Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel has vowed to hold an independent inquiry into why a vital clause that would have made it easier to build houses in coastal communities was missed out of the citys district planWhy not just walk down the stairs from her office an just ask OK Who Stuffed up!? Why, (yet again) spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on an independent panel when a simple question has the same result??Personally I would have much more respect for an elected Council member just saying yes we stuffed up on this than dodging it
Having met the above a couple of times, I personally thought (at the time) he was a bit of a wet blanket however he has now proven to be a decent representative of his community. In this instance I believe he is standing up for the greater good (again) of his community that elected him and it doesnt matter whether I think he is right or wrong the very fact he has stood up like this he has my support..
Although some of these ideas have (some) merit it is only due to the original inept planning, general meddling and shoddy design by CCC, Otakaro and all of their offshoots (Regenerate, CHCHNZ etc) that the CBD is in the state it is now CCC needs to just stop all of their loopy Social Experiments and do what they are supposed to do not just what they want to do
Mr Wilke is an ex CCC employee and a SPOKES Cycling Activist group core member, how even remotely are his comments, views or plans even remotely in the best interests for Christchurch!?Definition of activist one who advocates or practices activism : a person who uses or supports strong actions (such as public protests) in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial issue
What?!, replacing what we lost in the earthquakes with something that is smaller is a Vanity project how?? (And im normally the first to have a go at CCC)
And yet looking at the actual statistics, rental cars make up a large proportion of these statistics and yet still no mention that there are over 5 MILLION 200 thousand Registered vehicles on NZ roads (source NZTA) and over 1 Billion 6 hundred thousand Private vehicle journeys made each year..Never let the facts get in the way of a good story
Dunedin stadium returns just over $4Million a year in net profit in rental alone, not even including the introduction of accommodation, Hospitality etc Ed Sheeran alone returned over $40 Million for 2 nights alone for just this, and you dont want this for Christchurch!?
Why does this smell more like CCC buying votes rather than genuine care for its workers?I fully support anyone earning a fair wage for a fair days work but it does have to be exactly that and as Cr Gough stated there will be consequences, For every action there is an equal and opposite Reaction
Each one of those trucks you see in the photo above pays on average between $650 - 700 Thousand dollars in Road user charges ALONE in its working life, how much do you pay for your bike??(3 axle truck 4 axle trailer approx $0.65 per km x 1 M km)
The ironic part is Otakaro with the cost of $28 Million have also include a statue of a man mowing, not lawn but Grey pavers and Stones (picture above) with not a bit of green in sight (apart from the obligatory native flax)This on top of the $30 million for the east frame, grey pavers and stones including the Manchester St disaster itself ALL of Oxford Tce,grey pavers stones, Concrete terraces and a tilt slab wall.Otakaro was supposed to be the Govt agency leading the way for the rebuild of Christchurch, yet they have caused more damage to The Garden City than Mother Nature ever could
When Local Government dictates the way we Eat (fast Food outlet control) the way we Drink (forced Alcohol legislation) the way we travel and commute in our daily lives (cycle priority) and now where and how and where we should live, the council becomes less a public entity for the people and more a DictatorshipIt is not nor has it ever been the Councils job to control our daily lives or the way we live them yet CCC continues to force their own misguided we know whats best for you ideologies onto usThe ONLY thing CCC should be doing right now is sorting out their own organisation to make it easier cheaper and less bureaucratic to design and build our own visions our own homes and buildings the way we want them and how we want to live in them and how we travel to and from themIn years to come this CCC Social Engineering experiment will without doubt be proven to be a complete disaster.
As the importer of Segway/Ninebot Good luck. Yes my scooters and all wheeled devices work fantastic however being a realist and in Business for over 30 years I understand what works and what doesnt, what is posted above... doesnt.All of our products are great for commuting 2-3 KM above this they just dont work apart from recreationaly It still seams that we have Councillors and Council staff more willing to jump on the band wagon for looks and image rather than common seance
The basis of this story, the Nielsen Survey is completely irreverent, unbalanced and extremely misleading.The basis of its findings are only on the total of 485 Christchurch residents of which %30 of those stated they are currently Unemployed, This is not and cannot in any way be stated as a 1 reflection of the general majority of Christchurch residents.Yes the city is recovering but certainly not in the way these recent feel-good advertorials have been trying to persuade us, We have a long way to go yet and I would personally prefer that these CCC based organisations spent less time and money on Spin-Doctors and Artists impressions and more on just getting the job done.... like they are supposed to.(CCC, ChristchurchNZ, Regenerate Christchurch, Development Christchurch, Otakaro: are you reading this!)
