Wellington.Scoop
South-bound traffic on State Highway One backed up this morning after a crash in a south-bound lane of the Ngauranga Gorge. Read more »

NZTA visual simulation amended by Maximus of eyeofthefish

by Lindsay Shelton
The DomPost, one of the cheerleaders for a $90m flyover at the Basin Reserve, has belatedly discovered that there are significant concerns about the plan. Read more »

News from Mt Victoria Residents Association
The Mt Victoria Residents Association is asking for donations towards our promotion of a viable and cost-effective alternative to the NZ Transport Agency’s plans to build a flyover at the Basin Reserve. Read more »

Press Release – OraTaiao
A group representing OraTaiao the New Zealand Climate and Health Council, which consists of around 200 health professionals, is calling for an urgent revision of Wellington’s public transport plans. They presented their concerns to a panel of local mayors and the Transport Agency in Wellington today. Read more »

News from NZ Government
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee today turned the first digger-bucket of soil to mark the start of construction on the MacKays to Peka Peka Expressway, an milestone in the Government’s work to deliver better infrastructure for a more prosperous New Zealand. Read more »

Report from BusinessDesk
The Wellington Gateway Partnership, led by a unit of the Australian stock exchange listed Leighton Holdings, is in the box seat to win the $908 billion contract to build the Transmission Gully road north of Wellington. Read more »

Press Release – Business Central
Business Central welcomes the start today of work on the McKays to Peka Peka section of the Wellington Northern Corridor Road of National Significance. Read more »

Press Release – Environmental Protection Agency
The Peka Peka to North Otaki Expressway Board of Inquiry released its Draft Report and Decision today. Read more »

by Neil Douglas
My visit to Sydney last week showed me just why Wellington should not be contemplating a flyover at the Basin Reserve. Read more »

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by Lindsay Shelton
Thanks to the retired judge who’s running the flyover board of inquiry, we can be shown the some of the environmental damage that will be caused if a 300-metre concrete bridge is built next to the Basin Reserve. Above: the familiar view looking west down Ellice Street. And, below, how the view would be cut off by the flyover and two lanes of overhead traffic.

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Wellington.Scoop
Issues that have been challenged in the Supreme Court this week have parallels with the hearing that’s about to begin to decide on a flyover at the Basin Reserve. Read more »

Scoop dogs Henry and Harriet outside the (closed) Kaiwharawhara station today

by Neil Douglas
We were watching the excellent Kenneth Branagh suffering a bout of black dog depression in Wallander last night but were uplifted by seeing a spaniel board a train in enlightened Stockholm. Not so on dog-averse Wellington trains. Happily we were down at Animates today where dogs, cats and assorted pets are customer kings and queens. Read more »

Wellington.Scoop
There’s less than seven months remaining of the nine-month period for making a decision on whether or not to allow a flyover alongside the Basin Reserve. And the fight against the 300-metre-long concrete bridge is being left to local volunteers – because neither the Wellington City Council nor the Regional Council is opposing the huge structure. Read more »

News from Newtown Residents Association
For our November meeting tonight, Generation Zero are our feature guest speakers – presenting their ideas for the city and sharing expertise on ways the Public Transport Spine might successfully include Newtown and link to the airport. Read more »

News from NZ Government
Environment Minister Amy Adams has today announced the appointment of David McMahon to the Basin Bridge Board of Inquiry. Read more »

Press Release – Wellington Employers’ Chamber of Commerce
Evidence of increasing traffic congestion in Wellington adds weight to the argument for progressing the flyover at the Basin Reserve, and doing that as soon as possible, says Wellington Employers’ Chamber of Commerce. Read more »

News from NZ Government
Prime Minister John Key told a Wellington business audience today that construction on Transmission Gully will start in the second half of next year. Read more »

News from Greens
The National Government is continuing its wasteful attitude towards public money by pushing ahead the Transmission Gully Public-Private Partnership, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said today. Read more »