Transport / September 2016
October 2016 | August 2016-
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Outsmarting the weather
- Wellington Aero Club
- Rochelle Fleming, instructor and forecaster joined us on Wednesday night to share some of her knowledge of weather and flying out of Wellington. Rochelle is moving to Taranaki with her family, after being involved with the Club for about 15 years. We wish you all the best Rochelle!...
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Cab work continues for steam loco Wb 299
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
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Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust, Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Re-blog surfbreak protection society: “dude, where’s my surf break?”
- Guardians of the Bays
- By Michael Gunson WIAL’s grand plan for Lyall Bay’s surf breaks: The Surf break Protection Society (SPS) would like to think that its submission opposing Wellington International Airport Limited (WIAL)’s airport extension and artificial swell focus reef is the cause of the airport company’s decision to suspend and revise its consent application.
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Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington Mayoral Candidates State Their Views On The Basin Reserve
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The Survey Save the Basin asked Regional Council, Wellington City Council and Wellington Mayoral candidates three questions about the future of the Basin Reserve, whether they support a Basin Reserve flyover, and how they think Wellington should deal with the additional traffic forecast to enter the city from the north due to the Government’s motorway projects.
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RE-BLOG CROAKING CASSANDRA: Subsidy City… Wellington Airport
- Guardians of the Bays
- By Michael Reddell Link At about 3pm, the first Singapore Airlines flight to Wellington, via Canberra of all places, lands at Wellington Airport.
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Wellington City Council Candidates State Their Views On The Basin Reserve
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Save the Basin has asked Regional Council, Wellington City Council and Wellington Mayoral candidates three questions about the future of the Basin Reserve, whether they support a Basin Reserve flyover, and how they think Wellington should deal with the additional traffic forecast to enter the city from the north due to the Government’s motorway projects.
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Wellington Regional Council Candidates State Their Views On The Basin Reserve
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Save the Basin has asked Regional Council, Wellington City Council and Wellington Mayoral candidates three questions about the future of the Basin Reserve, whether they support a Basin Reserve flyover, and how they think Wellington should deal with the additional traffic forecast to enter the city from the north due to the Government’s motorway projects.
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Aero Club Competitions
- Wellington Aero Club
- Good afternoon members, I thought I would write a short spiel to help demystify what Aero Club competitions are all about, as well as educate myself as I have never been involved in them either.
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MEDIA RELEASE GotB: WIAL’S SUSPENSION OF RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATION A WIN FOR WELLINGTON RATEPAYERS
- Guardians of the Bays
- September 9, 2016 Wellington International Airport’s decision today to request suspension of its application for resource consent for the runway extension is a big win for the people of Wellington, says resident and ratepayer group Guardians of the Bays.
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Nick Leggett Still Supports A Basin Reserve Flyover, Justin Lester Opposed, Jo Coughlan Says Zero Chance Of A Flyover
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- At last night’s Wellington Scoop Mayoral Candidates forum, I asked each candidate, given that we didn’t yet know what options would emerge from the Let’s Get Welly Moving process, whether they would pledge not to support or vote for a flyover at or near the Basin Reserve.
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Grant received for locomotive overhaul work.
- Silver Stream Railway
- We just received word of a very generous grant from The Lion Foundation towards the purchase of materials towards the return to service of PWD512 our C class saddle tank loco.
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Grant received for locomotive overhaul work.
- Silver Stream Railway
- We just received word of a very generous grant from The Lion Foundation towards the purchase of materials towards the return to service of PWD512 our C class saddle tank…
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President's Patter
- Wellington Aero Club
- Spring is here, and while the daffodils have come to the party, it seems the weather hasn't! It's no surprise really as spring is notorious for its changeable weather.
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Longer runway not priority for city businesses – council survey
- Guardians of the Bays
- Original article Wellington’s parking and transport are bigger challenges to Wellington businesses than lack of international capacity via Wellington International Airport, according to the Wellington City Council’s 2016 Survey of Wellington Businesses.
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So Many Candidates’ Meetings – So Many Questions They Need To Answer
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- It’s local body election time, and the candidates are subjecting themselves to a punishing schedule of meetings.
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Your Chance To Quiz Council and Mayoral Candidates On The Runway Extension
- Guardians of the Bays
- Do you want to know what Wellington Mayoral and Council candidates think about the proposed Wellington Airport runway extension? Or do you want the chance to challenge candidates you disagree with? Download our PDF list of candidates’ meetings to find out where and when you can meet candidates in your area.
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