Shovel-ready – the misleading catchcry of 2020
On Monday this week, New Zealand’s capital city ground to a grid-locked halt for five hours because of a small slip on State Highway 2. This shows us a number of things to be concerned about. The city predicted to be hit by a big earthquake any day now has no transport resilience; the management … Read More
Know what you are voting for
It seems every time you tune into social media you get hit with the New Zealand Drug Foundation’s ‘Vote Yes’ campaign to legalise recreational cannabis. The Drug Foundation wants people to vote yes in the upcoming election referendum. A yes vote will allow the Cannabis Legislation and Control Bill to progress through normal processes into … Read More
Freight dismissed in Wellington’s road plans
Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) is a misnomer for road freight transport and the purpose of the capital city’s airport and sea port connections to the rest of the world are seemingly irrelevant in its plans. The anti-road, anti-fossil fuel ideologues have taken over and the project could be seen as getting Wellington moving for … Read More
