COVID-19 is currently in a precarious containment phase so on advice it is appropriate that we cancel the Midland trauma symposium for this year. This is a disappointing conclusion to the symposium but one which we feel is required in the current climate. For those of you who registered for the symposium, we will be […]
The new Hamilton – Auckland passenger train will start running on 3 August, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today. The Te Huia service will consist of two morning trains from Hamilton, with two return evening trains each week day and a single return train on Saturday. “As the Waikato and Auckland grow closer together, this […]
The Government is looking at ways to make footpaths more pedestrian friendly as new forms of transport such as e-scooters change the way people get around. It’s looking at: Clarifying that pedestrians and people in wheelchairs have right of way on the footpath Putting in a speed limit of 15km/h (about running speed) and a […]
The government wants feedback on whether to change the rules to allow people to ride bikes on the footpath. Options in the Transport Agency’s Accessible Streets consultation package released today include allowing everyone to ride on the footpath, or only people under 16, or to continue to ban it. It’s part of a raft of […]
Lime proposes to roll out its electronic scooters further south into the Waikato but community leaders are cautious about introducing the smart mobility option. Lime’s operations manager, Hamish Ellis, pitched the idea to the Cambridge Community Board where he proposed about 200 of the electric scooters be deployed between the two Waipā towns. In his […]
Drivers paid almost $9 million in fines for not wearing a seatbelt and using mobile phones to police last year, new figures show. Manawatū drivers caught not wearing a seatbelt and using cell phones paid $268,550 in fines to police, while nationally $8.9 million was paid for disobeying these safety rules. In the past nine years, […]
Wider, smoother pathways that can be shared by pedestrians, cyclists and scooter riders are likely to become a priority of Hamilton’s infrastructure planning, with city-dwellers embracing the two-wheeled options for commuting with gusto. It was an apparent epiphany shared by Hamilton City Councillors attending an infrastructure operations committee meeting on Thursday, during a report about public feedback on […]
Waipā’s newly introduced road speed limits have been labelled “income-generating” for police but supporters of the changes say it’ll lead to safer driving habits. More speed limit changes are proposed for the district, on top of the 200 that were introduced in November 2019. Details were outlined by the council’s manager transportation Bryan Hudson and its transportation planning engineer, Xinghai […]
Police say Nelson motorists are not getting the message about the dangers of using a cell phone while driving. During a road safety operation in Nelson city this week – conducted over two hours on Tuesday and Wednesday – 50 drivers were issued infringement notices for using cell phones while behind the wheel. Tasman Road Policing […]
Meet the latest crime fighting tool for New Zealand police: the e-bike. A four-week long trial of e-bikes will begin in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland from February 12 as police patrols move up a gear around city streets. Sergeant Hamish Knight said officers would patrol the four cities on e-bikes, just as they would on foot, or […]
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MTS 2020 Symposium has been cancelled due to COVID-19
COVID-19 is currently in a precarious containment phase so on advice it is appropriate that we cance...