Ben LeahyReporter·NZ Herald·8 Aug, 2026 04:11 AM5 mins to read‌People came flocking in for the first of three station open days — Karanga-a-Hape station follows on August 15 and inner city Te Waihorotiu on August 22. Video / NZ HeraldChantelle Griffiths got her first look at Auckland’s new City Rail Link today – using her fingertips.

With guide dog Izzy beside her, she traced braille on a sign designed for blind commuters as visitors streamed past into the rebuilt Mt Eden station, now named Maungawhau, to get their first