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AA warns of more deaths
NZTA has delayed safety upgrades for SH58 between the Hutt
Valley and Porirua due to a lack of funding. Right, traffic from
Transmission Gully will pour on and off SH58 at Pauatahanui.
ROSA WOODS/STUFF, MARK COOTE
VIRGINIA FALLON AND until more money was found and would not a wire-rope median barrier.
DAMIAN GEORGE be completed by 2020 as planned. Funding for the first half of the road’s
Announced as part of a safety package improvements – including barriers, sealed
Deaths and serious injuries on Wellington’s for the notorious road in 2018 – which also shoulders and an uphill crawler lane – was
most dangerous road could nearly double saw the speed limit reduced from 100kmh allowed for and the tender would soon be
following the opening of Transmission to 80kmh – two roundabouts were to be finalised. He defended the delay to further the proposed highway between Petone and
Gully, the Automobile Association (AA) says. built where Flightys Rd and Moonshine Rd improvements. Grenada shelved for at least a decade, he
With an extra 8000 vehicles a day likely meet SH58, a main arterial route between ‘‘With the challenges around land said.
to flow onto State Highway 58, a delay in Porirua and the Hutt Valley. acquisition and consenting, often they can Gray recommended a new westbound
previously funded safety upgrades for State At the time, NZTA manager Mark Owen take longer than predicted. That’s one of the passing lane be built near Harris Rd, and an
Highway 58 was unacceptable and put said the plan was aimed to make an challenges on this section on highway.‘‘ eastbound passing lane near the Judgeford
people at avoidable risk, the Regional immediate impact on crash rates on what AA Wellington district council chair Golf Club. He also advised against the
Transport Committee heard yesterday. he called ‘‘the Wellington region’s most Geordie Cassin said the association had agency’s proposal of having gaps in a new
AA spokesman Alex Gray said a 2016 dangerous road’’. made numerous submissions to NZTA to median barrier. Currently, 17,500 vehicles
report estimated an additional two deaths Yesterday, when asked if the delay was improve safety on the road. ‘‘Apart from travelled the road every day, he said, and
or serious injuries would take place acceptable, Owen said some improvements some work around the median barrier near once Transmission Gully opened that ‘‘will
following the 2020 opening of Transmission had already been made between SH2 in the Mount Cecil Rd, there’s been no substantive easily end up at 25,000’’.
Gully. ‘‘[That is] in addition to the 2.6 a year, Hutt Valley and the eventual Transmission change. Quite frankly, the recent decision to Porirua mayor Mike Tana urged NZTA to
which is already occurring.’’ Gully interchange at Pauatahanui. As well as delay those safety upgrades beggars belief.’’ reconsider the decision to delay the
Last month, Stuff revealed some safety the lowered speed limit, changes included Traffic on SH58 was expected to roundabouts. ‘‘If something’s not done
upgrades promised by the New Zealand widening a narrow stretch of road where increase once the Transmission Gully there, people will make bad decisions and
Transport Agency (NZTA) had been delayed there had been recent deaths, and installing motorway opened in 2020, especially with take their lives into their own hands.’’
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Buses twice as
slow as cars
DAMIAN GEORGE
COMMUTER CRAWL
If it feels like your bus ride is
■ 50 per cent of bus trips at least
taking longer than it should,
twice as slow as car trips
regional council figures show
(representative figures)
you are probably right.
■ Bus trips slower than car trips on
A report outlining the state of
almost all journeys
Wellington’s bus network shows
■ Average speed on some peak-
about half of all trips are at least
time Golden Mile services now less
twice as slow as driving, with
than 10kmh
average peak-time travel speeds
■ Average peak-time speed across
on some routes dropping below
Wellington 15-20kmh
10kmh.
■ 16-minute range in journey times
An average speed comparable
in morning peak Island Bay-railway
with international best practice
station
would be 22kmh - an increase of
between 10 and 30 per cent on
Wellington’s travel times, the
report said. priority for buses across the city.
‘‘In a very few instances, The report said taking the bus
taking public transport is was slower than driving in Between Island Bay and Wellington Railway Station, travel times in the morning peak can range from 32 to 48
slightly faster than driving, or almost all instances, with varia- minutes. (File photo) KEVIN STENT/STUFF
takes about the same amount of bility in travel times also a major
time. problem. with typical speeds ‘‘not much bus, especially when it’s unre- between Wellington Airport and
‘‘However, in all these Figures comparing bus and higher’’ in the off-peak. liable.’’ the Ngauranga Gorge.
