by Aucklist | 25 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
On Thursday 25 August, the Auckland Transport Board meets again after two months. The open session of the meeting can be viewed live between 9am and 10am via this Microsoft Teams link. Probably the most interesting items are deputations to the board by two...
by Aucklist | 25 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
A fork in the road appears for New Zealand as views on population growth and pandemic recovery diverge, says The Spinoff. Economic growth is impeded by a lack of in-bound migration. More migration is impeded by a lack of infrastructure. Infrastructure investment is...
by Aucklist | 25 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
A public meeting is being held to discuss the proposed construction of a controversial $450,000 pedestrian crossing on east Auckland’s busiest road, Times reports. Auckland Transport (AT) is considering installing a raised crossing with traffic lights on Pakuranga...
by Aucklist | 24 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
Auckland landlords say the Government’s recent policy announcement that it will give corporate landlords tax breaks is unfair, Stuff reports. Investors building more than 20 dwellings will be allowed to write off interest on their debt from their tax “in perpetuity”...
by Aucklist | 24 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
Despite our emissions crisis and congestion problems, the world’s bestselling and cheapest EVs aren’t allowed on our roads, reports The Spinoff. And the transport minister says that’s not changing any time soon. If the world’s most popular EV – the Wuling...
by Aucklist | 24 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
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by Aucklist | 24 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
Auckland Zoo is celebrating the birth of a 195cm (6 foot 5 inches) baby giraffe, Stuff reveals, and invites Aucklanders to give the calf a name in coming weeks. The baby appears to have inherited his height from his grandfather Forrest, who features in the Guinness...
by Aucklist | 24 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
Auckland’s Glendowie College was put into lockdown on Tuesday afternoon amid a report of someone on the premises with a knife, Stuff reports. Police said the school was put into lockdown after an incident involving one student. The lockdown happened at around 4pm and...
by Aucklist | 24 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
Hospitals have until the end of the month to book a surgical slot for thousands of patients who have been waiting longer than a year, RNZ reports. It’s a first glimpse of what the Planned Care Taskforce is doing behind the scenes to try to fix the huge number of...
by Aucklist | 24 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
A Kiwi man has gone viral after he was caught on camera riding a modified wheelchair on the road in Auckland., NZ Herald reports. The video attracted hundreds of comments with some poking fun as well as taking the chance to make fun of New Zealand drivers. The man was...
by Aucklist | 24 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
Pakuranga United Rugby Club’s U21 Cannons coach Mark Thomas has won the most promising coach award at the 2022 Auckland Rugby Union prizegiving, Times reports. Thomas lead the Cannons to the final picking up the Sir Wilson Whineray Challenge Cup and the Whetton...
by Aucklist | 24 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
A revised Manukau Sports Bowl Masterplan is open for feedback, Auckland Council says, and Ōtara–Papatoetoe Local Board want to hear if the masterplan is right before making an informed decision on it later this year. The local board needs to know if greyhound racing...
by Aucklist | 24 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
The latest pest control operation in the Hunua Ranges is close to getting underway, says Auckland Council. “The Hunua Ranges is the largest area of native forest in the Auckland region and is home to many of Aotearoa’s threatened species,” says General Manager...
by Aucklist | 24 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
There are a significant number of babies and children potentially at risk of polio, says Newsroom. It’s recommended children in New Zealand receive polio vaccinations as part of their routine free childhood immunisations at six weeks, three months and five...
by Aucklist | 23 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
The Government is borrowing $2.1 billion to buy Kiwibank’s parent company, Stuff reveals, to keep the bank in Kiwi ownership after two of its existing Crown-owned shareholders wanted out. ACC, which owned 25%, and NZ Post, which owned 53%, wanted to exit their...
by Aucklist | 23 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
An Auckland restaurateur says he is still shaken after his Sunday morning commute included bolting from his hastily parked car, jumping over a high picket fence and dragging an unconscious stranger to safety as her home went up in flames. Chef Phillip Clark spoke to...
by Aucklist | 23 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
Auckland Council’s Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway aims to get people walking, biking or using public transport if their trip is less than six kilometres, says RNZ. But what will it really take to get people out of their cars? RNZ reporter Louise Ternouth...
by Aucklist | 23 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
Pakuranga College students Eric Irani, Lucas Greenwood, Joshua Hall and Aman Kumar created a product, labelled Hip Cards – Hello In a Pack of Cards – that helps children and adults learn different greetings from around the world. “We’ve taken an ordinary set of...
by Aucklist | 23 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
All of Auckland’s dams are nearly 100% full for the first time in five years, Stuff reports. The current storage total for all the dams across Auckland was currently sitting at 99.93% and WaterCare said the last time the dams reached 100% was in winter, 2017. Only two...
by Aucklist | 23 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
Māori and Pacific people are working for far less pay than their Pākehā counterparts, says The Spinoff. And Mind The Gap is calling for action from both businesses and government to help close that gap. For every dollar a Pākehā man earns, a Pākehā woman earns $0.89...
by Aucklist | 23 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
Four native tūturiwhatu (dotterel) birds have been found by construction workers in a downtown Auckland construction zone, Stuff reveals. There are only about 2500 tūturiwhatu left in Aotearoa, and ecologist John Dowding said many tūturiwhatu in Auckland are being...
by Aucklist | 23 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
More than 30,000 warning letters have been sent to drivers caught in a restricted zone, Stuff reports, as the deadline looms for fines to be issued. One block of Auckland’s Queen St was turned into an Essential Vehicle Area seven weeks ago. Most vehicles are banned,...
by Aucklist | 23 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
Internet infrastructure company Chorus has revealed its fibre rollout in Aotearoa is 98% complete, Newshub reports, as it heads towards more than a million UFB (ultra fast broadband) connections. “In the latest global fixed broadband rankings from Ookla, New...
by Aucklist | 23 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
Loneliness is a significant social problem in New Zealand, Newshub reports, and older people, especially men, are particularly at risk. Loneliness and isolation can lead to a reduction in lifespan by up to 15%, but one lifestyle village in Auckland is combating that...
by Aucklist | 22 Aug 2022 | Auckland news
Staff from Auckland’s Silverdale Animal Shelter were at the Albany Village Library this week to show children the best ways to interact with dogs, Stuff reports. Albany Village Library’s Sarah Powell said the recent dog attacks (one in Auckland and one in Northland)...
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