A couple of weeks ago, Wellington City Council decided that Wellington should aspire to become carbon neutral. Since then,a council-controlled organisation has started promoting cheap weekend parking; andthe Regional Council plans to increase bus and train fares by 10%.
Well, that was one hell of a party. There was even a bit of politics after all, after it was announced that Falun Dafa had been banned from the parade, and in the end they turned up anyway. There were even some rare and wondrous apparitions during the parade: actual buses!
A few weeks back, there was an article in the Dominion Post entitled "Commuters return to cars". The trouble was, since it only showed relative figures ("Peak-time passenger growth soared 11.6 per cent in mid-year as fuel prices peaked. This had slowed to about 9 per cent by September."), it was hard to tell whether passenger transport numbers were actually falling, or just growing more slowly.
Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. Te Papa Press, Thursday 22 May: Groundwork: The Art and Writing of Emily Cumming Harris By Michele […]
Round 7 teamlists below for Round 7, 17 May 2025. Line-ups as received as at 12.30pm Friday – check local guides for matchday changes. Wainuiomata and Ories to be advised. WELLINGTON ( ) PAREMATA-PLIMMERTON ( ) Scorers added after the game Scorers added after the game Wellington Line-up: 1. Perry Laumalili, 2. To’e Lokeni, 3....
Reports of anti-social behaviour towards Wellington City Council frontline staff have increased by 323 percent in the past five years, rising from around 400 reports per year pre-COVID to almost 1000 annually.