instances, this is by train rather car journey times were taken One of the worst stretches More-direct train services Greg Pollock, the regional
than bus.’’ from 2013 data, but the rest of the was on the No.1 route from showed it was possible to have a council’s general manager of
Greater Wellington Regional figures were from current infor- Island Bay to the railway station, public transport network com- public transport, said an action
and Wellington City councils mation. where travel times on the parable to cars, but that required plan would be developed by Sept-
compiled the report after The figures show average 8-kilometre trip during the dedicated lanes, Randle said. ember, with changes expected to
teaming up to develop a plan travel speeds have dropped morning peak ranged from 32 ‘‘You need a dedicated corri- be made within 12 months.
aimed at making the network below 10kmh at peak times on minutes to 48 minutes. dor and some real investment. The LGWM programme also
more reliable. some services on the Golden Public transport advocate Wellington’s bus service has includes a proposal for a mass
The plan includes removing Mile, and between Wellington Tony Randle said the figures never had that so it’s no surprise transit system through the city,
car parks on the Golden Mile, Regional Hospital and the CBD. showed the difficulty in encour- to me that it’s really slow.’’ with the proposed route running
which runs from Wellington That meant taking the bus aging people out of cars and onto The plan to improve the net- from the railway station along
Railway Station along Lambton was ‘‘not competitive with driv- public transport. work has been developed as part the waterfront quays and Tara-
Quay, Willis St, Manners St and ing’’, the report said. ‘‘People are not going to give of the $6.4 billion Let’s Get Wel- naki St, past the Basin Reserve
Courtenay Place, and creating Across the city, the average up a 20-minute car journey to lington Moving programme to Newtown, and eventually
more bus lanes and traffic-light peak-time speed was 15-20kmh, travel for 40 to 50 minutes on a aimed at fixing congestion through Kilbirnie to the airport.
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CONVERSATIONS
History or indoctrination? – up for debate
OPINION: Racism is embedded in our criminal justice system according to a Government report. Māori make up 51 per cent of the prison population and the
long lasting effects of colonisation are a factor, the experts said. Yet many New Zealanders remain ignorant of the way various governments in the past
deliberately disadvantaged Māori, leaving this legacy of problems. Why is New Zealand’s own history not? An MP from each side of the House gives their views.
sobering read. It is also a call to action to aim to reduce youth reoffending.
In the everyone who has a stake in the criminal
justice system. The report found long-
In the Another example are iwi community
panels, where those aged 17 and over can
red standing issues of racism, bias and a sense blue appear before iwi and community leaders
of people not being heard and being instead of being charged and facing court for
corner misunderstood. As the advisory group
corner low-level offending.
Priyanca Radhakrishnan chairman Chester Borrows said, though, Stuart Smith Is an answer to the issues raised in the
List MP, Labour those findings will hardly come as a shock. Kaikoura MP, National report a case of putting more focus on our
We need to know our history so that we country’s shared past within our education
A T
few years back, I was chatting with a can better understand how the society we he recent report on our justice system system?
Pākehā New Zealander in his 60s live in came to be – and change it for the raises many serious issues and I certainly believe all New Zealand’s
who was born and brought up in better. questions about the system itself, and school students should be given every
Aotearoa - who had never heard of It already is taught in some schools but our society as a whole. opportunity to be taught the long and
Parihaka. I still find that shocking and perhaps it needs to be taught more widely. But we are all equal under the law. diverse history of this country.
rather disconcerting. As a nation we need to learn our history, Ultimately, those who break the law have That means all of our history, which
The New Zealand wars that took though how we do this will need to be to own the consequences of their actions on takes into account all the people who have
thousands of lives and led to large-scale developed with many stakeholders from their victims, as well as their own sentence. come here over hundreds of years.
land confiscations, left a lasting legacy of across the education sector and Te Ao I support rehabilitation, however, we An important part of this is that our
grievances. Those wars have undeniably Māori. cannot lose sight of the fact that some students are not indoctrinated with a view
shaped the society we are today. Earlier this year Prime Minister offenders are incarcerated to keep others on what some may consider as the route of
To date Māori are over represented in Jacinda Ardern launched Te Tai Whakaea safe, including those victims of serious all our social ills.
our prison statistics, have worse health (Te Tai), which gives everyday New crimes. For some, there will probably never be
outcomes than their Pākehā counterparts Zealander’s easier access to Treaty The state’s obligation should always be enough of any kind of history taught in
and are paid less. That’s partly because of Settlement stories of our country. Te Tai is on putting public safety first. schools. Others will want their particular
the effects of colonisation. There’s an important kaupapa providing a digital That Māori make up 51 per cent of the version of history taught more than another.
