Review of speed limits on rural roads, submissions now open
HDC in its infinite wisdom has done a review of speed limits on rural roads, most of these changes are an absolute joke. On the vast majority of these back roads the hazards are self managed and have been that way for many, many decades with very rare serious crashes on them, let alone fatalities. They performed a stacked survey a month or so ago, not allowing submitters to tick a "keep the status quo box". So here's your chance to submit to their biased review.
Some of my points I am going to submit on are the policing of these back roads which is pretty much non existent so lowered speed limits are meaningless, some of these roads have incredibly long straight sections (E.g. Wylies Rd is around 10km long and has one single slight kink in the road), these roads have been self policed for decades (I.e. slow down when near small bridges, hidden rises and corners etc), we have been given no data on serious or fatal crashes on any of these roads to make our decisions on.
You might be in support of lowering the speed limits on your little piece of road which is fair enough, but entire roads? It looks like every single back road is going to have a lowered speed limit if council gets its way!
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Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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85.6% Yes
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13.2% No
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
Harvey Bowler Festival of Lights
Entry forms are out for House, Business and Business Window Competitions. Decorate your home, commercial property or business window and enjoy some hospitality with our sponsors and other participants. Entries close on 27 November. Enter on line through our website link or fill out the attached form.
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