Talk Wellington / July 2019
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The Big Kahuna: Reforming the Resource Management Act
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- It’s now another government’s turn to have a crack at reforming the RMA.
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Just unbussable? Bus networks and Porirua
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- Train patronage is rising, but Porirua is driving more and more.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Vision Zero: what’s that?
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- Government’s announced the new road safety strategy and it’s open for consultation.
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The status quo is a choice, too
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- As Wellington (and other Ao-NZ) towns start to realise the importance of living in better density, the forces of “No!” are gathering.
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Does free public transport make a difference?
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- As politicians gear up for election promises, here’s one to listen for.
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Rethinking Safety
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- As NZ grapples with our attitudes to our objectively terrible road death rate (not to mention e-scooters, kids’ cycling, high-vis, speed limits etc), we must ask: what’s real, and what’s in our heads – what myths have we come to believe? This article answers those questions, shedding an unflinching light on ourselves.
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EVENT: Rebuilding the kainga – community and connection
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- Māori are disproportionately affected by New Zealand’s housing crisis.
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Design thinking for libraries
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- Wellingtonian Ralph Johns imagines Wellington City’s new library Since the Wellington City Library was suddenly closed a couple of months ago there has been a strong feeling that something is missing; more than just books, magazines and reissued vinyl.
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Getting denser better: NIMBYism and developers (dispatch from San Diego)
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- Worldwide, unreasonable neighbour resistance (“Not In My Backyard”) is one of the greatest hurdles to the land-use intensification that modern cities need to be sustainable, accessible, and liveable.
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Better places to live: community and housing
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- Ao-NZ’s munted housing market is stimulating lots of innovation and entrepreneurism, and the responses to different initiatives are revealing our preferences and prejudices.
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Dear Wellington, we need to talk about driving
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- Surprise? Household emissions have risen, risen, and we can point the finger at how much we drive.
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