sufficient research on the trauma of platform to tell stories from the prison population as stated in the Te Uepū I personally would prefer that students
colonisation that adversely impacts perspectives of all those involved. Drawing Hāpai i te Ora (Safe and Effective Justice are inspired with the thirst to learn more
generations. on accounts from historians, iwi members, Advisory Group) report is not new about our history in general, and that they
However, it’s also because racism still academics, journalists and others, these knowledge, but it is one of the most are equipped with the proper tools to pursue
exists. Among other indicators, the regular stories are fully rounded, three- important issues that faces the justice that.
emails I get from the Hobson’s Pledge Trust dimensional, and most importantly honest. system. This means that, rather than being
bear testimony to the existence of racist Through this wealth of history and Yet, it’s important to acknowledge the forced to remember a series of dates – as I’m
attitudes towards Māori. information about Treaty settlements we initiatives already working towards sure many readers will remember doing
He Waka Roimata, the report by the are able to reflect on how we got to where reducing this percentage, such as Rangatahi during their time at school – they are
Government-appointed Te Uepū pai i te we are as a nation, and then continue to Courts, Ngā Kōti Rangatahi. Held on marae introduced to the many facets of our history
Ora - Safe and Effective Justice Advisory grow together, writing new stories and and following Māori cultural processes, they through the stories and events that have
Group, which was released this month is a forging new relationships. operate under the Youth Court system and shaped society today.
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Wellington businesses putting inclusion and
Celebrating innovation at the forefront are being
recognised for their contribution in evolving
the city’s economy.
THE 2019 FINALISTS
Creative Gold: Dr Grordbort’s Invaders; OnVideo Media;
Story Inc; Te Auaha – New Zealand Institute of Creativity;
a diverse lot Fifty-nine companies leading the capital’s
growth have been named as finalists in the
Wellington Gold Awards, now celebrating 21
years of excellence in enterprise.
Wairarapa Times Age; Wellington Paranormal
Cyber Gold: FlexiTime, Horizon State; NV Interactive;
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Awards director John Dow said many Scheme
finalists were creating and using leading- Vibrant Gold: A Waka Odyssey; City Gallery Wellington;
edge technology that helped them access Eminem Rapture at Westpac Stadium; Highlights –
the world stage, while others were Carnival of Lights; Hurricanes; Terracotta Warriors
Best Practices ACC Workplace Safety Gold: Aspiring
committed to sustainability, wellbeing and Walls; James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor; Metco; Waste
motivating contributions to the wider Management NZ
Wellington community. Green Gold: Greater Wellington Regional Council;
‘‘Overall, the finalists are an extremely CetrePort; Mojo Coffee Cartel; Purebread; The Formary;
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good representation of the current Team Gold: Boost; Bradley Project Management;
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At the function at Te Wharewaka o business in the capital – and that’s exactly as
Poneke, Stuff news director Katie it should be.’’
Townshend announced the finalists The winners of the 2019 Wellington Gold
Five of the 2019 Wellington Gold Awards finalists, at rear from left: Brittany Cosgrove, of Nope alongside mayor Justin Lester. Awards, held in association with The
Sisters; Josh Peauafi, of Young Enterprise Scheme; Neil Macdonald; of Aspiring Walls; and Germaine ‘‘Each year the finalists prove there is no Dominion Post, will be announced at the
Tang, of NV Interactive. In front is Marcus Thompson, of The Omeo. ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF one-size-fits-all model when it comes to TSB Bank Arena on July 25.
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In 1900 the box of chocolates Unfortunately for the highest writing: ‘‘I wish you a happy new expecting to see plenty more
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LIFESTYLE
So much food in plastic is a bad wrap
Presumably the retailers
Fiona have packaged their
Barber wares for the benefit of
consumers, so it’s up to
us to let them know
I
t was a fine eggplant. Taut, deep
purple and with the sort of shine that when it is bonkers.
said: ‘‘I am one fresh piece of
produce.’’ Yes, supermarkets and retailers are
I wanted it – but not the superfluous moving in the right direction banning
clingfilm overcoat it was wearing. Why single-use plastic bags and adhering to
was a perfectly robust eggplant cocooned recycling programmes, but it’s difficult to
in several layers of plastic anyway? take those seriously when you’re
Then I remembered what my friend confronted with a lone muffin in its own
had done when faced with a solitary piece plastic pod.
of synthetic-suited produce in her local Said treat does not have to make a
fruit and vege shop: when she reached the Moon landing.
checkout, she ripped off the wrapping and Wouldn’t a little paper bag be enough?
left it at the till. It used to be.
