Transport / May 2022
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Ferry terminal redevelopment
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- While this is outside of our area, our members may become aware of work happening at the ferry terminal site in future nights. As part of the ferry terminal redevelopment work, project engineers will be checking for underground services (pipes … Continue reading →
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Kaiwharawhara Point, Kaiwharawhara, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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On the buses
- Eye of the Fish
- I hesitate to even bother to post this, as the topic seems so small and the problem is so easily solved, but apparently the Busdriver’s Tramways Union has been “in discussions” for over 18 months on this topic, and they still don’t have an answer. Jesus wept. The incompetence of people in charge! It is all very solvable, for the price of less than $20. Present situation – with intolerably reflective white surfaces inside The problem, dear reader, is that the new buses, apparently only the electrically powered new buses, are “dangerous” at night as there are too many reflections, caused by bright lights inside the new buses, and the driver cannot safely see the road.
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Budget absence of new trains surprises and disappoints regional councils
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- The Budget’s failure to contribute funding for a fleet of hybrid electric trains in the lower North Island has surprised and disappointed Greater Wellington and Horizons regional councils. The trains, which are battery powered on non-electric track, were proposed by the councils in a business case paid for by Waka Kotahi. Greater Wellington chair Daran Ponter and Horizons chair Rachel Keedwell said the government’s decision was, “Like the lights being turned off”. "It’s especially disappointing for commuters and surprising for our councils. But we’re not giving up,” Cr Ponter said. “When enacted, our business case will significantly reduce transport emissions while providing for population growth and the replacement of aged rolling stock.” Supported by Manawatū-Whanganui’s seven mayors, as well as the eight mayors of the Wellington region, the business case recommends a $762 million dollar investment in a fleet of 22 four-car, tri-mode trains, and associated infrastructure.
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Criterion Lane/Fergusson Drive Carpark
- Upper Hutt City Council
- A new sealed carpark is being constructed in the green space opposite Civic Centre and Whirinaki Whare Taonga, next to the VTNZ building.
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Criterion Lane at Wilson Street, Criterion Service Lane, Upper Hutt Central, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Interislander Ferry Terminal Investigation Work
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- There will be some in-ground investigation work happening at the Interislander ferry terminal at Kaiwharawhara Wellington beginning in the week of the 16thof May. It is estimated that this work will take around three weeks to complete. It may be completed in two tranches – two weeks’ of work, with a week’s break, then another […]
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Kaiwharawhara Point, Kaiwharawhara, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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On-demand public transport launched in Wellington
- Metlink
- On-demand public transport was launched in Wellington for the first time today, as part of a 12-month Metlink trial in the suburb of Tawa. Using a mobile phone app designed by Via, people in Tawa can order rides from buses operating without set routes between flexible pick-up and drop-off locations, or ‘virtual stops’.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Greater Wellington supports government action on public transport industry and decarbonisation
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington has thrown its support behind a range of Government announcements today to make public transport more attractive and help reach decarbonisation goals. In a pre-budget announcement today, the Government pledged $350 million to fund Transport Choices which commits to making public transport more accessible and easier to use, as well as $61 million to support a sustainable, skilled workforce of bus drivers, and a further $40 million over four years to accelerate the decarbonisation of the public transport bus fleets ahead of the Government’s decarbonisation target by 2035.
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Wellington Airport withdraws Cobham Drive court action
- 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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Guardians support councillors’ move to oppose airport expansion
- Guardians of the Bays
- Guardians of the Bays are supportive of the initiative by five City Councillors for the council to publicly oppose the expansion of Wellington Airport. City Councillors will vote on Thursday on whether to issue this statement. If passed, it will send a clear message to the Airport that Wellington, through the voices of its City Council, is […]
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Innovative bus boarding platforms taking shape soon
- Wellington City Council
- The first of several new bus boarding platforms made from recycled plastic will be put together on Riddiford Street over coming days, like a giant 1000-piece jigsaw in its nationwide debut.
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Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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50th Anniversary Excursions Announced
- Stream Incorporated
- To celebrate our 50 years of heritage rail we are offering members, past members and the public to join us for a day trip from Wellington to Woodville and return. We are using all our locomotives and carriages and offering four options for the day. Ja 1271 & Ab 608 will be at the head of the 'Coastal Steam' , and our pair of Da's, 1410 & 1431 will head up the Wairarapa with the 'Bush Rambler'. An excursion like this has NEVER happened before!
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🟠 Flying at WAC during Covid-19 — Orange
- Wellington Aero Club
- To continue our duty of care in flight operations and all activities run by the Wellington Aero Club, we are observing the Covid-19 ‘traffic light’ system as developed by the New Zealand Government and as outlined by the CAA.
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Bold designs mooted for upgraded Naenae Subway
- Metlink
- Greater Wellington is urging the Naenae community to provide feedback on its proposals to re-develop the Naenae subway areas to provide a safer, brighter, more efficient and culturally richer environment for travellers and commuters. The plans are a result of Greater Wellington working in partnership with the Naenae community, Hutt City Council and mana whenua to identify what the community wanted from the re-development.
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Naenae Station subway, Naenae Shopping Centre, Avalon, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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