Transport / June 2022
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Metlink's new Airport Express ready to fly
- Metlink
- Metlink’s Airport Express will take flight for the first time tomorrow, restoring a much-needed bus service to the Wellington region. Ten new purpose-built, fully electric buses make up the Airport Express fleet, which will run between Wellington Railway Station and Wellington International Airport approximately every 10-20 minutes, seven days a week.
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Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Transdev helps Wellington take flight
- Transdev in Wellington
- The Metlink Airport Express will have ten new purpose-built, fully electric buses running for customers between the Wellington Railway Station and airport approximately every 10-20 minutes. This premium service is provided by Metlink and operated by our partner Mana Newlands Coaches by Transdev. The Airport Express is an integral part of the Metlink network, connecting the airport with the wider Wellington Region.
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Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington Airport welcomes step forward on transport improvements
- Wellington International Airport
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Wellington International Airport, Stewart Duff Drive, Strathmore Park, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Cycleways to Ngaio
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- You may be aware25 of Paneke Pōneke – the bike network plan for Wellington. The plan guides the development of our cycle network and explains the approach, strategic rationale and how Wellington City Council will work with the community to … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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LGWM Decision at last
- Eye of the Fish
- Transport Minister Michael Wood blindsided Wellington this morning, with an announcement – and a definite decision – that Wellington is going to get Light Rail...
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Government announces preferred option for Wellington’s Mass Rapid Transport future
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington welcomed an announcement by Transport Minister Michael Wood and Infrastructure Minister Grant Robertson this morning which outlined the Government’s preferred Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) option for the Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) programme. The preferred option, known as option 1, focuses on south coast light rail and a new public transport tunnel – helping move the most people possible to and from Island Bay and surrounding suburbs, beautifying the Basin Reserve, supporting the most housing and urban development of all the options, and making city streets better for everyone
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington backs public transport campaign
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has joined dozens of organisations, becoming the first university to join the Aotearoa Collective for Public Transport Equity to support the Free Fares campaign.
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Do You Have a First-Generation Snapper Card?
- Snapper card
- Kia ora, Snapper users.
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Notes from the June Meeting
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The monthly meeting was on June 20th at the City Mission/St Thomas’s Community Lounge. Mass Rapid Transit through Newtown The main topic was a presentation from Daran Ponter, Chair of the Greater Wellington Regional Council, on Let’s Get Wellington Moving, and in particular on the potential impact of Mass Rapid Transit through Newtown. All four LGWM … Continue reading Notes from the June Meeting →
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The continuing campaign for a safe crossing of Poplar Avenue
- Low Carbon Kapiti
- By Sahra Kress It is no secret that nearly everyone who lives in Raumati South has come to see this missing crossing for a main cycle path as a scandal over many years. Poplar Avenue funnels traffic off a motorway, past a school, and around a blind corner with an adjoining main road, and walkers […]
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Poplar Avenue, Raumati South, Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, 5032, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Guardians reach settlement with Wellington Airport
- Guardians of the Bays
- Guardians of the Bays is pleased to report that it has achieved a settlement of its appeal against Wellington International Airport Ltd. The appeal was about the Airport’s designations for airport activities on the current site and over the current section of the golf course owned by WIAL. The settlement includes improvements to the designation […]
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Speed limit reduced to future-proof Raiha St
- Porirua City Council
- The busy road will reduce from 70 km/h to 50 km/h.
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Raiha Street, Elsdon, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington Airport reaches pre-Covid levels, staff shortages the next challenge
- Wellington International Airport
- Wellington Airport has had its busiest day since March 2020, with more than 18,000 passengers through the terminal on Friday 3rd of June. The airport has also had 100,000 passengers through the terminal over the last seven days for the first time since July last year.
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Wellington International Airport, Stewart Duff Drive, Strathmore Park, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Celebrating National Volunteer Week 2022
- Wellington International Airport
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Wellington International Airport, Stewart Duff Drive, Strathmore Park, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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LGWM’s MRT Option Costs look very suspect
- Wellington Commuter
- LGWM was made to release their Mass Rapid Transit Option Capital Cost Breakdown This reveals some very questionable cost estimates in these options Of special concern is the apparent cost inflation of the Bus Rapid Transit Option Very quietly, Let’s Get Wellington Moving releases the MRT Option Capital Costs On the 6th of June 2022, Lets Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) released the high level Capital Cost breakdown for the four options in its Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Project.… Read more ...
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Metlink: Future Fares Review
- Greater Wellington Regional Council Have Your Say
- We're seeking your views on the future direction of Metlink fares. Please share your feedback by 5pm Friday 15 July 2022. This feedback will be used to improve, and enhance the way we structure and charge fares for the services we provide.
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Greater Wellington calls for community views on public transport fares
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Public consultation on the Future Fares Review is open and Greater Wellington wants the community’s views on changes to our region’s public transport fares. Greater Wellington’s Transport Committee Chair Roger Blakeley says, “one of our strategic priorities outlined in the Regional Public Transport Plan 2021 is to increase mode shift. The new fare types and potential zoning changes have real potential to encourage people out of their cars and onto public transport.”
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Metlink to roll out discounts for community services card holders in September
- Metlink
- ollowing a Greater Wellington Regional Council meeting today, Metlink has been given the go ahead to implement the Government’s Community Connect Scheme which will see discounted fares for Community Services Card (CSC) holders in place from 1 September. The Community Connect Scheme was announced by the Government during the Budget in May. Councillor Roger Blakeley, chair of Greater Wellington’s Transport Committee and a strong supporter of the Community Connect Scheme at the Council meeting, said it was fantastic to see the Government actively support community members most in need across the region.
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Ain't no party like a car-truck party
- Island Bay Healthy Streets
- A classic tale of how car dependency multiplied by status quo bias leads to crappy city-makingA group of six Wellington businesses who are taking Wellington City Council to court over plans for a temporary cycleway from Newtown to the CBD have won an injunction to stop the work until the judicial review can be heard in September.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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World of WearableArt lands at Wellington Airport
- Wellington International Airport
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Wellington International Airport, Stewart Duff Drive, Strathmore Park, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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