Which is exactly what I did, with a A local supermarket chain has
suitable amount of huffing, harrumphing proffered lots of reasons for its packaging:
and mutterings about plastic-wrap keeping produce fresh, repelling ants,
overkill. protecting the skin of vegetables, the
I now try to do this whenever practical health and safety implications of an
and when the packaging defies all escaped cherry tomato on the floor ...
semblance of common sense (anyone for a Makes you wonder how customers of
single banana or two wee passion fruit in produce markets, patisseries, bread shops
a tray wrapped in plastic?). and others survived these issues for
Presumably the retailers have centuries, without the aid of plastic.
packaged their wares for the benefit of But we consumers must also hold up a
consumers, so it’s up to us to let them mirror to ourselves.
know when it is bonkers. Our convenience-driven lives continue
This tactic, to hold up a mirror to liberating them from their plastic pods, who has children knows that long-term to disconnect many of us from nature and
retailers’ packaging practices, is not new. trays, bags and more, before leaving badgering can wear down even the our food sources. After my clingfilm-
Around the world campaigns called ‘‘shop behind three trolley-loads of rubbish for staunchest soul. flinging performance at the checkout, I
and drop’’ or ‘‘plastic attacks’’ are on the the supermarket to deal with. Become a regular at-the-till discarder – came home and looked in my pantry and
rise. Last year a group of about 25 British I also like the idea of the drip method. and encourage others to do the same – and fridge.
shoppers at a Keynsham supermarket It doesn’t garner the sort of publicity the message might eventually get Yes the retailers could do better, but by
paid for their goods, then set about these concentrated attacks do, but anyone through. crikey, so could I.
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It takes plenty Don’t talk yourself out of complaining. 123RF
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bees to be a
Wellington local...
A $5000 victory,
and a $15,000 hit
GOLDEN RULES:
ROB
STOCK * Complain when justified
MONEY MATTERS * Complain with purpose
* Complain with persistence
Now you can get there OPINION: Really quite stupid.
That’s how my acquaintances felt Was that a fair outcome? Possibly not.
when they realised they’d had their home My feeling is 50/50 would have been
with just one card. loan back to front.
Instead of having the bulk of it on a
low fixed rate, with a smaller, higher-
fairer, but $5000 is better that nothing,
which is what the couple thought they
might be offered.
priced chunk on floating rate, they had The couple did well not to talk
exactly the reverse. themselves out of complaining, which
At Challenge, we value your business, and we And they’d had it that way for the many people do, especially when they had
value being local. That’s why we’ve found a way better part of two years. so demonstrably contributed to their own
The extra cost of this ludicrous home losses.
to say thank you, as well as giving you a great loan structure was in the region of There are many things that stop
$20,000, which was why they’d been people from complaining. Sometimes
way to contribute to your local community. feeling so poor. people think it will just be too much
Join now at mychallenge.co.nz. Obviously the bank had made a big, effort, that it will do no good, that nobody
big mistake in setting up their home loan will listen, or that it will lead to terrifying
in a way no rational human would ask negative confrontations.
for. Once they had decided to complain
My Challenge. Locals get it. But then there was the shame. The though, they did all the right things. They
couple kicked themselves for not noticing set aside their emotions, and approached
for so long. Their mortgage was paid it with strategy. Getting aggressive is
automatically out of their income, and rarely a good tactic for securing victory
they scraped by on what was left in a in your complaint.
typically Auckland fashion. They didn’t They talked about the issue with
check their statements. friends, and got some good advice, and
confidence-boosting. They worked out
‘‘Obviously the bank had what the bank had done wrong, and they
worked out the language they would use
made a big, big mistake to explain it to the bank.
in setting up their home They decided what they wanted,
which was compensation, and whether or
loan in a way no rational not you think they secured fair
human would ask for.’’ compensation, they were pragmatic
enough to accept
they would only win a partial victory.
And, they were right to, but only up to They also made it clear to the bank
a point. When you’ve made a mistake you they were not to be fobbed off.
have to own it. What else can you do? But Remember, banks are expert in many
that does not mean you are entirely to things, including working out when to
blame. dig their heels in, and when to dig their
Earn Save Give In this case the bank had made a hands in their shareholders’ pockets and
points on fuel to your pretty big howler, so the couple sucked up make good on their mistakes.
community their feelings of embarrassment, and
asked for the interest charges to be
reversed. CALL TO ACTION
It was worth it. They won themselves Got a question for Rob or an issue you want
$5000 of compensation from the bank. him to tackle? Contact Rob by going online
The venerable institution was not to Neighbourly and type the name of our
mychallenge.co.nz going to accept the sole blame. It
recognised its staff had blundered, but the
newspaper into the search bar. Click our
name and select Contact from the menu bar
Terms & conditions apply couple had to carry some of the blame for and ‘‘message our reporter’’ from the drop-
being negligent in monitoring their down menu.
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Kia ora
Next week marks the beginning of Matariki!
According to Māori culture, the appearance
of the Matariki constellation signifies time to
pause and reflect, pay respect to those that have
passed, and look forward to the next year.
