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    • The Rumours So Far
      • 13 Feb 2010
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • On Wednesday afternoon I was phoned by a couple of media outlets who were seeking comment about the alternative schemes for the Basin Reserve the NZ Transport Agency has been briefing to the various "stakeholders" - such as the Wellington City Council.
      • Tagged as:
      • basin reserve flyover
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    • What is Cr John Morrison smoking?
      • 11 Feb 2010
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • On Morning Report this morning (audio file), Cr John Morrison made some comments about the impact of the flyovers on the Basin Reserve, apparently in his capacity as the Wellington City Council's representative on the Basin Reserve Trust.
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      • basin reserve flyover
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        • senjmito RT @wellynews: Save the Basin Reserve! - What is Cr John Morrison smoking? http://tinyurl.com/yej4hu4 #stoptheflyover

    • Exploding the Money Myth
      • 8 Feb 2010
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • There has been a predictable reaction from the NZ Transport Agency to the Architecture Centre's innovative designs for the Basin Reserve - it's too hard and too expensive. According to the Capital Times: read more
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    • Architecture Centre gets its thinking cap on
      • 27 Jan 2010
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • Fresh from its consideration of the shape of the city in 2040, the Architecture Centre has taken a look at the Basin Reserve and come up with some innovative approaches.
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      • basin reserve flyover
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        • senjmito RT @wellynews: Save the Basin Reserve! - Architecture Centre gets its thinking cap on http://tinyurl.com/y92cjpt #Wellington

    • DomPost: Engineer shortage will hit infrastructure projects
      • 23 Jan 2010
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • The DominionPost is reporting that shortages of engineers are likely to drive up the costs and delay the completion of infrastructure projects across the country: New Zealand will suffer a shortage of engineers and technical professionals as it embarks on multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects over the next decade, industry sources say.
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      • basin reserve flyover
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    • FAQs: The Real Answers
      • 21 Jan 2010
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • The NZ Transport Agency has provided some FAQs about the Basin Reserve flyover, which are an exceptional display of Orwellian double-speak - so we thought we'd boil off the weasel-words and provide the actual answers to the questions, as well as some questions (and answers) that NZTA would prefer weren't asked.

    • We respond to NZTA's disinformation
      • 21 Jan 2010
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • The NZ Transport Agency has created a few web pages about the Basin Reserve flyover, and it's pretty apparent they are trying to hide their real intentions behind some slick PR spin. Having looked at their Frequently Asked Questions and Orwellian answers, we thought it might be useful to provide the real responses to the questions.
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      • basin reserve flyover
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    • The NZTA consultation process
      • 17 Jan 2010
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • Before Christmas the NZ Transport Agency began an "engagement process" with groups who are regarded as stakeholders in the Basin Reserve project. (This is euphemistically referred to as the "Basin Reserve Traffic Improvements", rather than being called a flyover. George Orwell would be proud.) In a series of meetings - which included the Save The Basin Reserve Campaign - NZTA outlined the next stages of the consultation process.
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      • basin reserve flyover
      • consultation
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    • it's time to fight
      • 15 Dec 2009
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • Yesterday Transport Minister Steven Joyce announced a massive roading project, running from Levin in the north to the Airport in the south, that will cost taxpayers more than $2.5 billion, disrupt communities, demolish homes, and destroy the Basin Reserve as a test cricket venue. Within the Wellington CBD It includes the construction of a flyover at the Basin, two tunnels at The Terrace and Mt Victoria, a four-lane expressway across the city, the four-laning of Ruahine Street, and much more.
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        • undergroundmk RT @wellynews: Save the Basin Reserve! - it's time to fight http://tinyurl.com/yb34u7q
        • gregorybodnar RT @wellynews: Save the Basin Reserve! - it's time to fight http://tinyurl.com/yb34u7q

    • 50 million reasons to save the basin
      • 15 Dec 2009
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • The decision to deface the Basin Reserve with a hugely expensive flyover is a slap in the face to Wellingtonians who have overwhelmingly opposed it, says the Save the Basin Reserve campaign.
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        • missprints RT @wellynews: Save the Basin Reserve! - 50 million reasons to save the basin http://tinyurl.com/y88bhfm

    • Save The Basin Reserve on Facebook
      • 15 Nov 2009
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • For those of you who are connected to Facebook, there is a Save The Basin Reserve page, with over 1,500 members. Details are here.
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      • basin reserve flyover
        • senjmito RT @wellynews: Save the Basin Reserve! - Save The Basin Reserve on Facebook http://tinyurl.com/yfz4hba
        • stick08 RT @wellynews: Save the Basin Reserve! - Save The Basin Reserve on Facebook http://tinyurl.com/yfz4hba
        • MsBeagle RT @wellynews: Save the Basin Reserve! - Save The Basin Reserve on Facebook http://tinyurl.com/yfz4hba

    • D-Day for the Basin
      • 26 Aug 2009
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • Today is likely to be a day of infamy for the Basin Reserve. The NZ Transport Agency is announcing the funding priorities for the Wellington region, and the Basin Reserve flyover is likely to remain as the number two priority, despite 89% of submitters being opposed to such a high priority for such a pointless project.
      • Tagged as:
      • basin reserve flyover
      • transport

    • Interesting discussion over at Eye Of The Fish
      • 8 Apr 2009
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • Wellington architecture blog Eye Of The Fish has an interesting discussion on the Memorial Parkway, the strip of land in front of the War Memorial in Buckle Street that was intended by the last government as an extension of the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. Given the proximity of this area to the Basin Reserve, there's been some conjecture that the two projects would end up being linked by the transport planners. It's worth taking a look at both the original article and the comments that follow.

    • Meet Ken from Sydney
      • 5 Apr 2009
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • We were handing out flyers at the Basin Reserve today and talking to some of the people attending the New Zealand vs India test match - and we met a great bloke named Ken Willcox from the Epping Bulls Cricket Club in Sydney.

    • Basin Reserve Historic Walk
      • 23 Mar 2009
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • On Sunday the Mt Victoria Historical Society hosted a walk around the Basin Reserve, highlighting the heritage of this important precinct. The walk was hosted by Joanna Newman and Alan Olliver from the Historical Society. Thanks to the Wellington wind and the bells of the nearby Carillon, the audio quality is a bit patchy in parts, but the tour is an interesting insight into the heritage of the Basin Reserve.
      • Tagged as:
      • local history
      • mount victoria

    • Cost of flyover rises by $10 million (Updated)
      • 2 Mar 2009
      • Save the Basin Reserve!
      • In the original consultation documents for the Ngauranga to Airport Corridor Plan, the flyover was being costed by NZTA at $27 million - although they have declined to provide any substantiation for their figures, and are currently claiming "commercial sensitivity" for how these numbers were arrived at. But in the media coverage of the prioritisation of the flyover as the number 2 item on the regional transport wish-list, the cost has inexplicably risen by $10 million, to a quoted $37 million.
      • Tagged as:
      • consultation
      • transport

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    • Roads more important than heritage buildings, Transport Agency tells us
      • 12 Mar 2010
      • Wellington Scoop
      • The New Zealand Transport Authority has been astounding in its arrogance in a submission to the Wellington City Council about the heritage rules for residential property in the inner city neighbourhoods.
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      • heritage buildings
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        • SamMadisonInd RT @wellynews: Wellington Scoop - Roads more important than heritage buildings, Transport Agency tells us http://tinyurl.com/yehzc4h
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    • WCN Programme Advisory
      • 11 Mar 2010
      • Wellington Community Network (WCN)
      • The Wellington Community Net website hosting for community groups will be closing down by June 2010.

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