Your comment is awaiting moderationDunedin:-Elton John- Macklemore (2013), -Aerosmith (2013)[28], -Paul Simon (2013), -Tinie Tempah (2014),- Rod Stewart (2015), -Neil Diamond (2015), -Fleetwood Mac (2015),- Black Sabbath (2016), -Stevie Nicks (2017), -International DJ Maria Matarelli (2017), -Roger Waters (2018),-Pink Floyd- Robbie Williams (2018) Ed Sheeran (2018). Kendrick Lamar, -Shania Twain and -P!nk.Also to mention the same stadium is returns to DCC jut under $4 Million a year and if you recall Ed Sherin alone returned $40 million alone to Dunedin
Yea wow amazing figures. Worcester st a whole 55 a day, Colombo st Edgeware 260, Sparks Rd (Quarrymans trail) 150 a day and St Asaph St 197 how remotely is that thousands??The other thing to consider is that the cycle counts are variable and as you say its spring which just proves that cycling isnt a viable Alternative to any other form of transport, note that i havnt mentioned the cost to ratepayers not only to build these but also the loss of business where these cyclelanes are located and to the residents who now have to live next to them.
Wellington has a population almost the same as Christchurch and yet its Rail / public transport systems is one of the best run and utilised, transporting almost the same amount of people each month as ECAN (bus) does here each year (3.1 vs 3.8M)Rollerston to CHC is similar distance from The Hutt to Wgn CBD and Rangiora to CHC is similar to Porirua (line) to WgtnI think it is very short sighted to discount this
They are, fuel levies are ring fenced meaning they can only be spent on transport related projects by NZTA unfortunately for the companies and people paying for Road User Charges and fuel levies NZTA also spends these on other transport related PC projects like recreational walking tracks and cycle lanes
Funny how there is nothing in this article stating the number of serious crashes or incidents where a heavy vehicle is at fault, I would imagine this has dropped steadily over the years.especially with the increasing numbers of vehicles and the distances travelledApart from a couple of High Profile bus crashes from minor operators (where the media get all excited) it is more than evident heavy vehicle safety has improved to the point where stricter enforcement is not needed, with the ORS, maintenance, strict H&S compliance and GPS systems run by most companies these days most compliance and safety issues are sorted.When the MOT and Police combined the Government at the time promised us this would increase Police numbers and as such a much lower the crime rate, how many speeding tickets are issued Vs burglaries, assaults and domestic violence incidents solved these days??
The reality is if CCC were even half competent and had everything else they were actually supposed to do sorted like supplying fresh clean water the roads and footpaths were in good condition free of rubbish and rates were actually reasonable this wouldnt be such an issue..
The Transport Minister and NZTA all need to jump into a mini van and travel from one end of NZ to the other, pick out the worst roading issues and fix them in order of of priority be it straightening out corners or building new bridges and go from there.Of course its not that simple but building the large projects first without sorting out the smaller things first is a bit illogical
I agree. With CCC owning around 2500 Social housing units in the city it is unfair for the general ratepayer to be subsidising the living standards of others on a long term basis, no matter their circumstances.We already have Social Service providers namely WINZ and Housing NZ so why are the Council competing against these government agencies?I cannot see how having two separate welfare providers doubling up on the same service is cost effective or even beneficial to those who use these services, especially considering how badly both these services are run
This seems more like a Knee jerk reaction to all the previous failures and negative public reaction rather than good business planning or even common sense Having two separate, adversarial organisations such as CCC and ECAN even attempting to run anything more than a bath let alone a transport service together is always going to end in failureThis service should be run by the transport providers themselves (Redbus) who can much better react to route changes and provide the service needed, having two separate bureaucratic organisations only doubles up on all costs, causes complete confusion and provides the service we have now.The goals and priorities of this should be to provide the service needed and more important completely remove all ratepayer subsidies NOT look PC or pretty in the media
Living in the middle of town I have noticed that there are more and more parks becoming available. Driving down St Asaph st today it was more than noticeable the amount of parking available, the lack of pedestrians and funny enough cyclistsIt is more than apparent people have given up not only on St Asaph st but the CBD as well, you would think that CCC would have learned from this absolute disaster plan for An Accessible City and even worse they now have plans to bring the same stupidity to the suburbs
I fully agree however its not just at the top there seem to be a few in middle Management that seem to be doing OK as well. The biggest issue however seems to be the actual Number of staff working at The Hereford Hilton and i dare say the caliber of them who turn up for lunch each day. It would seem that we have at least one University graduate for every single possible job in the place and the a Consultant for everything else in between
General roading including foot paths are vital infrastructure needed to service an entire community where %100 of the community has access and uses it. RECREATIONAL paths and separate cyclanes are only used by a small minority but paid for by the majority and are certainly not vital infrastructure
I can understand that the concept of Regenerate was well intended when it was formed but the time has come to just say STOPTo date this organisation (like many others like them) has proven to be incapable of performing anything other than to pay the wages for its staff and fees for Consultants with nothing to show for it but a promise.Regenerate has had its chance, failed miserably now its time to get rid of them
How remotely is putting the speed limit back to 50 on say Montreal going to attract more boy racers, they dont obey the rules in the first place heance the name!It wouldnt be that hard to have digital speed signs having 30kph at peak times on streets such as Montreal during the day and 60kph during the night and and low peak hours. This along with the traffic light sequencing can quite easily be monitored and changed by CTOC
The CCC currently owns approximately 2400 housing units and no matter what way you look at it or what Trust is running it this is a non performing Council Asset that costs the city around 40 Million dollars a year just to operate.2400 x $400.Thousand each (guestimate avr value of each unit) is getting close to a Billion dollars of un-affordable rate payer owned housing that should be sold off and used for the core services CCC are supposed to be performing in the first place or at least reducing the current debt.We already have a social housing provider with Housing NZ, how is it possibly in the best interests of anyone having CCC competing against another Govt agency? We already pay for this through general Taxs, why should we be paying Again for the exact same service through our Rates!?Even in this article it tells of empty houses worth millions of dollars just sitting doing nothing, why have these not been sold off so it can at least these houses and sections can be developed privately providing more housing in these lower social economic areas and at the very least improving the value of other housing in the area to the benefit of everyone? CCC are pretty quick to sell off their old Kias and Corollas for new BMWs on lease (hire), why would the same not apply here?
