by Aucklist | 3 Oct 2022 | Auckland news
Auckland bus drivers are being assaulted at the rate of one a week, reports Newsroom Pro (paywalled). They say it’s an emergency, and that their employers and Auckland Transport need to fulfil their legal duties to protect driver safety....
by Aucklist | 30 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Lower speed limits are on the horizon for more than 1600 roads around Tāmaki Makaurau, Stuff reports. Auckland Transport’s board endorsed large number speed limit changes which will be rolled out between December 2022 and March 2023. The upcoming speed limit changes...
by Aucklist | 30 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
A German tourist’s trip of a lifetime around New Zealand has been brought to a screeching halt after all his belongings were stolen from his campsite, Newshub reports. Michael Kessel has been cycling around the world and had intended to cycle the length of New...
by Aucklist | 30 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
The government’s healthy homes standards are meant to raise the quality of over half a million rental properties, says The Spinoff. But tracking compliance is subpar – and that’s undermining democracy. This “accountability deficit” is also a “democratic deficit”,...
by Aucklist | 30 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
After hitting a peak of nearly 11,000 in early March 2018, New Zealand’s prison population now sits comfortably below 8,000. It is the most dramatic reduction in prison numbers in New Zealand’s history. The Spinoff’s Jarrod Gilbert looks at the possible...
by Aucklist | 30 Sep 2022 | Auckland news
Mayor Phil Goff has given his valedictory speech at the final Governing Body meeting of the term, Auckland Council reports. “I didn’t know what to expect when I first came here,” Goff said. “What I encountered from council staff was unfailing...
Recent Comments