours and our learnings from October disruptions.
Operational Pānui October 2025
The latest operational updates from KiwiRail including block of line information for Labour Weekend and Christmas
Block of line information June/July
Block of line and road-bridging information for the Auckland BOL 28 June - 12 July
Block of line calendar and information 2025
BOL calendar for 2025, information and impacts for King's birthday and Matariki. Indication of other blocks of line in July, September and Labour Weekend.
Easter 2025 block of line and road-bridging information
Easter BOL maps for Auckland/Northland, Wellington and Bay of Plenty, road-bridging information, important reminders, freight cut-off times, first and last services etc. No BOLs in South Island over Easter
Easter BOL 2025 maps
Easter block of line 2025 maps showing the three stages of work planned for Auckland and Wellington 12-27 April: Easter weekend lead-up; Easter weekend; Easter-ANZAC Day gap and ANZAC weekend. There are no BOLs planned in the South Island for Easter.
Auckland block of line calendar for freight 2024 - 2026
The significant blocks of maintenance and upgrades for Auckland month by month when rail to parts of the network may not be available. This work supports the City Rail Link readiness programme.
Freight customer reminders February 2025
Otago rail pad rebuild and changes to Ancillary Surcharges
Commercial update November 2024
Ports of Auckland tariff change, Lyttelton Port Company Rail R and D Levy scope widening, Capacity Management surcharge adjustments, temporary closure of Port of Otago rail pad for rebuild.