1 Oct 2018: CCC Mayor Leanne Dalzeil announces $20 Million to be spent enhancing Taggers rights and to provide safety harnesses and protective clothing to protect the safety and rights of all known taggers.From 21 Oct 2018 property owners must allow all taggers to perform their art on all privately owned property without hindrance, Police must now assist.The mayor responded that this current spending is in line with all other previous CCC spending on minority groups holding their hand out for Rate payer paid funding
There are approx 1900 on street car parks within the CBD, 600 less than 2010. The majority of alternative parking is located on private land and operated by companies such as Wilsons. These car parks will eventually disappear when the building sites they are located on are developed leaving a massive shortage in the CBD.Of note, the metered parking in 2010 had over a Million Paid parking events
Cyclelanes are completely new, separate and extremely expensive infrastructure designed and built exclusively for a very small minority groups use, no other vehicle or pedestrian can use them yet they are the only infrastructure paid by the majority user (motorist) to the detriment of eveyone else. They have proven to be a complete failure in every respect
What do you think Fuel levies and RUC are used for!? Vehicle owners are the ONLY ones who actually PAY %100 for their own commuting and travel costs.(on land)- Commuting by public transport each fair is subsidised up to %60 by payment from the National Land transport Fund (NLTF) to ECAN that is %100 financed by collection of Fuel levies, Road User Charges Tolls etcIf motorists didnt have to pay to subsidise Public travel, cyclelanes and walking tracks and the money collected was spent where it was originally intended we would have the most modern, safest roads in the world
This is very much incorrect and misleading. .OCHT is only a Council Trust that is only responsible for the Management of the housing stock still owned by CCC. Between $30-40 million of ratepayer funds is spent each year on social housing or approximately %3.4 of the total annual budget in the last financial term
These Regenerate fairy stories all seem to start off with a Artists impression then followed by words like potential, estimated and then Public fundingThe fastest cheapest and most reliable way to get this whole area developed faster, smarter and at a fraction of the cost would be to first disband Regenerate and let community groups develop it the way we want it
SanFrans parking system suits San Fransico not Christchurch. Why do these Consultations have to copy everyone elses ideas and designs, can they not come up with something innovative that actually works for us by themselves?, One look in the CBD shows how completely wrong these designs and ideas are and how badly they dont work. Viastrada were also the ones who came up with the failed bus priority lanes on Hills Road that had to be ripped up costing ratepayers Millions and lets not forget St Asaph st High st intersection etc
There are over 600 Less on street car parks than before 2011 however there are over 1500 More free dedicated stainless steel cycle parks and hundreds more free in the two CCC owned parking buildings ready to cope with the massive increase in cyclists
EQC was originally set up by Labor in 1945, most likely with good intentions. The reality is that now it is a bureaucratic disaster in itself (like most 3 letter government run organisations) and has been badly run / neglected by all political partys
The only possible way that this can be completed successfully would be to keep CCC (and VBase) competently out of the picture.We have more than enough talented local business owners, Hospitality Entrepreneurs and property developers whose talents could be combined to develop, design, organise and run this and rather than giving the actual build itself to a large corporate builder (IE Fletchers) let the smaller Local builders contracts plumbers etc that normally wouldnt be considered (due to over the top PC H&S bureaucracy ) play a part.I imagine This would result in the build would be on time, under budget and without half the stuff ups we read about with all other similar sized projects.