The first loan was ‘‘free’’, says Richard Smith. There wasn’t any interest. He’s since been told that
Kylie Robinson—Sustainability Officer loan companies do that to test whether you can pay it back before they offer you more. 123RF
Contact me on (04) 527 2169
Tales from a loan
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ste and
the library newsletter and the car. We were getting near to retirement paying off the last one. This one was more
Recycl g page on our website . and a new car was a good investment. At complicated; we borrowed $238.10 and
the time I had a small business that, at its then $341.90 with a top-up. Each time you
peak, employed a staff of 12. take a loan they include the date a top-up
Not much later I became severely ill, I can be available to you, so it is more or
spent seven months in agony with a drain less pre-approved credit.
B gs! Our
Bu stuck in my side. There was no way I We went to a financial mentor and he
could work, and my business failed. went to the company to ask for relief from
Backyard Heroes We live pretty modestly, but the thing the repayments based on hardship. They
is we couldn’t keep up with the car refused.
Come down to the Bugs! Our Bac instalments for months. This affected my By this time we were locked in. We felt
kyard
Heroes exhibition at Expressions already poor credit rating. trapped. We couldn’t afford the
Whirinaki
That meant when I tried to find repayments, but they would loan my wife
on from 29 June - 11 September.
This finance to cover the back-payments more without asking what it was for and
exhibition focuses on the port nobody would lend to me. We faced losing we’d use it to keep up repayments.
ant role
bugs have our ecosystem, bios our car which would have left us This time we hadn’t finished paying
ecurity stranded. Porirua is a hard city to live in off the last loan. We owed $191.50 and
and our own backyards. There are without transport. topped it up to $508.50. We asked for the
great
activity programmes for c dren We ended up at a high cost payday longest possible term: 14 weeks. It meant
. Entr y is
lender. I think I found them on the the total loan cost more, but by stretching
donation.
internet. They wouldn’t lend to me it out repayments became more
because of my poor income but they affordable.
offered to lend to my wife instead. This time we stuck it out, paid it back,
The first loan was ‘‘free’’. There wasn’t and never went back. It was an awful
Get your reusable any interest. I’ve since been told that time for both of us.
these companies do that to test whether In 2017 my wife received a small
bags sorted! you can pay it back before they offer you inheritance and paid off all personal debt
plastic more. and invested the balance. Now we steer
Don’t forget! From 1 July, handled clear of loans and interest and save up for
be
bags under 70 microns thick will ‘‘This time we stuck it purchases.
you can So, you see we have an interest in the
banned for good. The best th g out, paid it back, and Government’s proposed new high cost
bag all
do for the planet is go without a never went back. It was lending law, and not only because the
sible, minister who is bringing it in is our
together, but when that’s not pos
hed
an awful time for both of electorate MP.
get yourself a bag th can be was From what we’ve seen, there’s not
g your own the
us.’’ much in the new law that would have
and r sed! Try m
free July. made our experience any better.
Council work op dur g plastic We borrowed $420 and paid it back Perhaps one of the top-ups might have
over four weeks. The application process been limited but all of our loans were
was quite simple, my wife supplied three below the Government’s proposed cost of
months’ worth of bank statements and loan limit of 100 per cent of principal. We
they gave us the money. They never even never had to pay back more than twice
asked what we wanted it for. what we borrowed. The closest we got
What about biodegradable bags? We were back within six months to was the last loan that stretched out over
Biodegradable (including corn starch and cassava bags), oxo-degradable borrow more. We still had to meet car 14 weeks. Ironically this was the one that
instalments: $520 this time. Total was most ‘‘affordable’’ because individual
and compostable bags are part of the plastic bag ban from 1 July. This is repayments were $737 and we made them repayments were smaller.
because New Zealand doesn’t currently have the composting facilities to in three payments over three fortnights. It was the huge repayments based on
On all of these loans we made fortnightly interest of hundreds of percent that
break them down properly. Check out the Ministry for Environment website
repayments. But we paid them all and we caused our debt spiral, not the total cost
for more information. did it without defaulting. of the loans. We don’t think our
That second loan was paid back at $245 experience is at all unique.
fortnight. On a fixed income that was The way to put a brake on this and to
hard, but we got there by not paying protect people from these debt spirals is
something else. We paid the car to add an interest rate cap. If lenders can’t
instalment off by stopping car insurance, charge high interest they won’t be able to
internet, contents insurance payments, set payments that people like my wife and
things like that. I could not keep up with. It’s an easy
The fact of the matter is that after thing for the Government to do and it
cutting all those costs to make would make a huge difference to many
UPPERHUT TCIT Y.COM/SUSTAINABILIT Y repayments we had to catch up and we many people.
couldn’t. The third loan we took in part to *Not their real namesneighbourly.co.nz JUNE 19, 2019, UPPER HUTT LEADER 13
THE EXPLAINER
BROOK SABIN
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n a quiet part of Mackenzie
Country the future is taking
flight.
