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    • Rare Native Falcon breeding in Takapu Valley? Looking good
      • We’ve had regular sightings of the rare Native New Zealand Falcon in Takapu Valley over the last few years (and some going back decades), BUT yesterday Rob Suisted (who owns land in upper Takapu Valley) photographed a pair of Falcons –  kārearea (Falco novaeseelandiae), flying together, and vocalising (“ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki”), in what appeared to be courting… Read More

    • Rare Native Falcon breeding in Takapu Valley? Looking good
      • We’ve had regular sightings of the rare Native New Zealand Falcon in Takapu Valley over the last few years (and some going back decades), BUT yesterday Rob Suisted (who owns land in upper Takapu Valley) photographed a pair of Falcons –  kārearea (Falco novaeseelandiae), flying together, and vocalising (“ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki”), in what appeared to be courting… Read More

    • The Water is Wide – Flooding May 2015
      • 120 mm of rain in 24 hours, 60 of it in one hour.     There was a fair bit of damage to public infrastructure.  The Wellington water main was undercut in a few places, power poles were washed out and fell over, requiring replacement and relocation. Although this was a pretty epic flood, the… Read More

    • The Water is Wide – Flooding May 2015
      • 120 mm of rain in 24 hours, 60 of it in one hour.     There was a fair bit of damage to public infrastructure.  The Wellington water main was undercut in a few places, power poles were washed out and fell over, requiring replacement and relocation. Although this was a pretty epic flood, the… Read More

    • WCC, RTC and now GWRC adopt positions to protect Takapu Valley from motorway
      • 29 April 2015 – Greater Wellington Regional Council voted strongly against NZTA plans to put a road through Takapu Valley (http://www.gw.govt.nz/committee-meetings-calendar/detail/7239). 28 April 2015 – Regional Transport Committee voted against putting a motorway through Takapu Valley (http://www.gw.govt.nz/committee-meetings-calendar/detail/7237). 14 April 2015 – Wellington City Council voted strongly against a motorway through Takapu Valley (http://wellington.govt.nz/your-council/meetings/committees/council/2015/04/14) That’s really… Read More

    • WCC, RTC and now GWRC adopt positions to protect Takapu Valley from motorway
      • 29 April 2015 – Greater Wellington Regional Council voted strongly against NZTA plans to put a road through Takapu Valley (http://www.gw.govt.nz/committee-meetings-calendar/detail/7239). 28 April 2015 – Regional Transport Committee voted against putting a motorway through Takapu Valley (http://www.gw.govt.nz/committee-meetings-calendar/detail/7237). 14 April 2015 – Wellington City Council voted strongly against a motorway through Takapu Valley (http://wellington.govt.nz/your-council/meetings/committees/council/2015/04/14) That’s really… Read More

    • Takapu Valley: Last clean headwaters of Porirua Harbour. Protect it from NZTA
      • NZTA are proposing a big road through the last undeveloped headwaters of Porirua Stream, which is a major tributary of the Porirua Harbour system. Last week Wellington City Councillors voted to endorse the new Te Awaura-O-Porirua Harbour and Catchment Strategy Action Plan to clean up the Porirua catchment. Surprisingly, Councillors weren’t even told by officials… Read More

    • Takapu Valley: Last clean headwaters of Porirua Harbour. Protect it from NZTA
      • NZTA are proposing a big road through the last undeveloped headwaters of Porirua Stream, which is a major tributary of the Porirua Harbour system. Last week Wellington City Councillors voted to endorse the new Te Awaura-O-Porirua Harbour and Catchment Strategy Action Plan to clean up the Porirua catchment. Surprisingly, Councillors weren’t even told by officials… Read More

    • P2G and WGTN Resilience, Part 2: EQ and Natural Hazard Resilience
      • This is the second of three posts examining the effects of the proposed Petone to Grenada link road on the network and natural hazard resilience of the Wellington road network. This post covers Earthquake and Natural Hazard Resilience. Part 1 looks at network resilience. Part 3 takes a closer look at the challenges of the… Read More

    • P2G and WGTN Resilience, Part 2: EQ and Natural Hazard Resilience
      • This is the second of three posts examining the effects of the proposed Petone to Grenada link road on the network and natural hazard resilience of the Wellington road network. This post covers Earthquake and Natural Hazard Resilience. Part 1 looks at network resilience. Part 3 takes a closer look at the challenges of the… Read More

    • P2G and WGTN Resilience, Part 3: The Hutt Valley
      • This is the third of three posts examining the effects of the proposed Petone to Grenada link road on the network and natural hazard resilience of the Wellington road network. This post looks at road access to the Hutt after a major event. Part 1 looks at network resilience. Part 2 examines earthquake and natural… Read More

    • P2G and WGTN Resilience, Part 3: The Hutt Valley
      • This is the third of three posts examining the effects of the proposed Petone to Grenada link road on the network and natural hazard resilience of the Wellington road network. This post looks at road access to the Hutt after a major event. Part 1 looks at network resilience. Part 2 examines earthquake and natural… Read More

    • P2G and WGTN Resilience, Part 1: Network Resilience
      • This is the first of three posts examining the effects of the proposed Petone to Grenada link road on the network and natural hazard resilience of the Wellington road network. This post covers Network Resilience. Part 2 looks at earthquake and natural hazard resilience. Part 3 takes a closer look at the challenges of the… Read More

    • P2G and WGTN Resilience, Part 1: Network Resilience
      • This is the first of three posts examining the effects of the proposed Petone to Grenada link road on the network and natural hazard resilience of the Wellington road network. This post covers Network Resilience. Part 2 looks at earthquake and natural hazard resilience. Part 3 takes a closer look at the challenges of the… Read More

    • Senior NZTA staff hiding conflict of interest? Not cricket if it is
      • Are Senior Staff of NZTA writing Letters to Editors and not declaring conflicts, or providing transparency, or worse – passing themselves off as the public to deceive?  Surely there are rules about this?  A very knowledgeable Murray Carpenter wrote this letter to the Indepentent Herald this week: Is he the same Murray Carpenter, senior Engineer… Read More

    • Senior NZTA staff hiding conflict of interest? Not cricket if it is
      • Are Senior Staff of NZTA writing Letters to Editors and not declaring conflicts, or providing transparency, or worse – passing themselves off as the public to deceive?  Surely there are rules about this?  A very knowledgeable Murray Carpenter wrote this letter to the Indepentent Herald this week: Is he the same Murray Carpenter, senior Engineer… Read More

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