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    Car Free Day – more from China - by frog



    Beijing’s massive traffic restriction programme, launched just before the Olympics is coming to an end: The return to Beijing’s traffic- and smog-heavy status quo will mark the end of what may have been the world’s largest pollution control experiment: a restriction on cars, factories and construction that lasted for two months and resulted in the [...] read more
    September 19, 2008 9:18 am - 10 Comments
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    Permanent parliamentary recess - by frog



    I’m reluctant to show this image in case people take it as an encouragement for more global warming. Nevertheless, from the artist who put together the controversial and artistic Green Party Matariki calendar, AJ Hunter, here’s an interpretation of Wellington in 2200 after climate change has returned the swampy pre-colonial shoreline to the steps of [...] read more
    September 1, 2008 4:43 pm - 18 Comments
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    Snapper Wars - by frog



    It is inevitable that there will be teething problems when a new technology is rolled out and the Snapper Card, Wellington’s new fare system, is no exception. Open warfare broke out on my bus this morning, as Snapper cardholders were turned away because the bus was not fitted with a Snapper reader. It seems that [...] read more
    August 20, 2008 9:52 am - 37 Comments
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    Tonight’s the night - by frog



    If you are in Wellington or nearby, consider coming down to the Opera House tonight and joining the Greens for a concert fundraiser. Join the Phoenix Foundation, Little Bushman, Cassette, Thomas Oliver Band, Silenzio & The Swift, Matt Pike, and Isunray for a massive concert. I have posted all this before, but here is the [...] read more
    August 1, 2008 4:08 pm - 12 Comments
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    Tranz Metro celebrates 70 years on the Johnsonville Line - by frog



    Tomorrow marks the 70th anniversary of electrified commuter service on the Johnsonville Line into Wellington. The line itself dates back to 1885 and was the main line north from the capital until 1937, when the Tawa flat deviation was opened to all rail traffic. In the early 1930′s rail management considered closing the bypassed Johnsonville [...] read more
    July 1, 2008 12:33 pm - 16 Comments
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    Sacrilege - by frog



    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 dull [...] read more
    May 6, 2008 11:39 am - 10 Comments
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    More on burrito power - by frog



    There was quite a bit of coverage today about the rising cost of oil (US$105 today) having an impact of air travel prices.  This brings me back to my post yesterday on the relative efficiency of cycles and cars powered by the equivalent energy of one burrito.  How far would other forms of transport get [...] read more
    March 18, 2008 8:42 am - 10 Comments
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    Leap Day footage - by frog



    Here’s a link to TVNZ’s coverage of Leap Day, including Metiria dressed as a frog on the steps of Parliament. If you are wondering about the yellow creature in amongst the frogs that’s a canary: ‘Our frogs are being threatened by climate change and habitat destruction. Frogs are like the canaries in the mine when [...] read more
    March 3, 2008 3:03 pm - 5 Comments
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    The cluster bomb conference - by frog



    An international conference attempting to ban cluster bombs has been meeting in Wellington for the last two days. This first video explains what the problem is, what’s at stake and what anti-munitions campaigners at the conference hope to achieve. Keith Locke has been attending the conference and many of the associated anti-munitions activities around and [...] read more
    February 21, 2008 10:27 am - 1 Comment
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