This would be amazing for anyone heading out to the bays or Wellington Airport, no intersections or lights to worry about, and it would make life so much easier for the CBD as well, not having so much through traffic in the CBD.
This is being explored as an alternative to a second Terrace and Mt Vic tunnels, and sounds like just an idea for now.
We desperately need to improve access to that area though, getting out to Miramar, Seatoun and Titahi Bay is a nightmare at times, including on weekends.
And public transport can only do so much, it’s not an option for everyone.
I mean, we’ve got no shortage of tunnels in Wellington, many of which have been around for over a hundred years, and withstood many earthquakes already. Building a quake resilient tunnel can definitely be done.
A Māori mum misidentified as a trespassed “thief” at a Rotorua supermarket trialling facial recognition technology says she felt “racially discriminated” against and embarrassed during the “horrible” birthday incident....
I mean, they do have the right to keep people out of their store, they’re under no obligation to provide goods or services to anyone. The issue is how they went about it.
On March 18, 2022, scientists at the Concordia research station in the east Antarctic recorded the largest spike in temperature ever recorded with the region experiencing a rise of 38.5C above its seasonal average....
I’m starting to think the only way climate change will be taken as seriously as it should be is for something so catastrophic and undeniable as a sea level rise of metres to happen.
You’re talking absolute nonsense. One of the most effective protests I’ve seen was the original school strike, they had enough people to take over an entire street through sheer force of numbers, and completely filled parliament grounds.
Numbers speak more than anything, a thousand people protesting peacefully will carry more weigh than ten nutters shutting down SH1.
It doesn’t matter how you protest, it matters how many protest.
"Our government has signalled changes to the plan, including a reduced focus on institutional racism and colonial racism against Māori, which would render the plan pointless as all instances of personal racism result from the institutional racism of our society," Ngata said....
Government investigates 4km tunnel under Wellington (www.rnz.co.nz)
This would be amazing for anyone heading out to the bays or Wellington Airport, no intersections or lights to worry about, and it would make life so much easier for the CBD as well, not having so much through traffic in the CBD.
Supermarket facial recognition trial: Rotorua mother’s ‘discrimination’ ordeal (www.rnz.co.nz)
A Māori mum misidentified as a trespassed “thief” at a Rotorua supermarket trialling facial recognition technology says she felt “racially discriminated” against and embarrassed during the “horrible” birthday incident....
Sick children shouldn't be at school (www.rnz.co.nz)
Common sense, really.
Attendance action plan includes daily data, traffic light system (www.rnz.co.nz)
Seymour pointed to New Zealand’s attendance rates having fallen from 69.5 percent in term 2015, to 39.9 percent in term two 2022....
Scientists fear catastrophe after 'mind-boggling' world record temperature jump in Antarctica (www.newshub.co.nz)
On March 18, 2022, scientists at the Concordia research station in the east Antarctic recorded the largest spike in temperature ever recorded with the region experiencing a rise of 38.5C above its seasonal average....
Resident who escaped backpackers blaze says the accommodation was his only option after being homeless (www.rnz.co.nz)
By the comments made by the person being interviewed, it sounds like this was also a case of arson?...
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Live: Hundreds march on Parliament demanding climate action (www.rnz.co.nz)
From Whangārei to Invercargill, thousands are expected to take to the streets in Friday’s climate strike....
Iwi Chairs Forum reps pull out of anti-racism plan due to 'continued racist rhetoric' (www.rnz.co.nz)
"Our government has signalled changes to the plan, including a reduced focus on institutional racism and colonial racism against Māori, which would render the plan pointless as all instances of personal racism result from the institutional racism of our society," Ngata said....