Category: Tauranga City

CANDIDATE OPINION: Gerry Hodgson

Jul 5, 2024

CANDIDATE OPINION: Jos Nagels

Jul 11, 2024

What is “traffic calming”?

Dec 3, 2023

Democracy Project Article: When unelected officials dominate the local democratic process

Jul 25, 2024

What is Tauranga’s “SmartTrip” VRP concept?

Dec 11, 2023

OPINION: The Slippery Slope is a Strategy, not a Fallacy

Sep 3, 2024

What are the disadvantages and negative impacts of “traffic calming”?

Feb 9, 2024

BOP Times Article: Tauranga raised pedestrian crossing ripped out after vibration issues, returned to original design

Nov 2, 2024

Tauranga City

BOP Times Article: Tauranga raised pedestrian crossing ripped out after vibration issues, returned to original design

Nov 2, 2024 | Council Spending, Hostile Architecture, New Zealand Issues, News, Tauranga City, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading

Summary A raised pedestrian crossing in the Matua suburb of Tauranga is being removed and replaced...

Tauranga City

Michael Connett’s NZ Speaking Tour on Water Fluoridation

Jan 21, 2025 | Auckland City, Cities and Regions, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, Hutt City, Law and Legislation, New Zealand Issues, News, Palmerston North City, Porirua City, Taking Action, Tauranga City, Three Waters, Upper Hutt City, Water Fluoridation, Wellington City

Fluoride Free NZ has organised for US Lawyer Michael Connett to tour New Zealand in February 2025....

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NZTA consultation on three proposed toll roads (closes 7 Oct 2024)

Sep 30, 2024 | Article, Cities and Regions, Consultation, News, Palmerston North City, Protest, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Taking Action, Tauranga City, Transport and Roading

All three consultations on these proposed toll roads close at 5:00pm on Monday 7 October 2024. If...

RNZ articles on congestion charging and time-of-use charging (July-August 2024)

Aug 18, 2024 | Auckland City, Consultation, Council Funding, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, News, Rates Increases, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Tauranga City, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

Summary Radio New Zealand (RNZ) covers the push to legalise congestion charges and time-of-use...

New Zealand Initiative Report: Driving Change – How road pricing can improve our roads

Aug 3, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Cities, Council Funding, Electromagnetic Pollution (3G, 4G, 5G), Hamilton City, Internet of Things, Law and Legislation, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Protest, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Tauranga City, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

Summary The New Zealand Initiative self-identifies as a “Wellington-based think tank supported...

CANDIDATE OPINION: Anthony Goddard

Jun 30, 2024 | Core Services, Council Spending, Elections, High-density Housing, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Public Transport, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Three Waters, Transport and Roading

Anthony Goddard’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2024 Tauranga...

CANDIDATE OPINION: Jacqueline Pointon

Jun 30, 2024 | Core Services, Council Finances, Elections, Health and Safety, High-density Housing, Opinion, Public Transport, Rates Increases, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Three Waters, Transport and Roading

Jacqueline Pointon’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2024 Tauranga...

Category: Tauranga City

CANDIDATE OPINION: Gerry Hodgson

CANDIDATE OPINION: Jos Nagels

What is “traffic calming”?

Democracy Project Article: When unelected officials dominate the local democratic process

What is Tauranga’s “SmartTrip” VRP concept?

OPINION: The Slippery Slope is a Strategy, not a Fallacy

What are the disadvantages and negative impacts of “traffic calming”?

BOP Times Article: Tauranga raised pedestrian crossing ripped out after vibration issues, returned to original design

Tauranga City

BOP Times Article: Tauranga raised pedestrian crossing ripped out after vibration issues, returned to original design

CANDIDATE OPINION: Abraham (Bram) van Berkel

AA on Road Pricing: Member Views and the Association’s Position

CANDIDATE OPINION: Robert Coe

BOP Times Article: Welcome Bay residents call for removal of speed bump due to vibration impacts

Tauranga City

Michael Connett’s NZ Speaking Tour on Water Fluoridation

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Technology in NZ Cities

Stuff Article: Couple wins battle to get ‘inundation hazard’ note off property title

BOP Times Article: Welcome Bay residents call for removal of speed bump due to vibration impacts

AA on Road Pricing: Member Views and the Association’s Position

Additional Posts

NZTA consultation on three proposed toll roads (closes 7 Oct 2024)

RNZ articles on congestion charging and time-of-use charging (July-August 2024)

New Zealand Initiative Report: Driving Change – How road pricing can improve our roads

CANDIDATE OPINION: Anthony Goddard

CANDIDATE OPINION: Jacqueline Pointon

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