Canton: what a load of rubbish, the cost to build a cyclelane in Christchurch is currently $2.8 MILLION per km, did a cyclist build them . NO. they were built by trucks diggers and people with jobs, they have INCREASED congestion in the CBD simply by designThe majority of the cost to build them was via the NLTF, cyclists themselves to use them dont pay a cent
Thats like saying what slows down the flow of water through a pipe is water, not the fact that there are now various obstructions in the way.The only way to increase flow is to have a larger pipe and increasing the speed of the flow with as little obstruction as possibleApprox 25 thousand people flow down St Asaph st each day, (well they used to) if you had 25 thousands cyclists riding down the cyclelane it would be mayhem so in reality cycling is the most inefficient means of transporting the same amount of people, not to mention freight and all other road users
up to $2 Million, 12 to 15 months?? Please leave the Council out of anything to do with this other than approving the move itself or else it will be tied up in bureaucratic red tape and indecision for years and will probably end up looking like a traffic light planted in the middle of The Avon riverAward the contract directly to a local specialist (IE;Heavy Haulage / Crane contractor) it would be completed in a week for much less than half the cost if CCC ran this themselves
Im not sure if the rules have changed over the years but if the building being demolished still has predominate structure IE a wall or in this case substructure columns etc then it still has consent for that type of building in the future IE the building has been repaired not rebuilt. (grandfather rights)I would also imagine theres some tax and insurance benefits being claimed as well
Totally agree. Also, If a Manager or anyone within CCC has to then hire a consultant or outside help to do their job then they were obviously never qualified to do it in the first place.The other part of the equation is how much CCC time (money) has also been spent on this exact same question??
Trains: all very well if any of your comments were remotely factual the reality is the cyclelanes in Christchurch are VERY expensive to build are extremely badly designed they have impacted communities and businesses along the routes where many have reported substantial business loss because of them. According to ACC they have caused MORE accidents in the CBD than ever before and certainly HAVE NOT decreased costs for ANY resident!The reality is Facts outway any unsubstantiated opinion by C.A.N.s (Cycling Action Network)
Its absolutely embarrassing the media reporting on everything Pink, why not just report on her concert at the time and leave it at that!? The one great thing about being a kiwi I would have thought we respect our visitors no matter who they are for what they are. I would imagine Pink would have loved her visit much more without having every move being recorded
"Coke's New Zealand blunder: Hello, death",
Kia ora (maori). Mate (English) where is the issue who said the phrase was all maori??
Victory for residents as council promises inquiry into coastal consents fiasco
Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel has vowed to hold an independent inquiry into why a vital clause that would have made it easier to build houses in coastal communities was missed out of the citys district planWhy not just walk down the stairs from her office an just ask OK Who Stuffed up!? Why, (yet again) spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on an independent panel when a simple question has the same result??Personally I would have much more respect for an elected Council member just saying yes we stuffed up on this than dodging it
Victory for residents as council promises inquiry into coastal consents fiasco
Having met the above a couple of times, I personally thought (at the time) he was a bit of a wet blanket however he has now proven to be a decent representative of his community. In this instance I believe he is standing up for the greater good (again) of his community that elected him and it doesnt matter whether I think he is right or wrong the very fact he has stood up like this he has my support..
Could you park the Millennium Falcon in Cathedral Square?
Where to park a Death Star?, well my first thought would be wherever the he#l I wanted to!, Its a DEATH STAR!
Thousands of jobs, billions of dollars of growth - the new blueprint to revitalise Christchurch
Although some of these ideas have (some) merit it is only due to the original inept planning, general meddling and shoddy design by CCC, Otakaro and all of their offshoots (Regenerate, CHCHNZ etc) that the CBD is in the state it is now CCC needs to just stop all of their loopy Social Experiments and do what they are supposed to do not just what they want to do
Calls for section of Christchurchs Colombo St to become pedestrian mall
Mr Wilke is an ex CCC employee and a SPOKES Cycling Activist group core member, how even remotely are his comments, views or plans even remotely in the best interests for Christchurch!?Definition of activist one who advocates or practices activism : a person who uses or supports strong actions (such as public protests) in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial issue
"'We won't stop until they listen': Auckland truckies drive in convoy to protest fuel tax
so you dont mind paying even more for Every single thing you buy each week, food, clothing BICYCLES etc? (next time you might try reading the article)
"Live snake pops out of ute dashboard while man driving in Te Anau",
Bugger That!!!
From $6.4b to $171m: EQC's disaster fund forecast to run out next year
Spot on!
'Let it go', global thinker tells Christchurch
....And just when you thought Regenerate / CCC couldnt be any more useless they surprise us with this
"'We won't stop until they listen': Auckland truckies drive in convoy to protest fuel tax
what happens when you run out of milk, bread and funnily enough fuel deliveries when all these trucks park up?
