Category: Surveillance

OPINION: Why You Should Fear Facial Recognition

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

Hamilton City Council Long-Term Plan Hearings: Day 1 Highlights

Posted by Admin | May 30, 2024 | Consultation, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Mode Shift, News, Rates Increases, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Three Waters, Traffic Calming, UN 2030 Agenda

What Has Been Happening with Number Plate Recognition Cameras in Manchester, UK?

Posted by Admin | Jun 1, 2024 | Article, Cities and Regions, Climate Change and Weather, Council Debt, Council Spending, Crime, Global Agendas, International, Mode Shift, News, Overview, Petitions, Protest, Public Transport, Surveillance, Taking Action, Transport and Roading

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

Posted by Admin | 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

Surveillance

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...

Surveillance

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

What are ANPR cameras? Automatic number plate recognition (or ANPR) technology allows computers to...

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OPINION: What to keep and what to cut in Hamilton’s Long-Term Plan?

Apr 20, 2024 | Consultation, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Spending, Crime, Hamilton City, Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election, Mode Shift, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Rates Increases, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Taking Action, Three Waters, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading

By John McDonald, 2024 Hamilton East Ward By-election Candidate One of the main narratives being...

CityWatch NZ responds to accusations from a Hamilton City Councillor

Feb 10, 2024 | Article, C40 Cities, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, News, Opinion, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Traffic Calming, UN 2030 Agenda, United Nations, Vision Zero

Background Developed and launched in 2023, the www.CityWatchNZ.org website focuses on issues with...

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...

What is Tauranga’s “SmartTrip” VRP concept?

Dec 11, 2023 | Article, Council Funding, Law and Legislation, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Tauranga City, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading

Variable Road Pricing (VRP) is a form of Urban Road Pricing, that Tauranga City Council is...

Category: Surveillance

OPINION: Why You Should Fear Facial Recognition

Hamilton City Council Long-Term Plan Hearings: Day 1 Highlights

What Has Been Happening with Number Plate Recognition Cameras in Manchester, UK?

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

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

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

Pamphlet about the Access Hamilton Strategy

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

Surveillance

OPINION: Why You Should Fear Facial Recognition

Hamilton City Council Long-Term Plan Hearings: Day 1 Highlights

What Has Been Happening with Number Plate Recognition Cameras in Manchester, UK?

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

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

Surveillance

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Technology in NZ Cities

As Paris Transforms into 15-minute City, Mayor Moves to Ban More Automobiles

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

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

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

Additional Posts

OPINION: What to keep and what to cut in Hamilton’s Long-Term Plan?

CityWatch NZ responds to accusations from a Hamilton City Councillor

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

What is Tauranga’s “SmartTrip” VRP concept?

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