Category: Internet of Things

OPINION: LGNZ is Confusing Myth and Truth (Part 2)

Sep 3, 2025 | Auckland City, Climate Change and Weather, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Global Agendas, Global Warming, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Incoming Legislation, International, International Organisation, Internet of Things, Kaipara District, Law and Legislation, LGNZ, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Parliament, Professional Managerial Class, Property Rights, Protest, Rates Increases, Regulations, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, UN 2030 Agenda, United Nations, Water Meters, WEF, Wellington City

OPINION: Transforming New Zealand’s Local Government

Aug 31, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cities, Consultation, Core Services, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Data-driven, Direct Democracy, Fixing Councils Series, Flood Risk, Infrastructure, International, Internet of Things, Law and Legislation, Libraries and Museums, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Public Transport, Recycling, Sports and Events, Transport and Roading

Opposition to Automatic Number Plate Recognition Camera Systems Builds in the USA

Jun 29, 2025 | Article, Cities, Crime, Global Agendas, International, Internet of Things, News, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Taking Action, Toll Roads, Transport and Roading

KPMG International Publication – “The Great Reset: Emerging trends in infrastructure and transport”

May 31, 2025 | Article, Asset Sales, Cities, Climate Change and Weather, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Developer Contributions, Global Agendas, Global Warming, International, Internet of Things, News, Opinion, Regulations, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Three Waters, Toll Roads, Transport and Roading, WEF

OPINION: Why Make Things Simple When You Can Make Them Complicated?

May 29, 2025 | Council Finances, Council Funding, Hamilton City, Internet of Things, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Transport and Roading

New York Governor and the “Feds” clash over Manhattan’s new congestion charges

Apr 30, 2025 | Article, C40 Cities, Cities, Climate Change and Weather, Court case, Global Agendas, Global Warming, International, Internet of Things, Mode Shift, News, Public Transport, Regulations, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Toll Roads, Transport and Roading

OPINION: Six Major Reasons to Oppose Road Pricing

Apr 22, 2025 | Article, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Consultation, Council Debt, Council Funding, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Internet of Things, Law and Legislation, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Parliament, Petitions, Protest, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Taking Action, Tauranga City, Toll Roads, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

OPINION: Commentary on the Time of Use Charging Amendment Bill

Mar 31, 2025 | Auckland City, Consultation, Council Funding, Incoming Legislation, Internet of Things, Law and Legislation, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Parliament, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Taking Action, Tauranga City, Transport and Roading

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

Coverage of Oracle founder Larry Ellison’s comments on AI and mass surveillance

Nov 4, 2024 | Article, Crime, Electromagnetic Pollution, Freedom of Expression, Global Agendas, Government Organisations, International Organisation, Internet of Things, Interview, News, Opinion, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Transport and Roading

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

Sep 3, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Council Funding, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Internet of Things, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Professional Managerial Class, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Taking Action, Tauranga City, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

Internet of Things

Opposition to Automatic Number Plate Recognition Camera Systems Builds in the USA

Jun 29, 2025 | Article, Cities, Crime, Global Agendas, International, Internet of Things, News, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Taking Action, Toll Roads, Transport and Roading

Summary Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is the term usually used in New Zealand for...

Internet of Things

OPINION: LGNZ is Confusing Myth and Truth (Part 2)

Sep 3, 2025 | Auckland City, Climate Change and Weather, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Global Agendas, Global Warming, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Incoming Legislation, International, International Organisation, Internet of Things, Kaipara District, Law and Legislation, LGNZ, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Parliament, Professional Managerial Class, Property Rights, Protest, Rates Increases, Regulations, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, UN 2030 Agenda, United Nations, Water Meters, WEF, Wellington City

By John McDonald (CityWatch NZ Editor and Hamilton East Ward Candidate) Part 1 of this series was...

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Consultation Closes 27 April 2025: “Land Transport Management (Time of Use Charging) Amendment Bill”

Apr 1, 2025 | Auckland City, Christchurch City, Cities, Consultation, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Dunedin City, Global Agendas, Greater Wellington Region, Hamilton City, Hutt City, Incoming Legislation, Internet of Things, Invercargill City, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, Mode Shift, Nelson City, New Zealand Issues, News, Palmerston North City, Porirua City, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Taking Action, Tauranga City, Toll Roads, Transport and Roading, Upper Hutt City, Wellington City

The Land Transport Management (Time of Use Charging) Amendment Bill is currently before...

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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...

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Information Sheet: 20-Minute Cities and Smart Cities in New Zealand

Dec 12, 2023 | Global Agendas, Information Sheets, Internet of Things, Mode Shift, Resources, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Taking Action, Transport and Roading

An Information Sheet created in June 2023 to inform people about 20-minute cities and smart...

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RCR Interview: Bloomberg Philanthropies gives Wellington City $1 million US dollars. City installing traffic sensor network

Nov 16, 2023 | Climate Change and Weather, Council Finances, Internet of Things, Interview, News, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Transport and Roading, Wellington City

Reality Check Radio’s Paul Brennan interviews Jaspreet Bopari Paul commences the interview by...

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