Transport / July 2009
August 2009 | June 2009-
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Old dogs and new tricks
- The Wellingtonista
- 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.
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Use 'em or lose 'em
- The Wellingtonista
- According to a story in the Dom Post today, a Greater Wellington regional council report up for debate this week suggests closing the least-used stations in the region (Muri and Kenepuru stations on the Paraparaumu line).
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Muri Station, Wellington
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Evening trains replaced by buses on all lines - Sundays to Thursdays
- Tranz Metro
- To allow for development work to be carried out on the network prior to the arrival of the new Matangi units in 2010, a number of evening services will be replaced by buses over coming weeks. Buses will replace the following evening services from Sunday 26 July to Thursday 30 July.
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Epuni Station Closed Until Mid October
- Tranz Metro
- Due to development work on the platform Epuni Station will be closed from 15 August until mid October 2009. During this time, please use either Waterloo or Naenae Station instead.
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Snapper welcomes open market approach to Integrated Ticketing for New Zealand
- Snapper card
- Snapper has welcomed the announcement by NZTA of a national policy for integrated ticketing and fares in New Zealand. NZTA announced today that it is taking a nationwide approach to integrated ticketing in New Zealand, based on open standards and allowing multiple smart card operators to work with public transport system operators directly.
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Go Wellington gets three more old diesel bangers for the trolley routes
- Poneke
- Further evidence of the desire of all concerned to marginalise Wellington’s trolley buses is hardly needed, but wait, there is still more.
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Reduced Speed Limits - Have your Say
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- Wellington City Council would like your views on proposed changes to the city's Speed Limits Bylaw - For example - 30kph in Kilbirnie Shops.The deadline for submissons is: 5.00pm Friday 7 August 2009.
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Councillors comment on Proposed 30kph Speed Limit
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- 2The Dompost outlined the Council consideration for proposed 30kph speed limits in suburban centres. While this is still in the planning stages, I have queried our councillors thoughts on this matter. asking the following questions:
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Snapper at Bus and Coach Association in Auckland this week
- Snapper card
- We are excited about exhibiting at the Bus and Coach Association at Ellerslie. It's a great opportunity for us to meet with the NZ bus industry and tell them the Snapper story which is still not a year old.
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Twitter Tweasure Hunt Fun
- Snapper card
- That was an exciting week! Every day we’ve been hiding Snapper USBs around Wellington and tweeting their whereabouts with clues such as “Kirk’s on the Quay is where you’re headed at last, where the Secret Snapper’s hiding behind glass. If you know what to look for, it’s not really that hard, head for the section for stationery and cards.”
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Wellington Train Service Shut Down In Rush-hour
- Auckland Trains
- So we thought we had it bad with old diesel trains and a totally inadequate signal system.
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Police Investigating Go Wellington Complaints
- Wellington District Police
- Police confirm they are aware of the incidents of theft of Go Wellington bus fares. The complaints are being investigated but no comment will be made about their progress.
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Something to mull over
- The Wellingtonista
- 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!
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Civic Trust holding a public discussion about the Basin Reserve on Saturday 8 August
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The Wellington Civic Trust has a long history of convening public discussions about the future of our city, and on Saturday 8 August they'll be hosting a forum on the Basin Reserve precinct.
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Twitter Tweasure Hunt
- Snapper card
- Are you following us on Twitter? If you are, then keep your eyes peeled this week for our “Secret Snapper”. We’ll be discretely hiding Snapper USBs around Wellington and posting a clue each day on Twitter.
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