The Great Cycleway Debate
After recently collecting my Saturday Dominion Post, I am considering cancelling the paper. I have already cancelled the weekday version; however, I need some paper to light my fire! Although…
A Carless Golden Mile and the side streets – A Radical Move
Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) and the Wellington City Council (WCC) have agreed on the most radical move to ban all cars from the Golden Mile and side streets. This…
Cycleways, Buses, Cars and Roads – now an angry debate
As I wrote recently, Wellington City Council agreed to increase spending on Wellington cycleways by another $122m, bringing the total cost to $226 million. In addition, the government announced spending…
Why Removing Cars from Central Wellington is Potentially Dangerous for Retail and is Potentially Undemocratic.
While researching the next stage of this complicated argument, I have concluded there are both pros and cons to this move by Wellington City Council (WCC) and the Let’s Get…
Why the Proposal to Increase Weekend Parking Fees in Central Wellington is a Looney Idea from the Left.
Why the Proposal to Increase Weekend Parking Fees in Central Wellington is a Looney Idea from the Left. And how this relates to the looney idea of removing up to…
Crime and the central Wellington housing crisis – why Kainga Ora and the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) are to blame.
In recent weeks, the issues surrounding the increase in crime and safety in central Wellington has reached a crescendo. Unfortunately, both those on the left and right of the political…
Wimpish and trivial response to bad behaviour
Recently four boys at St Patrick's College, Silverstream were exposed after sexually harassing two female teachers. The two female teachers resigned following the incident, and the four boys were allowed to…
Why did Wellington Sevens fail so spectacularly?
We all know the last Wellington Sevens was a disaster in terms of attendance. A truly unmitigated failure of planning. There have been many simplistic arguments as to why, but…