Talk Wellington / August 2023
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Q: Is your city any good? A: Depends how green it is
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- “Why are you moving to That City?” “Well, a few reasons …but mostly it’s just greener than all the others we were considering” This is an interesting piece, arguing that cities are being increasingly defined by their sustainability and greenness. This was surprising as we’d only relaly thought of cities being “defined” fairly traditional definitions...
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Let’s be less rubbish about waste – have your say pronto!
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- This one almost got away on us: the Wellington Regional Waste Management and Minimisation Plan needs your shove – closing Friday 5pm! There’s a lot of good intention in there and it’s badly needed. We are a bit rubbish about waste in New Zealand, including Wellington region. At the Southern Landfill, which has probably the...
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Better trains for Te Upoko o te Ika? Tune in!
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- Wellington’s metropolitan (suburban) rail upgrade has been a long time coming, and a long time in the delivering. Tune in to a livestream Thursday 31st August to hear more. It’ll be a combined effort with Horizons Manawatū District Council as the outer parts of Te Upoko o te Ika are the focus of the talk:...
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Ebikes + community power = everyday magic
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- One of the many great local things to light up your pre-election world Every pre-election season it’s easy to feel a bit disempowered, as the Heavy Hitters make grand gestures about how they’ll change our country. It’s worth remembering that whatever the flavour of central government, the most meaningful and tangible changes come locally. Driven...
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e-scooters: don’t ban them by accident
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- A temporary exemption in official classifications means we get to have e-scooters in NZ. But that exemption’s expiring and there’s real “baby goes out with bathwater” risk, so pop in your 2c BY 5PM MONDAY 7th! If you want to do this real quick, scroll to …. you guessed, it, our friend the typing cat!...
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