While Uber made headlines
last week for announcing a flying
Flying taxi being
taxi service – few New
Zealanders realise a similar
‘‘flying car’’ technology is being
tested on home soil, and could be
buzzing around our cities within
tested in NZ
a matter of years.
‘‘Cora’’ launches from Tekapo
Aerodrome. The aircraft looks
like a giant drone, mixed with a
plane and helicopter. Join the
It has 12 rotors, which means conversation
it can lift straight into the air,
then one large propeller at the Either post a comment on our
rear of the aircraft, able to propel Neighbourly page or send us a
the vehicle to 180kmh. letter to the editor. Just go to our
Once the aircraft has lifted 10 page on Neighbourly, then select
or so metres off the ground, a letters under the Contact menu.
complex ballet of flight takes
place. The vertical propellers
start and stop, as the rear
propeller bursts into life.
Almost 1000 test flights have
been undertaken between a base
in Canterbury and one in the
United States – under an
experimental aviation licence.
Unlike the Uber concept, the
Cora aircraft won’t have a pilot –
it’ll be guided by self-flying
software, with ‘‘human
supervision’’ on the ground – a
little like air traffic control.
The makers of Cora also claim independent, so if one fails – the rooftops, in a similar way that means is not being divulged co-operation from the Civil
it will be one of the safest aircraft aircraft can continue on the helicopters do. The aircraft will yet. Aviation Authority and
to take to the skies, with three remaining ones. initially be able to take two While Uber says it will launch Government.
independent computers available In case of last resort, the Cora people, cruising between 500 and in 2023, the team behind Cora is An age of The Jetsons may be
to fly the aircraft. is also equipped with a ballistic 3000 feet in the air. not giving any public dates away closer than you think, and the
If one computer fails, another parachute. Air New Zealand has thrown yet. It intends for New Zealand to exciting thing is New Zealanders
will take over. The team behind Cora said it its support behind the flying taxi be its launch country – although could be first in line to get a taste
Likewise, all 12 propellers are would be able to take off from service, although precisely what this is dependent on continued of the future.
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Summerset at the Course are having a market day to
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We’ll have the tastiest home-made jams, chutneys and
pickles, freshly baked cakes and handmade chocolates.
There will be jewellery, fabulous artwork and knitted
crafts. So why not bring along friends and family and treat
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BACKYARD TOURISM Many of Porirua’s mountain-bike
tracks offer views over the city and
harbour. The tracks are well
A piece of paradise maintained and were rideable even
after a bit of rain.
for the wild at heart
Matt Tso finds unwinding in Porirua is easy to do on a
bike or with a beer in his hand.
P
edaling my way to the lookout at
Colonial Knob, it’s easy to see the Highlights
appeal of Porirua as an outdoor-
■ Guided mountain-biking with Get Fixed
lover’s destination.
Mountain Bike Tours – The company has a
It’s a fairly miserable Thursday – the
cafe for a post-ride caffeine fix. 16 Parumoana
Metservice is advertising 100kmh gusts,
St, Porirua. Open seven days.
which are delaying flights at Wellington
■ Lunch at Peppermill Cafe and Bar. 4 Norrie
Airport, but even so, the track under the
St, Porirua. Open seven days.
tyres of my mountain-bike is still rideable ama racing and scuba diving.
■ Beer tasting at Tinker Tailor Brewery. 18a
despite an overnight downpour. On my way past the cafe’s till, I spot the
Ulric St, Plimmerton, Porirua. Open Thursday,
‘‘You can’t beat getting up into the cabinet which contains treats made with
Friday and Saturday.
bush. No traffic – it’s nice and peaceful,’’ Whittaker’s chocolate.
Thanks to Rebecca Davis, of Porirua City
says my guide Simon Bendall, from Get It’s a pity the makers of arguably
Council.
Fixed Bicycle Cafe. Porirua’s best-known product don’t offer a
I’m surprised to see kererū flying low factory tour. This would be the closest I’d
across the track and to hear the chucks Fixed’s mechanic, Christian Lauducci, get to eating Whittaker’s fresh from the
and rasps of tūı̄ chatting among and Porirua City Council parks planner source so I walk out the door with a slice
themselves, despite the weather. John Callahan – tear down the hillside. of coconut rough.
