Although the Government hasn't approved a mass rapid transit (MRT) solution in Christchurch, work is "under way" and the development of a network for the city was in Labour's 2020 manifesto. They want light rail to go from the central railway station all the way to Island Bay in the south. The LGWM Cabinet paper to confirm the Government's preferred light rail option in the capital is yet to be proactively released. The draft version was titled "Let's Get Wellington Moving: Preferred Option Progress and Mass Rapid Transit Funding Principles". LGWM includes mass rapid transit, a second Mt Victoria tunnel, removing private vehicles from the Golden Mile, and other walking and cycling improvements.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 27, 2022 22:16 UTC