Hataitai and Transport

Update on EV Parking Consultation

Hataitai Community Website — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Recently, the council proposed a change to two parking spaces on William Street.

WCCC Proposed EV Charging Park on Williams Street

Hataitai Community Website — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Wellington City Council is proposing changing some of the parking on William Street.

Lets Get Wellington Moving Consultation - Miramar to City

Hataitai Community Website — Wed, 17 May 2023 00:32:13 GMT

Consultation is currently open for the Miramar to City Connection of Let's Get Wellington Moving . Use the opportunity to let your voice be heard. Get involved in the discussion today!

Upcoming Roadworks in Hataitai

Hataitai Community Website — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Fulton Hogan have informed us that they will be carrying out the following Roadworks over the next few weeks.

Cobham Drive to Greta Point section of Evans Bay Parade

Hataitai Community Website — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Help fine-tune the design A four-week consultation on draft plans to connect the new walking and bike paths on Cobham Drive with those being built around Evans Bay is open until 12 October.

Tree Removal Notification: Paliser Road Closures

Hataitai Community Website — Tue, 04 May 2021 01:27:28 GMT

Pine and Macrocarpa Tree Removal on Palliser Road We want to advise you of upcoming work on Palliser Road.

Proposed Parking Restrictions on Hataitai Road

Hataitai Community Website — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT

At the request of the Hataitai Community Recreation Trust, WCC are considering some changes to Traffic Restrictions in Hataitai Road.

Wellington Traffic Public Meeting - Monday 10 August

Hataitai Community Website — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 01:23:53 GMT

Hataitai and Rongotai electorate residentsDavid Patterson would like to invite you to join him for a public meeting with Chris Bishop, MP for Hutt South and National Party Spokesperson for Infrastructure and Transport.

WCC Parking Policy Proposal

Hataitai Community Website — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 23:25:47 GMT

WCC are asking Wellingtonians to go online and provide feedback on the Parking Policy Proposals.