Under a canopy of lush native bush, The trails take us behind the My final stop for the day is at Tinker
the gullies and spurs act as a wind buffer Whittaker’s factory and the smell of fresh Tailor for a beer tasting, where I’m met by
for riders and birds alike, heading up the chocolate reminds me that I haven’t eaten co-director Tim Hodgkinson, who
gentle and well-worn Te Ara Utiwai track, since about 7am. navigates me through his range.
which winds 6.1 kilometres to the lookout. With lunch now on the agenda, I head Belgian waffles with cinnamon sugar, There aren’t too many breweries in the
‘‘Utiwai’’ is part of the Rangituhi Trail to Peppermill Cafe and Bar with Callahan. raspberry coulis, chargrilled peach and vanilla city but the lack of competition hasn’t
Park which, along with Whitireia Park As I work my way through a cup of tea whipped cream at the Peppermill Cafe and Bar. made Tinker Tailor complacent – its beers
MATTHEW TSO/STUFF
and Spicer Forest, make up Porirua’s and a plate of Belgian waffles, we get to are as good as any you’d find in the
extensive network of mountain-bike talking about his love for fishing. capital.
trails. They offer a mix of mellow tracks Porirua is a dream for outdoors Porirua offers both inshore and Because the brewery doesn’t have an
for beginners and spicier rollercoaster enthusiasts, he tells me. You can be in the deepwater fishing – the inconsistent on-licence, I start thinking about pairing a
rides for intermediate and expert riders. hills for a walk or ride and within weather keeps fish stocks in fairly good bottle of Tinker Tailor’s American Brown
We weave down a creatively named minutes be on the coast or in the water to shape, Callahan says. Ale with a piece of fish and half a scoop of
network of tracks – Trail 10, Chimney relax, exercise or catch a feed. Locals also enjoy surfing and surf chips on Plimmerton Beach.
Sweep, Tumeke and Blaster. I watch my ‘‘There are spots where you can still lifeboat racing at Titahi Bay, and the The weather cuts up as I walk out the
three companions – also including Get pull up a 15-pound snapper,’’ he tells me. harbour offers shelter for sailing, waka brewery door. Next time.
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Parenting WITH AUTHOR AND MOTHER OF FOUR BOYS MARY-ANNE SCOTT
Sweet Sixteen and never stops gaming
Q: My boy is 16 and he sits on Studies have also some help and you’re going to
the couch and does his gaming shown that extenuated need to help him. Keeping the
for hours. gaming sessions can lines of communication open
About five houses down the lead to depression, sounds like a worn-out piece of
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in 10 or 15 years. Where does your son get his spending hours and hours in addicted? Being addicted is real. not intended to replace that of
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X-men has crashed and burned
Even a game to make a #MeToo superhero
Review performance from movie.
Sophie Turner isn’t Which would be no bad thing
X-Men: Dark Phoenix (M, 114 mins) enough to save were it not so horribly executed
Directed by Simon Kinberg X-Men.
via tin-eared dialogue like, ‘‘you
Reviewed by James Croot ★★
might want to think of changing
the name to X-Women’’, and a
‘Y
ou’re always sorry half-hearted attempt to turn
and there’s always a Charles from avuncular saviour
speech – nobody cares into history’s greatest monster –
any more.’’ because of his paternalistic
Sadly, Magneto (Michael ways.
Fassbender) couldn’t be more Even the action sequences
accurate. struggle to raise much
This 12th instalment of Fox’s excitement, as jazz hands,
long-running X-Men saga really constipated looks, slo-mo and
feels like a series now bereft of heavenly choirs dominate
new ideas or real purpose. proceedings.
Even the military, so often the At least there’s some joy for
bad guys here, have seen the those lamenting the sidelining of
writing on the wall, donning Sansa Stark in the final series of
MCU outfits in preparation for Game of Thrones.
the Disney takeover of this Turner gets plenty of
holdout Marvel strand. opportunities to throw down,
As for the story? Well, in the with – amusingly – her main
wake of February’s Captain nemesis bearing a reasonable
Marvel, this just feels like an platinum-haired resemblance to
awkward, aping afterthought. ‘‘the Mother of dragons’’.
That’s because, like Carol Unfortunately, Jessica
Danvers’ origin story, this tale is Lawrence) worries that they are the day but, at the last minute, stain of 2006’s near franchise- Chastain is actually given very
set in the 1990s and explores the taking more and more risks, Jean (Sophie Turner) is left killing The Last Stand with little to do.
effect an encounter with an Charles (James McAvoy) is onboard, as the Endeavour is Future Past, series writer Simon It seems bizarre to have the
extra-terrestrial energy source convinced that their heroism is struck by a seemingly deadly Kinberg (also in the director’s Golden Globe-winner turn up to
has on one woman. what is keeping them safe. solar flare. chair for the first time) now has essentially play a Terminatrix.
