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Dunne: new trains need to be matched by new attitude
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- UnitedFuture leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne today said he was appalled by Tranz Metro’s “cavalier disregard” for Wellington’s 15,000 daily train commuters. Speaking after passengers were told by Tranz Metro that it would get them from A to B, but with no guarantees on the timeframe, Mr Dunne said the subsidiary of State-owned KiwiRail “needs to wake its ideas up”.
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Dunne queries lack of progress on Jville shopping centre redevelopment
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- Ohariu MP Peter Dunne is asking questions about when the Johnsonville Shopping Centre is to be redeveloped. He says that although resource consents were granted to the DNZ Property Group for the redevelopment and the Wellington City Council for associated road network improvements in September last year, there is still uncertainty as to when the work will begin.
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Dunne: Wellington governance review cant be navel-gazing
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- UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne today welcomed the Wellington City Council’s review of the how the region is governed, but cautioned against it being “yet another process to delay the inevitable”.
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Dunne: Transmission Gully great Christmas present for Wellington
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- UnitedFuture leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne is hailing the decision to proceed with Transmission Gully as a great Christmas present for Wellington. The long-time Transmission Gully campaigner says that while he never really doubted it would get the go-ahead – “It’s always been the only real viable option” – he is relieved the decision has been confirmed.
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Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Dunne calls on City Council to defer Johnsonville change by 12 months
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- UnitedFuture leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne is calling on the Wellington City Council to defer consideration of its controversial district plan change for central Johnsonville for 12 months. Submissions on the proposal which would allow medium density housing of up to three stories in central Johnsonville, and could, according to Council admissions increase the suburb’s current population by a third, close this Friday, 27 November.
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Wellington City Council plans would make Johnsonville a ghetto
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- Ohariu MP Peter Dunne says a proposed Wellington City Council plan change being rushed through could turn central Johnsonville into a ghetto, and destroy the suburb’s village image forever.
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Transmission Gully should be top of the list
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- UnitedFuture Leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne has challenged Labour and National to start ‘walking the talk’ over major infrastructure projects by committing the necessary additional funding for Transmission Gully.
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Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Dunne welcomes Johnsonville Mall go-ahead
- Peter Dunn - MP for Ohariu
- UnitedFuture leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne has welcomed the planning approval for the redevelopment of the Johnsonville Mall. “At last! This project needs to go ahead,” he said, after the Wellington City Council’s independent commissioners’ decision.
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Dunne: Auckland supercity makes it inevitable for Wellington – 25 June 2009
- Peter Dunn - MP for Ohariu
- UnitedFuture leader and Ohariu MP, Peter Dunne, says the establishment of an Auckland supercity makes it inevitable and necessary that Wellington would go down a similar path. Addressing the Wellington Federation of Progressive Associations annual meeting this evening, Mr Dunne said years of regional infighting and a lack of cohesion meant Auckland had consistently failed to pull its weight.
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Dunne calls public meeting on Wellington Civil Defence woes
- Peter Dunn - MP for Ohariu
- UnitedFuture leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne has called a public meeting for this Saturday to get to the bottom of Wellington’s Civil Defence woes. “We really need Wellington City Council to front up and talk to the people about the current and future state of Wellington’s civil defence preparedness,” Mr Dunne said.
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Cabinet decision paves way for Wellington 'supercity'
- Peter Dunn - MP for Ohariu
- Cabinet’s decision today to implement a streamlined version of the recommendations of the Royal Commission’s report into Auckland’s ‘supercity’ concept is a blueprint for Wellington, said UnitedFuture leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne.
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New school for Churton Park reward for years of hard work
- Peter Dunn - MP for Ohariu
- Ohariu MP and UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne today welcomed the announcement that a new primary school will be built in Churton Park, saying it was the culmination of years of community effort and commitment.
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Johnsonville Line upgrade secures future for 30 to 40 years
- Peter Dunn - MP for Ohariu
- Ohariu MP and UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne today welcomed the reopening over the weekend of the upgraded Johnsonville rail line, saying the area’s commuters would reap the rewards of a better rail service for at least 30 to 40 years.
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Dunne rapt with Johnsonville Line upgrade progress
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- Ohariu MP and UnitedFuture Leader Peter Dunne inspected progress on the $11 million Johnsonville Line rail upgrade on Wednesday, saying it was an impressive job and every sleeper and piece of track laid down was cementing the line’s future.
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Transmission Gully the Only Option: Coastal highway option dead in the water
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- The fact that houses have been built in the path of a potential coastal highway into Wellington just further reinforces Transmission Gully as the only logical option, United Future leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne said today.
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Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Dunne opens new hospital facilities at Presbyterian Support’s Longview Home in Tawa
- Peter Dunn - MP for Ohariu
- UnitedFuture leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne opened new hospital facilities at Presbyterian Support’s Longview Home in Tawa this afternoon.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Labour/Greens = No Transmission Gully
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- Ohariu-Belmont MP Peter Dunne says today's announcement by the Prime Minister that Labour is prepared to start spending up big on Wellington's rail network seems to be official confirmation that the Greens have taken over Labour's transport policy.
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Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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