NZTA Archive

  • Gareth Hughes

    Motorways: the best thing to happen for biodiversity since…the time before motorways? - by Gareth Hughes



    I had to check it wasn’t April 1st, when I saw this press release from the New Zealand Transport Agency: ‘NZTA’s Auckland motorway network a haven for NZ’s rare plants.’ read more
    October 4, 2011 1:53 pm - 3 Comments
  • Gareth Hughes

    The flyover, the tunnel and the bulldozers - by Gareth Hughes



    The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has released their plans for a flyover next to the Basin Reserve, a second Mt Victoria tunnel and the widening of Ruahine St and Wellington Rd up to seven lanes. Despite clear opposition to the flyover, the NZTA have offered Wellingtonians two options of the same 8 metre high [...] read more
    July 8, 2011 2:37 pm - 8 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Another charge from NZTA - by David Clendon



    Just came across an interesting little example of this government’s ‘penny wise, pound foolish’ philosophy. Anyone thinking about buying a vehicle has up to now had a handy free service available through www.carjam.co.nz  The site apparently gets about 1.5 million hits a month, so is obviously providing a service that is very much in demand. [...] read more
    November 17, 2010 1:08 pm - 8 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Another twist in the Waterview saga - by Keith Locke



    The latest twist in Auckland’s Waterview motorway saga is that more of it will go underground and less houses will be threatened. The New Zealand Transport Agency says that the number of houses affected will now drop from 365 to 205. Of course, that is a good thing. But we are yet to be convinced [...] read more
    December 22, 2009 3:50 pm - 19 Comments