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For those who were unable to attend the Karori Bus meeting, I have captured the following comments from the meeting. Close to 30 - 40 people were talking so the "minutes" is best attempt.
GWRC does not seem to have any plan to address fundamental issues or any urgency to … View moreHi All,
For those who were unable to attend the Karori Bus meeting, I have captured the following comments from the meeting. Close to 30 - 40 people were talking so the "minutes" is best attempt.
GWRC does not seem to have any plan to address fundamental issues or any urgency to fix anything. Time to keep up the pressure!
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Karori Public meeting last night. Please feel free to repost …
Attendance is at least 300 people as reported by RNZ . It is standing room only. I believe it is more like 400 people. Close to 30 - 40 people were speaking and GWRC only got 10 mins at the end to sum up. Daran Ponter was summing up instead of Chris Laidlaw.
In attendance:
GWRC: Chris Laidlaw. Daran Ponter , Sue Kedgley , Ian McKinnon, Roger Blakeley, Wayne Hastie (GM of Transport)
WCC: Simon Woolf, Diane Calvert, Sarah Free
Central Government: Grant Robertson, Nicola Willis
Salient points raised at the meeting:
• GWRC has never able to convince the public that the old network was so bad that it needs to be replaced with this new fancy network which simply does not work.
• The debacle caused serious hardships and inconvenience for commuters. People are missing important appointments, late to work, take forever to get home. Mothers can’t pick up their kids after schools. Stress level is so high it is not funny. In some areas of Karori, buses simply have been cut. This debacle is seriously affecting people’s livelihood.
• Donaldson’s email reply to the one person’s query on why seats on buses have been removed. It is by design to make it standing room because GWRC wanted to cramp more people in buses.
• Donaldson’s email reply on why buses are cut/reduced for Karori. “This is to balance up services to other areas”
• I raised the point on why GWRC is still insisting that the hub and spoke transport model is going to work when NONE of the pre-requisites are in place eg. multi-lane roads, dedicated bus lane, purposed built hub which provide safety and shelter and above all good time keeping .
• Overfull buses are a health and safety issue
• Having to do bus transfers for short distances is insane.
• A number of people mentioned Bus 22 which no longer go to the CBD and Wellington College causing hardships for people.
• Bus 18 to hospital is very important and it needs to be re-instated.
• Why are we not seeing any solution tomorrow? Why do we have to wait for 3 – 6 months?
• What’s wrong with the old network, why can’t we go back to the old network!
• People have grave concern about the competencies of GWRC’s Councillors and Management’s and calling on Central Government to step in.
• Public transport should be providing a good service to the public instead of a focus on cost cutting and profit generation.
• A significant number of people raised concerns about driver’s working conditions and the pressure that they have put under with this new network. It is accident waiting to happen.
• One person said it is an insult to see posted notes and white papers on the wall because Wellington people have been providing feedbacks to GWRC for over 4 years. Many felt ignored.
• No contingency plan and no roll back plan demonstrate arrogance and incompetence respectively
• Some people were late to meeting because their buses were late !
• People have asked councillors to resign immediately. My view is the management of GWRC is even more culpable to this debacle because it is the transport planners who design this flawed network in the first place (and the councillors sign it off)
• Nicola Willis made a point that she has captured unanswered questions and will hold GWRC to answers within a week.
• So much data is stored in the Snapper system. Why data analysis has not been done to provide a real world picture of the situation.
• Real time information not working
• Solutions will take time with loud boo and jeer from the crowd.
The panel of GWRC councillors and senior management were stony faced throughout the night. I am not convinced that GWRC is going to do something fundamental to fix the root cause of the design problem. So far it is all talk and no action !
I would like to thank the MC of the meeting, David Watt, Councillor Simon Woolf, Councillor Diane Calvert , MP Grant Robertson, MP Nicola Willis for making this meeting happen. Thanks also to Councillor Sarah Free from Eastern Ward attending in support of the Karori Meeting.
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It's not a willemswarn, I put it together myself - cooling circulator, assorted hoses & couplings, fermenters, electric water boilers for mash/boil/HT. Sanitisers still good, the malts well passed use by but might be OK.
It's on the street outside 21 Awarua St, it'll be in … View moreIt's not a willemswarn, I put it together myself - cooling circulator, assorted hoses & couplings, fermenters, electric water boilers for mash/boil/HT. Sanitisers still good, the malts well passed use by but might be OK.
It's on the street outside 21 Awarua St, it'll be in the skip tonight.
Niupepa Māori (Māori language newspapers) were produced by the government, churches, Māori and Pākehā from 1842 to the 1930s. Four experts in the field, including Curator Māori, Paul Diamond, will explore the history, present and future of Niupepa from their early production through … View moreNiupepa Māori (Māori language newspapers) were produced by the government, churches, Māori and Pākehā from 1842 to the 1930s. Four experts in the field, including Curator Māori, Paul Diamond, will explore the history, present and future of Niupepa from their early production through digitisation to being made publically accessible.