Christchurch stadium the big winner from council's plans for Government funding
The stadium isnt just for rugby but concert and other entertainment events
Mixed feelings over planned allocation of Christchurch's $300m Government fund
What?!, replacing what we lost in the earthquakes with something that is smaller is a Vanity project how?? (And im normally the first to have a go at CCC)
Deadly deja-vu as toll soars with five more deaths across country
And yet looking at the actual statistics, rental cars make up a large proportion of these statistics and yet still no mention that there are over 5 MILLION 200 thousand Registered vehicles on NZ roads (source NZTA) and over 1 Billion 6 hundred thousand Private vehicle journeys made each year..Never let the facts get in the way of a good story
Christchurch stadium the big winner from council's plans for Government funding
Dunedin stadium returns just over $4Million a year in net profit in rental alone, not even including the introduction of accommodation, Hospitality etc Ed Sheeran alone returned over $40 Million for 2 nights alone for just this, and you dont want this for Christchurch!?
Christchurch City Council moves to extend living wage
Why does this smell more like CCC buying votes rather than genuine care for its workers?I fully support anyone earning a fair wage for a fair days work but it does have to be exactly that and as Cr Gough stated there will be consequences, For every action there is an equal and opposite Reaction
"'We won't stop until they listen': Auckland truckies drive in convoy to protest fuel tax
Each one of those trucks you see in the photo above pays on average between $650 - 700 Thousand dollars in Road user charges ALONE in its working life, how much do you pay for your bike??(3 axle truck 4 axle trailer approx $0.65 per km x 1 M km)
Prime riverside block in central Christchurch remains barren
So whats happening with the Band Rotunda CCC?? Pot Black comes to mind
"South frame's Kahikatea Common opens up more community spaces",
The ironic part is Otakaro with the cost of $28 Million have also include a statue of a man mowing, not lawn but Grey pavers and Stones (picture above) with not a bit of green in sight (apart from the obligatory native flax)This on top of the $30 million for the east frame, grey pavers and stones including the Manchester St disaster itself ALL of Oxford Tce,grey pavers stones, Concrete terraces and a tilt slab wall.Otakaro was supposed to be the Govt agency leading the way for the rebuild of Christchurch, yet they have caused more damage to The Garden City than Mother Nature ever could
Project 8011 plans to repopulate central Christchurch
wouldnt worry,Trains is an Aucklander and has no real ideas about what works here, still cant figure why he still comments
Project 8011 plans to repopulate central Christchurch
When Local Government dictates the way we Eat (fast Food outlet control) the way we Drink (forced Alcohol legislation) the way we travel and commute in our daily lives (cycle priority) and now where and how and where we should live, the council becomes less a public entity for the people and more a DictatorshipIt is not nor has it ever been the Councils job to control our daily lives or the way we live them yet CCC continues to force their own misguided we know whats best for you ideologies onto usThe ONLY thing CCC should be doing right now is sorting out their own organisation to make it easier cheaper and less bureaucratic to design and build our own visions our own homes and buildings the way we want them and how we want to live in them and how we travel to and from themIn years to come this CCC Social Engineering experiment will without doubt be proven to be a complete disaster.
Hundreds of shared electric scooters proposed for Christchurch, Auckland
As the importer of Segway/Ninebot Good luck. Yes my scooters and all wheeled devices work fantastic however being a realist and in Business for over 30 years I understand what works and what doesnt, what is posted above... doesnt.All of our products are great for commuting 2-3 KM above this they just dont work apart from recreationaly It still seams that we have Councillors and Council staff more willing to jump on the band wagon for looks and image rather than common seance
"Wellington's first bike-sharing scheme attracts more than 6000 cyclists in first week",
Why, Do you stick you head in the bowl?!
"Spreading the good word of the new Christchurch",
The basis of this story, the Nielsen Survey is completely irreverent, unbalanced and extremely misleading.The basis of its findings are only on the total of 485 Christchurch residents of which %30 of those stated they are currently Unemployed, This is not and cannot in any way be stated as a 1 reflection of the general majority of Christchurch residents.Yes the city is recovering but certainly not in the way these recent feel-good advertorials have been trying to persuade us, We have a long way to go yet and I would personally prefer that these CCC based organisations spent less time and money on Spin-Doctors and Artists impressions and more on just getting the job done.... like they are supposed to.(CCC, ChristchurchNZ, Regenerate Christchurch, Development Christchurch, Otakaro: are you reading this!)
Christchurch stadium the big winner from council's plans for Government funding
Your comment is awaiting moderationDunedin:-Elton John- Macklemore (2013), -Aerosmith (2013)[28], -Paul Simon (2013), -Tinie Tempah (2014),- Rod Stewart (2015), -Neil Diamond (2015), -Fleetwood Mac (2015),- Black Sabbath (2016), -Stevie Nicks (2017), -International DJ Maria Matarelli (2017), -Roger Waters (2018),-Pink Floyd- Robbie Williams (2018) Ed Sheeran (2018). Kendrick Lamar, -Shania Twain and -P!nk.Also to mention the same stadium is returns to DCC jut under $4 Million a year and if you recall Ed Sherin alone returned $40 million alone to Dunedin
From $6.4b to $171m: EQC's disaster fund forecast to run out next year
EQC, ACC, CCC, DHB, Can anyone else add to this and see a common theme?
