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Basin Reserve Archive
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Wellington’s unpopular new tunnel still going ahead
Wellingtonista quickly summarises the protest this morning about the City Council’s plans to go on a massively expensive road building spree from Ngauranga to Wellington airport. The plans include a Basin Reserve flyover and further car tunnels under Mount Victoria and The Terrace (just as we enter a financial crisis, peak oil and the need [...] read moreOctober 31, 2008 3:57 pm - 13 Comments -
Rolling out the covers
Another sign that spring is springing and summer is on the way has been seeing the grounds-keepers preparing the pitch at the Basin Reserve over the last two mornings on my way to work. I bet they’re glad they work at one of the cricket grounds in New Zealand that does not require them to [...] read moreOctober 9, 2008 7:48 am - 1 Comment -
Sacrilege
Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast wants to build a flyover beside the Basin Reserve within 5 years. Sue Kedgley, voicing the concerns of some of this blog’s cricket lovers noted: “I’ve got no doubt that you’re not going to hear the thud of the cricket ball because it’s going to be drowned out by the [...] read moreMay 6, 2008 11:39 am - 10 Comments
