Category: Internet of Things

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)

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

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

Graphic from the National Space Weather Response Plan.from New Zealand’s National Emergency...

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

Aug 3, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Cities, Council Funding, Electromagnetic Pollution, 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...

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Category: Internet of Things

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

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

OPINION: Transforming New Zealand’s Local Government

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

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

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

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

OPINION: Six Major Reasons to Oppose Road Pricing

OPINION: Commentary on the Time of Use Charging Amendment Bill

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Technology in NZ Cities

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

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

Internet of Things

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

OPINION: Six Major Reasons to Oppose Road Pricing

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

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

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

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

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

OPINION: Why You Should Fear Facial Recognition

Internet of Things

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

Consultation Closes 08 January 2026: “Land Transport (Revenue) Amendment Bill”

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

OPINION: Transforming New Zealand’s Local Government

Petition to “Stop New Zealand’s Electronic Road User Charges (eRUC) Surveillance System”

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

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

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

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

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