Mixed feelings over planned allocation of Christchurch's $300m Government fund
Yea wow amazing figures. Worcester st a whole 55 a day, Colombo st Edgeware 260, Sparks Rd (Quarrymans trail) 150 a day and St Asaph St 197 how remotely is that thousands??The other thing to consider is that the cycle counts are variable and as you say its spring which just proves that cycling isnt a viable Alternative to any other form of transport, note that i havnt mentioned the cost to ratepayers not only to build these but also the loss of business where these cyclelanes are located and to the residents who now have to live next to them.
Shakeup planned for Christchurch's public transport network
Wellington has a population almost the same as Christchurch and yet its Rail / public transport systems is one of the best run and utilised, transporting almost the same amount of people each month as ECAN (bus) does here each year (3.1 vs 3.8M)Rollerston to CHC is similar distance from The Hutt to Wgn CBD and Rangiora to CHC is similar to Porirua (line) to WgtnI think it is very short sighted to discount this
Calls for section of Christchurchs Colombo St to become pedestrian mall
Not cars people
"'We won't stop until they listen': Auckland truckies drive in convoy to protest fuel tax
They are, fuel levies are ring fenced meaning they can only be spent on transport related projects by NZTA unfortunately for the companies and people paying for Road User Charges and fuel levies NZTA also spends these on other transport related PC projects like recreational walking tracks and cycle lanes
Deadly deja-vu as toll soars with five more deaths across country
Wearing headphones while cycling is worse
Asbestos remediation cost spells the end for Christchurch housing units
you probably already are or have done in the past without even knowing it
Calls for section of Christchurchs Colombo St to become pedestrian mall
And yet CCC provide free parking for cycles all over the city
Police defend big drop in commercial vehicle inspections
Funny how there is nothing in this article stating the number of serious crashes or incidents where a heavy vehicle is at fault, I would imagine this has dropped steadily over the years.especially with the increasing numbers of vehicles and the distances travelledApart from a couple of High Profile bus crashes from minor operators (where the media get all excited) it is more than evident heavy vehicle safety has improved to the point where stricter enforcement is not needed, with the ORS, maintenance, strict H&S compliance and GPS systems run by most companies these days most compliance and safety issues are sorted.When the MOT and Police combined the Government at the time promised us this would increase Police numbers and as such a much lower the crime rate, how many speeding tickets are issued Vs burglaries, assaults and domestic violence incidents solved these days??
Christchurch City Council moves to extend living wage
There are many training facilities and Schools around so you can up skill yourself and Earn any pay increase not just demand it
700 shared electric scooters to be let loose on Christchurch streets
The reality is if CCC were even half competent and had everything else they were actually supposed to do sorted like supplying fresh clean water the roads and footpaths were in good condition free of rubbish and rates were actually reasonable this wouldnt be such an issue..
Calls for section of Christchurchs Colombo St to become pedestrian mall
Cyclists in the CBD are less than %1 of the population so please do explain how this will work!?
Mixed feelings over planned allocation of Christchurch's $300m Government fund
DHB and Otakaro not CCC:although I do fully agree CCC should have provided input into this
Project 8011 plans to repopulate central Christchurch
Exactly, well said
"'We won't stop until they listen': Auckland truckies drive in convoy to protest fuel tax
The Transport Minister and NZTA all need to jump into a mini van and travel from one end of NZ to the other, pick out the worst roading issues and fix them in order of of priority be it straightening out corners or building new bridges and go from there.Of course its not that simple but building the large projects first without sorting out the smaller things first is a bit illogical
Mixed feelings over planned allocation of Christchurch's $300m Government fund
The stadium is a facility that everyone can use not just cycle on
Asbestos remediation cost spells the end for Christchurch housing units
I agree. With CCC owning around 2500 Social housing units in the city it is unfair for the general ratepayer to be subsidising the living standards of others on a long term basis, no matter their circumstances.We already have Social Service providers namely WINZ and Housing NZ so why are the Council competing against these government agencies?I cannot see how having two separate welfare providers doubling up on the same service is cost effective or even beneficial to those who use these services, especially considering how badly both these services are run
Sweeping changes to Christchurch bus services a step closer
This seems more like a Knee jerk reaction to all the previous failures and negative public reaction rather than good business planning or even common sense Having two separate, adversarial organisations such as CCC and ECAN even attempting to run anything more than a bath let alone a transport service together is always going to end in failureThis service should be run by the transport providers themselves (Redbus) who can much better react to route changes and provide the service needed, having two separate bureaucratic organisations only doubles up on all costs, causes complete confusion and provides the service we have now.The goals and priorities of this should be to provide the service needed and more important completely remove all ratepayer subsidies NOT look PC or pretty in the media
Thousands of jobs, billions of dollars of growth - the new blueprint to revitalise Christchurch
pretty well sums it up
Thousands of jobs, billions of dollars of growth - the new blueprint to revitalise Christchurch
Living in the middle of town I have noticed that there are more and more parks becoming available. Driving down St Asaph st today it was more than noticeable the amount of parking available, the lack of pedestrians and funny enough cyclistsIt is more than apparent people have given up not only on St Asaph st but the CBD as well, you would think that CCC would have learned from this absolute disaster plan for An Accessible City and even worse they now have plans to bring the same stupidity to the suburbs
Christchurch City Council moves to extend living wage
I fully agree however its not just at the top there seem to be a few in middle Management that seem to be doing OK as well. The biggest issue however seems to be the actual Number of staff working at The Hereford Hilton and i dare say the caliber of them who turn up for lunch each day. It would seem that we have at least one University graduate for every single possible job in the place and the a Consultant for everything else in between
"Wainuiomata farmer sticking to his guns over refusal to pay for new bridge",
General roading including foot paths are vital infrastructure needed to service an entire community where %100 of the community has access and uses it. RECREATIONAL paths and separate cyclanes are only used by a small minority but paid for by the majority and are certainly not vital infrastructure
Calls for section of Christchurchs Colombo St to become pedestrian mall
Please provide your source ..
