Category: Emergency Services

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 (3G, 4G, 5G), 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

Emergency Services

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

Jul 29, 2024 | Article, Council Spending, Disruptions, Emergency Services, Greater Wellington Region, Health and Safety, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, News, Opinion, Petitions, Public Transport, Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

Summary Further opposition mobilises against Wellington City Council’s plan to install five raised...

Emergency Services

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

Summary State Highway 3 through the Manawatū Gorge was closed in 2017 due to slips. The new road...

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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...

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

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

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

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

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

OPINION: Speed bumps are a public emergency

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

Emergency Services

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

News coverage of the meetings to oppose the Tararua toll road

Hamilton’s $689,000 raised crossing delayed

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

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

Additional Posts

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

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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