https://wellington.gen.nz/the-wellingtonista+transport Items tagged with The Wellingtonista and Transport. https://wellingtonista.com/2025/04/23/ten-years-in-poneke-part-four-throwing-down-the-escooter-gauntlet/ Or, how far can you travel on a Flamingo before it dies on you? A Pōneke Easter Experiment. Do not try this at home. It’s not wholly dangerous, but it is a little foolhardy. Mostly it’s just time consuming and will make your legs ache. I’ve been scooting ever since I was a kid. I […] escooters electric-vehicles transport blogs featured Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonista.com/2025/04/23/ten-years-in-poneke-part-four-throwing-down-the-escooter-gauntlet/ The Wellingtonista 2025-04-22T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/2014/08/29/uber-duper/ Plenty of Wellingtonians are getting excited about the arrival of the rapidly-growing quasi-taxi service Uber. taxi transport blogs featured Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2014/08/29/uber-duper/ The Wellingtonista 2014-08-29T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/2012/10/22/bond-street-needs-us/ So I’ve been thinking about Bond Street for a while. Council is currently planning changes to the area. Submissions are open on Traffic Resolution TR70-12 (PDF). The rationale for the change is reasonably strong – 7 reported crashes at the intersection of Bond and Willis Streets since 2010. The basic proposal is also reasonable – closing the intersection and making the west section of Bond Street into a cul-de-sac. transport consultation blogs featured Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2012/10/22/bond-street-needs-us/ The Wellingtonista 2012-10-22T00:00:00Z -41.289352391479596 174.775921394831 Bond Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand http://wellingtonista.com/2012/03/12/wellington-bus-review/ This has been cross-posted to Sustainable Wellington Transport. bus-review transport blogs featured Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2012/03/12/wellington-bus-review/ The Wellingtonista 2012-03-11T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/2011/09/16/hands-around-the-basin-a-protest/ A guest post from Alex Braae The Basin Reserve is for many Wellingtonians a special place, and for many different reasons. basinreserve transport blogs featured Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2011/09/16/hands-around-the-basin-a-protest/ The Wellingtonista 2011-09-16T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellingtonista.com/2011/05/28/notional-significance-gorge/ [See all Notional Significance posts] The stretch of Hutt Rd from Kaiwarawhara to Ngauranga is a long, dry slog through an artificial valley. transport photography business blogs featured Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2011/05/28/notional-significance-gorge/ The Wellingtonista 2011-05-28T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/2011/04/19/how-we-could-actually-improve-our-roads/ If you’ve ever driven from Newtown to Kilbirnie, you’ll know how godawful the intersection with State Highway One is. kilbirnie newtown transport places blogs featured Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2011/04/19/how-we-could-actually-improve-our-roads/ The Wellingtonista 2011-04-19T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand http://wellingtonista.com/2011/03/08/notional-significance-flyer/ Before reaching the starting point of the journey, I need to take a preliminary journey, from something resembling the heart of the city to the start of the highway: the airport. airport transport blogs featured Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2011/03/08/notional-significance-flyer/ The Wellingtonista 2011-03-08T00:00:00Z -41.32691975 174.8077029634527 Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand http://wellingtonista.com/2010/11/28/wellingtons-new-route/ It’s been a long time coming, but finally the buses are running through the thoroughfare formerly known as Manners Mall. manners-mall-bus-lane bus-lanes transport blogs featured Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2010/11/28/wellingtons-new-route/ The Wellingtonista 2010-11-28T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/minding-your-manners There was a bit of a ruckus on Victoria Street yesterday, when anti-Manners Street, pro-Manners Mall protester Benjamin Easton started smashing up the road with a sledgehammer. manners-mall-bus-lane bus-lanes transport blogs featured Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/minding-your-manners The Wellingtonista 2010-06-23T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/predictive-bussing We've long dreamed of being able to time our morning cornflakes to the actual arrival time of our bus, rather than having to wait 20 minutes outside a jammed bus shelter during a howling southerly storm. transport blogs featured Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/predictive-bussing The Wellingtonista 2010-04-21T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/please-dont-forget-to-tag-off-finally-tags-off You know when you tag on with a Snapper and the voice goes "PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO TAG OFF"? Well, duh. Snapper have realised that these voice alerts are kind of annoying and/or unnecessary; and that we as public transport users have learned how the magical fish box works, so they're updating the Snapper sounds. Here's a handy table of the changes: snapper transport blogs featured Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/please-dont-forget-to-tag-off-finally-tags-off The Wellingtonista 2010-04-07T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/first-class-citizens-at-last If you're a pedestrian, sometimes it seems as though you're the last to be considered. Other modes of transport get all the big bucks while we get to stumble along on our own, catching our heels on the cobblestones and dodging the seemingly interminable earthworks. So it's nice to see that there's a dedicated Cycling and Walking journey planner from the Greater Wellington Regional Council transport cycling sport blogs featured Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/first-class-citizens-at-last The Wellingtonista 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/the-smartest-snapper Voted by you the public as winner in the smarten your snapper competition is wave by Yana from Chromatophobic. art snapper transport blogs featured Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/the-smartest-snapper The Wellingtonista 2009-10-22T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/day-tripper Sometimes it takes the eyes of a visitor to shed a new light on the ordinary. art transport photography business blogs featured Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/day-tripper The Wellingtonista 2009-09-24T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/smarten-your-snapper-voting-starts finally here they are. the top 15 finalists in the Smarten your snapper Competition as chosen by our panel of delightful judges, and you can now vote for the ultimate winner   read more snapper art transport blogs featured Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/smarten-your-snapper-voting-starts The Wellingtonista 2009-09-14T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/classy-family-dining What to do when one's parents come to town and want to take you out to dinner? We usually quiz our fellow Wellingtonistæ around the office watercooler: there's always an opinion or three on a subject like this. restaurantsbars reviews fares transport blogs featured Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/classy-family-dining The Wellingtonista 2009-09-02T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/smarten-yer-snapper Craft 2.0 are running the Smarten Your Snapper competition. All you need to do is make some sort of nifty cover, holder, or cosy for your Snapper card (or Snapper USB) and enter it into the competition for a chance to win a new Snapper card pre-loaded with $100. In addition, you'll win a table at the next Craft2.0 at the Dowse, giving you a place to market your creation. snapper art transport blogs featured Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/smarten-yer-snapper The Wellingtonista 2009-08-02T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/old-dogs-and-new-tricks Wellington's "ol' faithful" taxi-cab company Combined (or Wellington Combined Taxis to give them their full title) have gone through a bit of a transformation in the last 12 months or so. taxi transport blogs featured Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/old-dogs-and-new-tricks The Wellingtonista 2009-07-29T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/something-to-mull-over Having observed a steaming hot urn of it at the Southern Cross on Saturday night, surrounded by blankets and hot water bottles, we want to know: where can one get the best mulled wine in Wellington, how much will we have to pay for it, and approximately what alcoholic percentage will it be?  Do our work for us in the comments section. Thanks! fares transport blogs featured Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/something-to-mull-over The Wellingtonista 2009-07-07T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/the-wellingtonista-visits-snapper Some of us at the Wellingtonista are rather fond of the old Snapper card. We worked through its teething troubles and are now happily tagging on and off as we bus about the city. So when Miki Szikszai, CEO of Snapper, asked us if we'd like to visit Snapper HQ and learn a bit about what's new in the world of the magical talking fish box, we (well, Alan and I) jumped at the chance. snapper transport blogs featured Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/the-wellingtonista-visits-snapper The Wellingtonista 2009-06-22T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/snapper-re-visited It's been a long time since we've mentioned Snapper in these pages. In the meantime it's become so much of an everyday part of life in Wellington now that it hardly seems worth mentioning anymore. Or is it? Recently we got an email from Snapper asking us if we'd like to come and see what they're up to. It seems they've had a few other things on the go as well as the recent Valley Flyer conversion snapper fares transport blogs featured Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/snapper-re-visited The Wellingtonista 2009-06-17T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/cold-train Wellington's Tranz Metro trains have lately been known for certain carriages with broken heating. It's horrible enough being (relatively) young and only faced with a 30-minute chilly commute. I wouldn't want to be a Paraparam gran making the hour-long trip to Wellington in an unheated carriage. But it seems that while the carriages are slowly being fixed, Trans Metro are also paying attention to, trains transport blogs featured Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/cold-train The Wellingtonista 2009-06-05T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/intersection-of-impending-death So, the John St/Riddiford St/Adelaide Rd intersection has undergone a bit of a lights phasing tweak. It took this particular Wellingtonista by surprise when, last week, I confidently started to cross John St as the lights turned to red, only to discover that instead of my little green man, I was now the target for traffic coming down from Adelaide Rd. newtown transport places blogs featured Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/intersection-of-impending-death The Wellingtonista 2009-05-14T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand http://wellingtonista.com/go-bus-wants-no-big-guts I could scarcely believe my eyes when I saw this today, down by the Cenotaph: Could it be true? Can't quite read it?  No worries, there's a zoomed-in version after the jump... read more transport blogs featured Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/go-bus-wants-no-big-guts The Wellingtonista 2009-03-12T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/walk-the-line You don't have to be a trainspotter or J-line commuter to be interested in the redevelopment of the Johnsonville Line (though it undoubtedly helps). In any case, you shouldn't miss your one and only opportunity tomorrow to walk the tracks between Crofton Downs station and the Wadestown crossing loop. Highlights include spectacular views of the gorge and a couple of spooky tunnels to explore. events johnsonville trains wadestown places transport blogs featured Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/walk-the-line The Wellingtonista 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z -41.2647151 174.7790775 Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand http://wellingtonista.com/the-greens-recyclers-extraordinaire This particular Wellingtonista was just down at a protest taking place at the Greater Wellington Regional Council offices. Of course, the GWRC transport plans (PDF) are well worth protesting about: more roads, no light rail? Despite the hundreds (and the great majority) of submissions asking for the opposite? conservation transport light-rail recycling trains blogs featured Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/the-greens-recyclers-extraordinaire The Wellingtonista 2008-10-30T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/greens-launch-wellington-transport-plan The Greens have just launched their new Wellington Transport Plan, complete with Green MP Sue Kedgley as their Wellington Transport Spokesperson. Wellington has a pretty kick-arse public transport system as it is, with a well used network of buses, trolley buses, trains and the good ol' cable car. transport blogs featured Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/greens-launch-wellington-transport-plan The Wellingtonista 2008-10-22T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/snapped-wha It's been a couple weeks since we last checked in on Snapper. The Snapper rollout has continued apace, and some of us haven't used our old ten-trips for two whole weeks! (Well, we were excited about this, anyway.) More and more people are boarding buses armed with the cards; and more and more buses (and their drivers) are ready to take them. And in the meantime we've learnt many things. snapper fares transport blogs featured Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/snapped-wha The Wellingtonista 2008-08-09T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/snapped-toru Today, reader DaveK let us know that Snapper cards have finally gone on sale at a couple of retailers in town, at least. They're also available, along with the card readers that allow WinIE types to do refills at home, from the Snapper website. snapper transport blogs featured Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/snapped-toru The Wellingtonista 2008-07-22T00:00:00Z