"'We won't stop until they listen': Auckland truckies drive in convoy to protest fuel tax
Road User Charges.....
Christchurch City Council pulls out of negotiations with bike share giant Mobike
Our focus is shifting away from procuring a single service and instead focusing on enabling infrastructure and overseeing regulations.FINALLY!
Mixed feelings over planned allocation of Christchurch's $300m Government fund
Hospital is operated by the DHB (Govt) NOT CCC!
Regenerate Christchurch spent $500,000 on red zone exhibit
I can understand that the concept of Regenerate was well intended when it was formed but the time has come to just say STOPTo date this organisation (like many others like them) has proven to be incapable of performing anything other than to pay the wages for its staff and fees for Consultants with nothing to show for it but a promise.Regenerate has had its chance, failed miserably now its time to get rid of them
Cost of Christchurch stadium options range from $384m to $561m
just an example
Thousands of jobs, billions of dollars of growth - the new blueprint to revitalise Christchurch
How remotely is putting the speed limit back to 50 on say Montreal going to attract more boy racers, they dont obey the rules in the first place heance the name!It wouldnt be that hard to have digital speed signs having 30kph at peak times on streets such as Montreal during the day and 60kph during the night and and low peak hours. This along with the traffic light sequencing can quite easily be monitored and changed by CTOC
Thousands of jobs, billions of dollars of growth - the new blueprint to revitalise Christchurch
or maybe just concerned citizens
Mixed feelings over planned allocation of Christchurch's $300m Government fund
Kapit cycleway is a Recreational track not a cyclane in the city!
Thousands of jobs, billions of dollars of growth - the new blueprint to revitalise Christchurch
unfortunately its not the ones with the money that are spending it at CCC, its drama school teachers and un-experienced office workers
Asbestos remediation cost spells the end for Christchurch housing units
The CCC currently owns approximately 2400 housing units and no matter what way you look at it or what Trust is running it this is a non performing Council Asset that costs the city around 40 Million dollars a year just to operate.2400 x $400.Thousand each (guestimate avr value of each unit) is getting close to a Billion dollars of un-affordable rate payer owned housing that should be sold off and used for the core services CCC are supposed to be performing in the first place or at least reducing the current debt.We already have a social housing provider with Housing NZ, how is it possibly in the best interests of anyone having CCC competing against another Govt agency? We already pay for this through general Taxs, why should we be paying Again for the exact same service through our Rates!?Even in this article it tells of empty houses worth millions of dollars just sitting doing nothing, why have these not been sold off so it can at least these houses and sections can be developed privately providing more housing in these lower social economic areas and at the very least improving the value of other housing in the area to the benefit of everyone? CCC are pretty quick to sell off their old Kias and Corollas for new BMWs on lease (hire), why would the same not apply here?
