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City Rail Link large-scale emergency evacuation tests

As we move closer to City Rail Link opening, we’ve started putting our teams through their paces with “proxy” passengers carrying out large-scale emergency evacuation tests at Waitematā, Te Waihorotiu, Karanga‑a‑Hape and Maungawhau stations. Small week-day tests and larger Saturday tests are under way in the stations and tunnels to

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AOR Employee Awards

The first Quarterly Leadership Forum of the year was held at the Maritime Room on Wednesday, 29 April. The forum is an opportunity for the executive leadership team to present on the latest developments and initiatives in their area, with representatives from Auckland Transport joining us. The highlight of every

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Making journeys more accessible

Our vision is to deliver a world class service for all our customers, and we’ve been putting extra effort into making rail journeys more accessible for those who need a bit more assistance. This year, we’ve been busy working with Auckland Transport to provide better online accessibility information for stations

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PolyEmp Award recognises AOR’s support for young jobseekers

We’re proud to have been recognised with an Employer Award by PolyEmp – a charitable trust that supports young people towards sustainable employment. PolyEmp connects young jobseekers striving to fulfil their potential with employers like us who want to engage a more diverse and inclusive workforce.  We’re also thrilled to

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AOR’s stars celebrated at Annual Awards

At our annual awards event on Friday, 14 November we gathered at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland’s CBD to recognise people in the AOR team who have gone above and beyond in their roles over the past 12 months. We celebrated our finalists and presented awards to the winners in

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AOR’s star employees recognised

Each quarter, we recognise AOR people who have gone ‘above and beyond’ in the course of their work.In late October, members of our Senior Leadership Team presented awards to our most recent winners at AOR’s Quarterly Leadership forum. AOR Values AwardsFor excellence in line with AOR’s values: Safety, Integrity, Respect

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AOR’s Rail Industry Award Winners

We’re so proud of all our winners and finalists of the Informa NZ Rail 2025 Excellence Awards. On 23 October 2025, we celebrated our winners in three of the six categories: Emerging Leader of the Year: Head of Train Crew Danielle Ah Kuoi Industry Legend: CRL Testing & Commissioning Manager

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