Following the time-altering ‘‘We’re only one bad day away To everyone’s amazement, another stab at adapting the Elsewhere, Fassbender and
events of Days of Future Past and from being despised again,’’ he rather than die, she returns to comic-book’s famous Dark Lawrence essentially only have
the less-than-memorable farrago warns. Earth reinvigorated. Phoenix saga, again with limited cameos, while at least Nicholas
that was Apocalypse, Dark That’s why, when the Space But, as her powers seemingly success. Hoult’s Hank is given some
Phoenix opens in 1992 with the Shuttle Endeavour strikes grow by the day, Jean struggles Thirteen years ago, the dramatic meat to attempt to
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author of Beyond Lion Rock. June All enquiries to 022-6517163. June
21, 10am, Tower Block Eastgate 29, 8am, Hapai club, 879-881 Railway station). $5 with
Mall, Knights Rd., Lower Hutt. Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt. refreshments provided. Further
Hutt Senior Citizens The Past to The Present: details phone 5284549.
Association: Mondays club day Demonstration by Floral Artist
1pm and Thursdays housie at Helen Potter. $20 Entry Fee. Come
12.30pm. All welcome. Ring Pat 566 to U.H. Floral Art Club’s birthday SPORT, EXERCISE &
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Association: New members contact Colleen Phone 9707182. checks, health advice. June 22, 10am, Walter Nash Stadium, 20/22 Taine
Street, Taita. Hutt Exercise Group: Meets every
welcome, meets on the third June 19, 9:30am, Trentham Wednesday for exercises to music.
Tuesday of every month. Contact Masonic Centre, 27 Islington St, 10am, Senior citizens Rooms,
Trish 04 972 6640 or 021 2096 201 Trentham, Hutt Valley. Centre, 445 High Street, music and Upper Hutt Save the Children: ground floor, Queensgate Tower.
for details. REBUS Club Petone: New movement for 0-5 years, 10am- Wesley Centre, 1 Benzie Ave, meets $3 per lesson, first one free. Tea
Holy Gita Self Study: Chinmaya members welcome for 2019 - if 11.30am, Fridays, $1 per child / $2 for morning tea and a speaker,
and coffee served afterwards.
Mission, Wellington, conducts you’re retired and seeking per family /$5 professional every second Tuesday of the
Contact Una Haverfield 566 0419
weekly Bhagawad Gita study group friendship, outings and interesting caregivers. month, 10am, cost $5, phone
or Pam Ryan 021 356 574.
regularly on all Sundays. All are speakers at monthly meetings call Upper Hutt Chess Club: Meet at Jeanette 528-2750.
welcome to reap the benefits. Vivien 5603526 or Craig 5602978. Hapai Building, Fergusson Drive, Wellington Fuchsia Society: The Hutt Valley Angling Club: Meet
Contact: 02102383484 or Stitch in at Expressions: every Monday at 7.30pm. Enquiries Society meets on the third Monday second Monday every month at
0212722952. June 23, 10:05am, Members of the Upper Hutt contact Roger Smith 9716528. of each month except December at 7.30pm. Casting clinic, fly tying,
Petone Community House, 6 Embroiderers welcome others to Upper Hutt Philatelic society: the Moera Hall at 7.30pm. For buddy program, trips. Visit www.
Britannia St, Petone. bring their stitching and join them UH philatelic society, 3rd Monday further information ring 567 9533. huttvalleyangling.org.nz for more
Junior Youth Club: Every Sunday in the foyer at Expressions third of month Wesley centre 2 Benzie Wellington Fuchsia Society, info. Hardwick Smith Lounge,
from 12.30pm to 2.30pm at the Thursday of every month 1.30pm - Avenue Upper Hutt. July 15th Randwick St. Norfolk St, Belmont Domain, Lower
Moera Community Cottage, 105 3.30 pm. Howard Weddell Trentham Camp & WPRR Writing Group: Meets Hutt.
Randwick Cres. Stitches Group: Fridays 9.45am to untold military history. Contact every 3rd Saturday from 11am to Music and Fitness sessions:
Lion’s Mini Market: Lion Hall, 11.45am at Moera Community John 9707930. July 15, 7:30pm, 12.30pm at Writers Plot Readers Awaken Church, 1048 Fergusson
King St, Upper Hutt, a Mini Market House. Wesley centre, corner Benzie Ave & Read Bookshop, 2/893 Fergusson Dr, Upper Hutt, movement and
is held on the last Saturday every Toddler Hop: Victory Christian Ferguson Drive, Upper Hutt. Dr, Upper Hutt (opposite the music sessions, Tuesdays, 10am.
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Hipkins
MP for Rimutaka
I hold regular constituency clinics
throughout the electorate.
To book an appointment, please
contact my offices.
Taita Office
1195 High Street | P 04 567 0156
Upper Hutt Office
216 Main St | P 04 528 5715
chris.hipkins@parliament.govt.nz
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