On land and sea

Budgets, pothole funds and speed reviews … It’s been a busy month for those interested in roads or transport.

Protest if you must

I happened to drive from Tauranga to Thames on Tuesday morning, unaware I’d come across a troop of protestors at the new Sharp Road roundabout just outside…

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A watched kettle… 

I’m always interested listening to people lament the apparently slow arrival of the alternative propulsion fleet into our world.

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Same old same old

It’s exactly a year since I was last in Hawke’s Bay.

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Chest pains

I remember my father recalling a discussion with his local GP decades ago. It occurred in rural New Zealand in the 1970s, when communities were small and…

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