Weekly News 10 February 2020

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 04:01:55 GMT

Five big favours to ask this week for everyone doing RTB: (a) wear your singlet – be visible and promote the club, (b) join us at the yellow tent afterwards, (c) say hello to the people near you during the run/walk and invite them to visit us at the yellow tent, (d) tell friends and colleagues who had fun to come and talk to us, and (e) make sure you sign up for our membership special for 2020-2021. Options for the week Tuesday 5.30pm, Waterfront 5km, Outside Mac’s Brewbar on Taranaki Wharf. Come and run, volunteer or support.Wednesday 6.15pm, Newtown Park Track workout. Meet 6.15pm for 6.30pm start, lead by Andy and Rowan, shorter distance track reps.Saturday, 8.00am, Newtown Track workout – contact Chandima for info, or check Facebook for details. Longer track reps with a focus on building towards major events.Saturday, 8.00am, Lower Hutt 5km Parkrun, Porirua 5km Parkrun, Kapiti Coast 5km Parkrun.Saturday, 1:58pm, Porritt Classic, Hamilton (Hiro Tanimoto 1500m)Sunday, Round the Bays, half marathon at 7.45am, 10km at 8.30am and 6.5km at 9.15am. Frank Kitts Park. Results The Tarawera Ultramarathon is such an amazing atmosphere even in the years when the Trail Queens do not turn up in dominating numbers. 102km: Fiona Hayvice 11:54:08, Emma Bessett 13:35:25, Chris Howard 22:33:31. Mel Aitken DNF at 75km. 52km: Nicholas Vessiot 5:53:48, Jaime Vessiot 6:01:25, Emily Solsberg 6:15:10, Jo Badham 6:44:36, Marketa Langova 6:50:01, Ben Cornelius 7:54:28. 21km: Melanie Hart 2:02:41, Kate Slater 2:04:19, Abigail Pitman 2:19:03, Michelle Knight 2:27:32, Isobel Deeley 2:30:08, Lindsay Young 2:31:14, Kath Littler 2:34:21 – Results So it turns out a lot of you have more than one string to your bow. Capital City Triathlon: Danielle Trewoon won the Medium Distance (750m/15km/5km) in 01:02:30, Anna Breen 01:18:19, and Claire Jennings 01:24:50. Valentino Luna Hernandez was second in the Enduro Distance (2km/60km/15km) in 3:14:58, James Turner 3:40:12, Helen Bradford 4:16:35, Paul Rodway 4:20:58, Richard Sweetman 4:28:41, Greg Williams 4:31:37. Rachael Cunningham did 03:11:48 for a revised distance Triathlon of 2km/60km/10km and Tricia Sloan did 45:05 for the enduro swim. – ResultsMalcolm Hodge ran a big PB 01:09:54.0 for 13th place in the First Half Half Marathon in Vancouver.Hamish Carson ran 1:51.66 for 800m at the Meeting National des Sacres (YouTube) in Reims (France) and 3:42.40 for 1500m at the Orlen Copernicus Cup (YouTube) in Torun (Poland).At the Combined Junior/Senior Track and Field meet at Newtown Park on Sunday 800m: Hiro Tanimoto 2:07.22. 3000m Run: Hiro Tanimoto 9:42.79, Ayesha Shafi 11:08.57. 3000m Walk: Sean Lake 17:54.99, Daphne Jones 22:42.86 – Results. Upcoming events Round the Bays, 16 February, Frank Kitts Park Round the Bays is the biggest running festival in Wellington. It’s one of our best opportunities to invite new people to join the club. So, repeating from above, here are five big favours to ask this week for everyone doing RTB: Wear your singlet – be visible and promote the club; Join us at the yellow tent afterwards; Say hello to the people near you during the run/walk and invite them to visit us at the yellow tent; Tell friends and colleagues who had fun to come and talk to us; and Sign up for our membership special for 2020-2021. Michelle Knight will be coordinating that recruitment drive. If you think you can help either beforehand with promotion, publicity and administration support or on the day handing out flyers, staffing our tent and talking to people about Scottish contact her. Todd Stevens, todd.stevens@pwc.com is looking for a 40min pacer for the 10km. Please let him know if you want to help. Matairangi Fun Run, 23 February Hataitai Velodrome, Open to the public, the Matairangi Fun Run, based on Mount Victoria, runs over the iconic Vosseler Shield course. There are two race options: the One Loop Race (5 km); or the Two Loop Race (two 5 km loops, adding up to 10 km). Each loop has approximately 190 metres of elevation. McVilly Shield Relay, 7 March, Karori Park The McVilly Shield is the first club event for the season and a great way to get to know other people in the club. This relay has teams of three people each. Everyone can participate, runners, walkers, J Team, seniors, masters and friends of the club. Just turn up and we will find you a team. You can either race it or use it as an opportunity to do some training. Each team must do ten laps of Karori Park. No individual team member can do more than four laps. But you can do the laps in any order you like. The race is randomly handicapped after the teams start. Notices Join this week and save $20 or more Join or re-join Wellington Scottish at Round the Bays this year and you get $20 off your new season of Scottish full adult membership (down from $185 to $165). You can sign up at our bright yellow tent at Kilbirnie Park or you email us at membership@scottishathletics.org.nz and pay Wellington Scottish Athletics 38-9005-0501833-00. Put your name and “RTB JOIN” in the reference. If you want a singlet too, add $39. This will be the biggest discount we offer this year so don’t miss out by waiting. Also: if you, as an existing member, sign up an adult friend who is new to the club or has not been a member for the last five years, we will give both you and your friend $15 off your membership fees. If you sign up two friends who are new to the club you get two lots of $15 off your membership fee. And so on. So, talk to your friends and colleagues who are running or walking Round the Bays this year. Tell them they could enjoy the same fun all year round at Scottish. If you get a friend to join make sure you email membership@scottishathletics.org.nz to let us know. Discounts Join a new friend -$15 per new friendRound the Bays discount for adult members -$20 Switch to new email system I have switched from TinyLetter to MailChimp to send out these weekly emails. Hopefully, those of you who want them still receive them and those who don’t won’t. You can unsubscribe at the link below if you choose. Or you can subscribe here:

Free Walking Solution- Hataitai to CBD

Sarah Free — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Would more people walk to work or school from the Eastern suburbs if they didn’t have to use the dark, crowded, loud and smelly Mt Victoria tunnel?Here’s the idea: can WCC and GWRC work together to give walkers a free trip from one side of the Hataitai bus tunnel to the other?Once the bus system is up and running with a bit of spare capacity, think what a boon that could be for walkers.

Proposal for an electric vehicle charging station on Marewa Road

Hataitai Community Website — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 08:55:35 GMT

Wellington City Council are consulting on adding an electric vehicle charging station on Marewa Road.

NZTA Community Briefing on Mt Victoria Tunnel upgrade

Hataitai Community Website — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT

If you are interested in learning more about what's going on in the Mt Vic tunnel, NZTA are holding a community briefing on 18 Aug 6pm-7pm at St Josephs Church Hall, Ellis St contact the Memorial Park Alliance for more info: info@memorialpark.co.nz

