

Helping communities get from A to B is a key responsibility of local government, from making sure the buses run on time to providing car parking and walking and cycling paths. Whether public transport is the responsibility of the regional or local council depends on where you are in the country. Local councils also own 87% of New Zealand’s roads.

Helping communities get from A to B is a key responsibility of local government, from making sure the buses run on time to providing car parking and walking and cycling paths. Whether public transport is the responsibility of the regional or local council depends on where you are in the country. Local councils also own 87% of New Zealand’s roads.
Fix footpaths, improve crossings and make walking safe for children, seniors and disabled people with street calming measures everywhere.
Ask bus drivers how to improve timetables and routes so the public can rely on public transport daily again, seeing buses empty everywhere.
Ensure mobility cards serve those in real need by limiting misuse while protecting genuine 24/7 access for aged and severely disabled.
Rationalise existing underused public transport system to provide a better service at lower cost.
Enable observation of our beautiful city by imposing 40km per hour limits and support George Beggs $10 entry to enable boy and girl racers oversight and safety by race marshals.
Avoid dangerous crowd situations like 2011 Auckland World Rugby Cup with 20,000 people where community constables moved away from bus pick-up zone causing people to be crushed.
Revitalise Sea Scouts and grow Cub Scouts and Pippins to build civil defence confidence in own abilities and problem solving, supported by free rolls of duct tape.
Lobby government to return passenger train services to Invercargill connecting with Christchurch and Dunedin to help the economy.
Improve bus timetable routes to be more economical and accessible for the workforce and cut down on vehicle emissions. Support jet services.
Lobby government to improve Bluff State Highway One and get it onto the GPS list for roads of significance.
Fix footpaths, improve crossings and make walking safe for children, seniors and disabled people with street calming measures everywhere.
Ask bus drivers how to improve timetables and routes so the public can rely on public transport daily again, seeing buses empty everywhere.
Ensure mobility cards serve those in real need by limiting misuse while protecting genuine 24/7 access for aged and severely disabled.
Rationalise existing underused public transport system to provide a better service at lower cost.
Enable observation of our beautiful city by imposing 40km per hour limits and support George Beggs $10 entry to enable boy and girl racers oversight and safety by race marshals.
Avoid dangerous crowd situations like 2011 Auckland World Rugby Cup with 20,000 people where community constables moved away from bus pick-up zone causing people to be crushed.
Revitalise Sea Scouts and grow Cub Scouts and Pippins to build civil defence confidence in own abilities and problem solving, supported by free rolls of duct tape.
Lobby government to return passenger train services to Invercargill connecting with Christchurch and Dunedin to help the economy.
Improve bus timetable routes to be more economical and accessible for the workforce and cut down on vehicle emissions. Support jet services.
Lobby government to improve Bluff State Highway One and get it onto the GPS list for roads of significance.
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