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NEW ZEALAND YOUTH ARE INSPIRING PEOPLE TO SAVE THE PLANET THROUGH EARTH HOUR
 
Kids, Teenagers and Young Adults Lead the Way to a Sustainable Future
 
“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today,” said Malcolm …

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Good Energy Taxi catches good deeds on camera
June 20, 2012 – 9:49 am | One Comment

Mercury Energy Communications
MEDIA RELEASE
                   
Good Energy Taxi catches good deeds on camera
 
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Mercury Energy is once again celebrating the good energy of Kiwis by sending the world’s first Good Energy-powered taxi out on …

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‘Industry leaders call for green travel’
June 14, 2012 – 8:25 pm | No Comment

‘Industry leaders call for green travel’
Travel and tourism leaders are calling for a new enlightened framework for sustainable tourism in a ground breaking collection of essays compiled by Victoria University academics.
“Green Growth and Travelism: Letters …

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Transport experts offer support for cheeky underwear protest
June 1, 2012 – 4:07 pm | One Comment

1 June 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Transport experts offer support for cheeky underwear protest
Transport experts and civic leaders have joined a wave of support for the 40 young people who rode a Wellington commuter train in their …

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Bike the Trail returns this Sunday in Hutt Valley
April 16, 2012 – 3:53 pm | No Comment

Bike the Trail returns this Sunday
After having to postpone the original event during March’s “weather bomb”, Hutt Valley’s largest cycling event, Bike the Trail, will be making a return this Sunday.
The event, which takes place …

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Got your head around the new Kiwi Give Way rules? Check out edrive.
March 12, 2012 – 3:18 pm | No Comment

Bringing New Zealand’s road toll down is no small job. But it’s one that Robert Isler and his daughter Nadine Isler are tackling head on. They’ve developed a learning system called eDrive, which aims to …

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New research shows cyclists have lower exposure to air pollutants
December 20, 2011 – 9:09 pm | One Comment

CAN
NZTA have released a new report from a project designed to “assess the comparative risk associated with exposure to traffic pollution when travelling via different transport modes in New Zealand cities”.
The good news for cyclists …

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Good News About Road Conditions on Wainuiomata Hill
July 16, 2011 – 10:09 am | No Comment

SAFETY SURFACE REDUCES CRASHES ON WAINUIOMATA HILL ROAD
A drop in road crashes on the Wainuiomata Hill road has been linked to Hutt City Council work on installing a new safety surface and upgrading the road …

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Xmas Lights Tour in Cycle Style – Nelson
December 10, 2010 – 7:00 pm | One Comment

“Get out your best Christmas Frock, light up your bike and join us next Tuesday 14th December for our Xmas Lights Tour in Cycle Style” says Frock Mistress, Annie Frocker.
Frocks On Bikes has organised a …

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More Ways to Get from A to B Greenly
October 17, 2010 – 6:13 pm | One Comment

I can’t seem to get my mind off the subject of transport recently. You might be getting sick of hearing about it, but just in case you missed the news, Len Brown is the new …

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Energy Risks for Business
October 16, 2010 – 11:25 pm | One Comment

“… we have entered a period of deep uncertainty in how we will source energy for power, heat and mobility, and how much we will have to pay for it.”
These words are quoted directly from …

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Transport Yourself
September 24, 2010 – 2:45 pm | 2 Comments

Weds 22 Sept was World Car-free day.  As a kid, I was lucky enough to live over the road from my suburban primary school (I do believe I even crossed the road alone) and cycled …

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Does Peak Oil exist?
September 23, 2010 – 6:00 pm | 4 Comments

I’m still searching for the answer to the (other) big question:
Does Peak Oil exist?
If I’m going to try and convince others within my community to make plans for an alternative future without oil, I need …

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Residents Have Their Say on “Taxi-bus”
August 20, 2010 – 6:25 pm | No Comment

Hikurangi Foundation
Media statement
For release: 19 August 2010
Residents have their say on “Taxi-bus”
Warkworth residents are being surveyed on a Taxi-bus service to see if this could be a solution to the lack of public transport in …

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Motorists asked to be patient over holiday
October 23, 2009 – 8:53 am | No Comment

NZ Herald

Transport Minister Steven Joyce wants motorists to take care on the roads over the long weekend.
More people were choosing to holiday in New Zealand this year and the roads will be unusually busy, he …

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