When Road Cycling is Illegal

Sustainable Wellington Transport — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Following my recent post on fixing cyclist infrastructure, I received a reply that questioned the rationale of pushing cyclists into pedestrian space: @sustwelltrans Lets make roads that work for all vehicles - Arras underpass should have bikes ok - leave #footpaths for #pedetrians — Ellen Blake (@Windynell) April 05, 2015 Since I didn’t know how or why cyclist restrictions happen, I emailed WCC to ask. Cyclists can use all roads except for motorways, lanes reserved for Buses Only, pedestrian malls, and some tunnels. Cyclists are banned from these places due to safety concerns which derive from conflicts very high volumes of other users who have been formally given exclusive priority. Cyclists may use all normal Bus Lanes, but not Bus Only lanes. Motorways in Wellington City area are: State Highway 1 from the Karo/Willis intersection to Ngauranga State Highway 1 from Johnsonville to Porirua Bus Only lanes are: Throndon Quay southbound centre lane into Lambton Interchange Lambton Quay from Bunny St to Whitmore St (Lambton Interchange site) Lambton Quay southbound from Brandon St to Featherston St Hunter St-Customhouse Quay-Willis St southbound from Featherston St to Manners St Manners St from Willis St to Cuba St both directions Pedestrian Malls are: Cuba St from Ghuznee St to Manners St Tunnels where cyclists are banned are: Arras Tunnel (State Highway 1) Mt Victoria Tunnel road lanes (State Highway 1) Hataitai Bus Tunnel. I’m sure that there are plenty of points that could be contested within that list, but I’ll only touch on a couple. For the road tunnels, the conditions of the road are identical to normal urban roads, with the exception of ventilation and lighting. It’s not clear how or why the Arras and Mt Victoria tunnels would create an actual safety risk beyond that of normal urban cycling. If there is some exceptional risk, wouldn’t it be better to educate the motorists that cause the risk? The decisions are the responsibility of the appropriate Road Controlling Authority. For all urban roads Wellington City Council is the RCA, for the entire state highway network it is the New Zealand Transport Agency. The timing of decisions result from safety and management reviews on an as required basis. Both tunnels are part of SH1 and fall under NZTA’s authority. I’ve just sent an OIA request for justification of the exclusion. They have until May 15 to respond.

Public meeting about Fast Forward Wellington - a choice beyond the traffic jam

Hataitai Community Website — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Fast Forward - Wellington “Our way for the Highway” will explain Fast Forward Wellington in detail and give Wellingtonians the chance to ask questions about the plan.

Minutes for Airport Extension meeting

Hataitai Community Website — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A public meeting was held regarding the proposed airport runway extension on 3rd July.

Safer Speeds Consultation in Hataitai

Hataitai Community Website — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Wellington City Council would like your views on its proposal to reduce the speed limit in the Hataitai shopping area and surrounding streets from 50km/h to 30km/h. This proposal to reduce vehicle speeds will make Hataitai's streets safer and more pleasant for all road users.

Other side of the Mountain

Eye of the Fish — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Following on from the previous post about the goings on around the Basin, we’re pleased to bring to you some of the plans for the other side of Mt Vic – the flip side of the coin, if you will.

Another Motorway Battle Looms

Auckland Trains — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Another motorway battle is looming in the Capital.And it’s close to the Greens’ heart. A plan to ram a motorway through Hataitai may affect among others, Greens co-leader Russel Norman as he lives in Hataitai. And it could be another big test for the Wellington’s Greens’ Mayor. The NZTA plans to duplicate the Mt Victoria Tunnel and put a four lane motorway through Hataitai which Norman says would be bad for everyone.

Residents Angry About Motorway Plan

Auckland Trains — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

An interesting community concern among residents in Wellington’s Hataitai that’s worth keeping an eye on as NZTA forces through a plan to spend $45m changing Ruahine Street and Wellington Road into a four-lane highway.

Hataitai Tunnel To Be Bus Only

Auckland Trains — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Should buses only be allowed to use Wellington’s Mt Vic bus tunnel, which runs between Pirie Street in Mt Victoria and Waitoa Road,Hataitai? It’s been a hotly debated issue – just like Auckland’s debate about when cars should be allowed to use Grafton Bridge.

Look mum, no poles! Wellington’s trolley buses now have batteries

Poneke — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The photo above is of Designline trolley bus 363 about to enter the Mt Victoria Tunnel en route to Miramar, Route 2. Of course, there are no trolley wires through the Mt Vic tunnel. Route 2 runs through the wired Hataitai bus-only tunnel.

Positive Meeting with Go Wellington

Mt Victoria Residents Association — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Good progress has been made with Go Wellington in an effort to resolve the issue of out-of-service buses using the Pirie Street bus tunnel.According to the Greater Wellington Council bylaw, only scheduled services that have been registered with the Council may use the tunnel. At a meeting convened by GWRC, Go Wellington acknowledged that there was an imperfect understanding of the rules by some drivers, and undertook to educate staff better.

The light at the end of the tunnel

The Wellingtonista — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Although we would hate you to think that we had an unnatural love for tunnels, we think it's only fair to warn you that new lights have been installed at either end of the Hataitai/Mt Vic tunnel that are so bright that you'll think you are outside in the sunshine already, even at night. It doesn't make people honk any less though.