Auckland to Whangārei in 35 minutes?
Ocean Flyer signs Seaglider MoU with Northport
Imagine riding to Auckland CBD in just over half an hour, on NZ water and through NZ air, powered by NZ wind and sunshine, with no potholes, road cones or landslides, and no four-laning or road maintenance needed. Compare that to a 3-hour ride in an obese diesel vehicle manufactured overseas, running on fossil fuel mined and refined overseas, with all the profits going overseas.
Whenever I read about new ways of transport, like sea gliders or wave skimmers, I remember that our own district council claimed during last year's consultation that there was "no evidence" of emerging alternative transport options, and that our only choice was building a larger airport. Yet the Ocean Flyer may already be up and running before council can even make a decision if, how and where to build that new airport.
It makes me so incredibly sad that we don't have a vision for a liveable future based on collective well-being within ecological limits in our district. All we are served is more of the same that hasn't been working for us, and we even voted for this (well, 40% of us did).
Sigh...
Out with the Old, In with the Confusing!
I have hands but can’t clap.
What am I?
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We're talking new year resolutions...
Tidying the house before going to bed each night, meditating upon waking or taking the stairs at work.
What’s something quick, or easy, that you started doing that made a major positive change in your life?
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