Thursday 13th September
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets. Programmes Room and Lilburn Room / Free
12.10 - 1pm
Niupepa offer a unique source of Māori language text as well as an invaluable historical record of New Zealand’s history from a Māori perspective. The first newspaper in the Māori language, Ko te Karere o Nui Tireni, was published by the government in 1842. From then till the early 1930s, around 40 Māori newspapers were published for various lengths of time. Most Māori papers were gone by the early 20th century, when the Māori language was declining.
Over the last few years the Digitisation team at the National Library have processed more than 18,000 pages from 25 historical newspapers and periodicals, adding them to the Papers Past website. The collection was based on images supplied by the New Zealand Digital Library Project at the Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato.
Chaired by Paul Diamond (Ngāti Haua, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi), Alexander Turnbull Library Curator Māori.
Basil Keane (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne) has worked as the Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s Director, Māori Digital Projects and has degrees in law and Māori studies. He has worked overseeing all Te Ara content from a Māori perspective, and recently has been involved in research for Te Ahu o te Reo: The Health of te reo Māori in Homes and Communities.
Arapine Walker is the Poutiaki Rauemi with the Services to Schools team in National Library’s Tāmaki Makaurau office. She is a passionate advocate of the Library working with kura kaupapa Māori to develop a more strategic and purposeful relationship, one that seeks to contribute to the revitalisation of te reo Māori and better education outcomes for Māori children.
Tracy Powell is a Digitisation Advisor at the National Library of New Zealand, working on projects and programmes such as the digitisation of historic newspapers for Papers Past.
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The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will travel the length of the country this September to perform some of the most popular and beloved works of classical music.
From Schubert to Tchaikovsky, this tour will be a great opportunity to experience some of the best classical music ever written and to… View moreThe New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will travel the length of the country this September to perform some of the most popular and beloved works of classical music.
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Wellington | Sat 15 Sept | 7.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre
Many of us want to work the odd day from home, have flexible hours or work part-time. So, why is it still so hard to find a professional job with flexible working options? Join this Getaflex Meetup to learn about flexible work in Aotearoa (including current trends, and market leaders).
WHEN: … View moreMany of us want to work the odd day from home, have flexible hours or work part-time. So, why is it still so hard to find a professional job with flexible working options? Join this Getaflex Meetup to learn about flexible work in Aotearoa (including current trends, and market leaders).
WHEN: Wednesday 26 September, 7.30pm
WHERE: SubUrban Co-Working, Level 1, 2 Johnsonville Road, Johnsonville
(free to attend, but please register here: www.meetup.com... )
Reminder - there will be a public meeting hosted by the Greater Wellington Regional Council on Tuesday, 4 September at 7:30pm in the Khandallah Town Hall on the new Metlink bus system.
This is a chance for the GWRC councillors and their officials to listen to the community and hear the issues … View moreReminder - there will be a public meeting hosted by the Greater Wellington Regional Council on Tuesday, 4 September at 7:30pm in the Khandallah Town Hall on the new Metlink bus system.
This is a chance for the GWRC councillors and their officials to listen to the community and hear the issues they are facing with the new bus system.
Two additional buses have been introduced to increase passenger capacity for Karori commuters during the daily peak, timed for 07:50 and 08:30 Monday through Friday between Karori Park and Courtenay Place. The buses will double up for existing buses already running on posted timetables, providing … View moreTwo additional buses have been introduced to increase passenger capacity for Karori commuters during the daily peak, timed for 07:50 and 08:30 Monday through Friday between Karori Park and Courtenay Place. The buses will double up for existing buses already running on posted timetables, providing additional capacity rather than newly scheduled services, for the next three months.
Sourced from Mana Coachlines, the green buses will not feature Metlink livery but will be easily identifiable and display the sign: Route 2 Courtenay Place.
Route time - Departing destination - When added to network
3 0812 Hutchison Road Stop A Wellington Station 14/8/18
3 0822 Hutchison Road Stop A Wellington Station 14/8/18
36 0750 Kilbirnie Shops Stop B Wellington Station 14/8/18
36 0800 Kilbirnie Shops Stop B Wellington Station 14/8/18
2 0755 Karori Park Courtenay Place 06/9/18
2 0830 Karori Park Courtenay Place 06/9/18
2 1705 Courtenay Place Stop A Karori 24/8/18
2 1720 Courtenay Place Stop A Karori 21/8/18
2 1715 Lambton Quay North End Stop D (Supreme Court) Seatoun 21/8/18
3 1705 Wellington Station Stop B Lyall Bay 21/8/18
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