Blogs / August 2011
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The global penguin – Part 7. The wandering emperor penguin enters the technological age
- Te Papa's blog
- The celebrity Emperor Penguin at Wellington Zoo had a satellite tracking device fitted yesterday in preparation for his trip towards colder climes during the coming week. The bird will be transported to south of 50 degrees on the NIWA research vessel Tangaroa this week.
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The Mangapurua Cycle Trail
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- As part of the Mountains to the Sea Cycle Trail the Mangapurua Cycle Trail links the Whanganui River at the Bridge to Nowhere to the Ruatiti, Orautahu, Raetihi part of the World.
- Accepted from Wellington Region Cycleways
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Pedestrians count for nought in Johnsonville
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- This post is inspired by Auckland Transport Blog‘s post Why are we so mean to pedestrians? which asks the question why are pedestrian crossings often missing from traffic light controlled intersections.
- Accepted from Wellington Region Cycleways
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Double Banger
- Eye of the Fish
- Consultation on the NZTA’s solutions for “roading improvements” around the Basin and through to the Airport (the tail end of State Highway 1, if you will), closes today. I’ve been taking a bit of a back seat on this, watching from the sidelines as the alternative proposal put forward by the Architectural Centre “Option X” [...]
- Accepted from Eye of the Fish feed
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Day 2 – cabbage, cabbage and more cabbage
- Hutt Chick
- Dinner on day 1 filled a gap.
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Day 1 and hungry already
- Hutt Chick
- Porridge and apple Breakfast wasn’t too bad.
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Below the line – shopping day
- Hutt Chick
- Shopping all done, and even have $2.15 left to spend! First stop was the riverbank market to get my fruit and vege. Rachel suggested I get a cabbage to make cabbage soup. After all, that was what Charlie’s family ate, from Charlie and the chocolate factory. And apparently the thing that goes best with cabbage soup is a cabbage. Other bargains were some apples and potatoes that had blemishes, and pumpkin which is in abundance at this time of year.
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Below the line – starts in 3 days
- Hutt Chick
- From 22 – 26 August 2011, I will be living on $2.25 a day of food and drink to get a better understanding of the challenges faced by people who live in extreme poverty. I am trying to raise as much money as I can for Oxfam by participating in the Live Below the Line Challenge.
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National’s White Elephant
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- I should be writing bicycle posts, but I feel like I have to fight a rearguard action against stupidity, so I got out the Microsoft Paint.
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Council votes to consult on bus lanes
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Voting to consult on removing on-street motorcycle parks, car parks and loading zones on KENT TERRACE from MAJORIBANKS STREET TO EDGE HILL to be replaced with a Bus Priority Lane were: Mayor Wade-Brown, Councillors Ngaire Best, Stephanie Cook, Paul Eagle, Andy Foster, Justin Lester, Simon Marsh, Iona Pannett, Helene Ritchie.
- Accepted from Back To The Future
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Protecting ourselves from a crazy man
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- How do we tell this man we want cyclepaths and light rail lines instead of the Roads of National’s Stupidity? Thanks to the Dom Post’s cartoon which got it spot-on.
- Accepted from Wellington Region Cycleways
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What we can learn from Catalonia
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Girona is a small city in northern Catalonia.
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Upper Hutt, where dreams don’t come true
- Eye of the Fish
- We like a little bit of self parody at the Fish. This is brilliant. Sad, brutally honest, and yet, still brilliant. Listen to the lyrics y’all.
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Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The Bike Racks of Palmerston North
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- One of these bike racks has landed near the Palmy i-Site.
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