Category: Emergency Services

OPINION: Promising Shift in Road Designs for Hamilton City

Mar 10, 2026 | Council Debt, Council Funding, Council Spending, Cycleways, Emergency Services, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Local Government Reform, Mode Shift, Opinion, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading

National Emergency Management Agency on Space Weather (2024 Plan and 2025 Exercise)

Dec 15, 2025 | Article, Climate Change and Weather, Emergency Services, Health and Safety, Internet of Things, Natural Hazards, New Zealand Issues, News, Parliament, Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities)

Whanganui Chronicle reports that Aramoho speed bumps were removed following community-led petition

May 31, 2025 | Emergency Services, Health and Safety, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, News, Petitions, Safety and Well-being, Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Whanganui District

No tolls on the new Manawatū Tararua Highway, public feedback was 90% against the proposed tolling

Apr 22, 2025 | Cities and Regions, Consultation, Council Spending, Emergency Services, Health and Safety, News, Palmerston North City, Protest, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Safety and Well-being, Toll Roads, Transport and Roading

OPINION: Giggles & Failure – How Hamilton City Council Approved Another Raised Platform on Wairere Drive

Feb 28, 2025 | Consultation, Council Meetings, Emergency Services, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Resource Management Act (RMA), Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Voting Record

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Technology in NZ Cities

Dec 9, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Cities, Contractors, Council Spending, Crime, Dunedin City, Electromagnetic Pollution, Emergency Services, Hamilton City, Hutt City, Internet of Things, Invercargill City, Nelson City, New Zealand Issues, Official Information Act, Overview, Palmerston North City, Porirua City, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Tauranga City, Upper Hutt City, Wellington City

Wellington City Council looks to reduce numbers of raised crossings in Thorndon Quay plan

Aug 31, 2024 | Article, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Emergency Services, Health and Safety, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, News, Opinion, Petitions, Rates Increases, Safety and Well-being, Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Voting Record, Wellington City

OPINION: Speed bumps are a public emergency

Mar 31, 2024 | Article, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Emergency Services, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, Hostile Architecture, News, Opinion, Safety and Well-being, Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero

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The Spinoff and The Post cover a planned $55 million project to install five raised crossings in Wellington

Jul 25, 2024 | Council Spending, Disruptions, Emergency Services, Greater Wellington Region, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, News, Opinion, Public Transport, Rates Increases, Safety and Well-being, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

Summary Wellington City Council is planning to install five raised pedestrian crossing along...

Emergency Services

OPINION: Promising Shift in Road Designs for Hamilton City

By John McDonald (CityWatch NZ Editor) Hamilton City has seen a shift away from installing raised...

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OPINION: Why You Should Fear Facial Recognition

May 27, 2024 | Cities and Regions, Crime, Emergency Services, Internet of Things, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Surveillance

By Guest (a concerned New Zealand resident) Introduction Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) is an...

Waikato Times article: Firefighters spark up at loathed traffic calming measures

Apr 16, 2024 | Council Spending, Emergency Services, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, News, Protest, Public Transport, Safety and Well-being, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero

Headline: Firefighters spark up at loathed traffic calming measures Authored by: Stacey Rangitonga...

NZ Herald and RNZ cover emergency vehicles being impacted by Auckland’s “traffic calming measures”

Mar 31, 2024 | Auckland City, Emergency Services, Health and Safety, Hostile Architecture, Interview, Mode Shift, News, Opinion, Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero

Headline: Kiwi firefighters raise alarm on speed humps installed by Auckland Transport slowing...

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Category: Emergency Services

OPINION: Promising Shift in Road Designs for Hamilton City

National Emergency Management Agency on Space Weather (2024 Plan and 2025 Exercise)

Whanganui Chronicle reports that Aramoho speed bumps were removed following community-led petition

No tolls on the new Manawatū Tararua Highway, public feedback was 90% against the proposed tolling

OPINION: Giggles & Failure – How Hamilton City Council Approved Another Raised Platform on Wairere Drive

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Technology in NZ Cities

Wellington City Council looks to reduce numbers of raised crossings in Thorndon Quay plan

OPINION: Speed bumps are a public emergency

Emergency Services

The Spinoff and The Post cover a planned $55 million project to install five raised crossings in Wellington

National Emergency Management Agency on Space Weather (2024 Plan and 2025 Exercise)

Opposition mobilises against the five raised crossings on Thorndon Quay, Wellington

OPINION: Promising Shift in Road Designs for Hamilton City

Wellington City Council looks to reduce numbers of raised crossings in Thorndon Quay plan

Hamilton’s $689,000 raised crossing delayed

News coverage of the meetings to oppose the Tararua toll road

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Technology in NZ Cities

Emergency Services

OPINION: Promising Shift in Road Designs for Hamilton City

National Emergency Management Agency on Space Weather (2024 Plan and 2025 Exercise)

Consultation Closes 9 November 2025: Morrinsville Road upgrades, Hamilton

Whanganui Chronicle reports that Aramoho speed bumps were removed following community-led petition

No tolls on the new Manawatū Tararua Highway, public feedback was 90% against the proposed tolling

OPINION: Giggles & Failure – How Hamilton City Council Approved Another Raised Platform on Wairere Drive

Consultation Closes 7 March 2025: Lowering Speed Limit on Wairere Drive, Hamilton

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Technology in NZ Cities

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OPINION: Why You Should Fear Facial Recognition

Waikato Times article: Firefighters spark up at loathed traffic calming measures

NZ Herald and RNZ cover emergency vehicles being impacted by Auckland’s “traffic calming measures”

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