Prostitutes Collective gets $40,000 from Christchurch City Council to help sex workers
1 Oct 2018: CCC Mayor Leanne Dalzeil announces $20 Million to be spent enhancing Taggers rights and to provide safety harnesses and protective clothing to protect the safety and rights of all known taggers.From 21 Oct 2018 property owners must allow all taggers to perform their art on all privately owned property without hindrance, Police must now assist.The mayor responded that this current spending is in line with all other previous CCC spending on minority groups holding their hand out for Rate payer paid funding
Mike Yardley: Fuel tax 'mauling' looms for Christchurch motorists
NZTA collects fuel levies for the NLTF not regional Government (Councils)
Deadly deja-vu as toll soars with five more deaths across country
5.2 MILLION registered vehicles.. lets also assume theres another %20 that arnt actually registered and still being driven
Thousands of jobs, billions of dollars of growth - the new blueprint to revitalise Christchurch
There are approx 1900 on street car parks within the CBD, 600 less than 2010. The majority of alternative parking is located on private land and operated by companies such as Wilsons. These car parks will eventually disappear when the building sites they are located on are developed leaving a massive shortage in the CBD.Of note, the metered parking in 2010 had over a Million Paid parking events
Couple spend thousands on building consent, but can't build
Bit hard to study when they keep re-writing the book
Mike Yardley: Fuel tax 'mauling' looms for Christchurch motorists
Cyclelanes are completely new, separate and extremely expensive infrastructure designed and built exclusively for a very small minority groups use, no other vehicle or pedestrian can use them yet they are the only infrastructure paid by the majority user (motorist) to the detriment of eveyone else. They have proven to be a complete failure in every respect
"Lime scooters launch in New Zealand's two largest cities",
this was only rolled out a few hours ago, how can you comment most people?
"On-demand buses mooted to solve Canterbury's public transport woes",
What do you think Fuel levies and RUC are used for!? Vehicle owners are the ONLY ones who actually PAY %100 for their own commuting and travel costs.(on land)- Commuting by public transport each fair is subsidised up to %60 by payment from the National Land transport Fund (NLTF) to ECAN that is %100 financed by collection of Fuel levies, Road User Charges Tolls etcIf motorists didnt have to pay to subsidise Public travel, cyclelanes and walking tracks and the money collected was spent where it was originally intended we would have the most modern, safest roads in the world
Thousands of jobs, billions of dollars of growth - the new blueprint to revitalise Christchurch
Name one thing that has worked....
Asbestos remediation cost spells the end for Christchurch housing units
This is very much incorrect and misleading. .OCHT is only a Council Trust that is only responsible for the Management of the housing stock still owned by CCC. Between $30-40 million of ratepayer funds is spent each year on social housing or approximately %3.4 of the total annual budget in the last financial term
Christchurch stadium the big winner from council's plans for Government funding
I N V E S T ME NT ......
Mixed feelings over planned allocation of Christchurch's $300m Government fund
the cycling figures for St Asaph st have actually dropped dramatically
Mixed feelings over planned allocation of Christchurch's $300m Government fund
Name just 1
Calls for section of Christchurchs Colombo St to become pedestrian mall
like subsidised bus services !?
Christchurch red zone estimated to cost $800 million to develop
Traffic lights for the ducks...
Christchurch red zone estimated to cost $800 million to develop
These Regenerate fairy stories all seem to start off with a Artists impression then followed by words like potential, estimated and then Public fundingThe fastest cheapest and most reliable way to get this whole area developed faster, smarter and at a fraction of the cost would be to first disband Regenerate and let community groups develop it the way we want it
Calls for section of Christchurchs Colombo St to become pedestrian mall
Quote your source
700 shared electric scooters to be let loose on Christchurch streets
How come they dont apply to cyclists on the hospital overbridge or the footpaths?
Sweeping changes to Christchurch bus services a step closer
My point is that currently there are 3 different organisations trying to run just one service, it doesnt matter who it is be it Red Bus or anyone else
Could a high-tech parking app help Christchurch motorists find cheaper central city parks?
SanFrans parking system suits San Fransico not Christchurch. Why do these Consultations have to copy everyone elses ideas and designs, can they not come up with something innovative that actually works for us by themselves?, One look in the CBD shows how completely wrong these designs and ideas are and how badly they dont work. Viastrada were also the ones who came up with the failed bus priority lanes on Hills Road that had to be ripped up costing ratepayers Millions and lets not forget St Asaph st High st intersection etc
"On-demand buses mooted to solve Canterbury's public transport woes",
and by Gift Horse you mean even more costly Subsidised transport still only used by %2.3 of the population
"On-demand buses mooted to solve Canterbury's public transport woes",
Mustbetheplace: try reading ECANs Annual Review 2017 and tell me where i am wrong!?
Police call for booze ban as beach becomes 'Queenstown's largest garden bar'
It is NOT The Polices authority to create legislation, only enforce it otherwise this is called a Police State Dont like the job?, move.
"Lifestyle and new amenities boost Christchurch mood",
I LIVE in the Center of the CBD and in no way does it have its Mojo back
Thousands of jobs, billions of dollars of growth - the new blueprint to revitalise Christchurch
There are over 600 Less on street car parks than before 2011 however there are over 1500 More free dedicated stainless steel cycle parks and hundreds more free in the two CCC owned parking buildings ready to cope with the massive increase in cyclists
Mike Yardley: Fuel tax 'mauling' looms for Christchurch motorists
Cars only clog the roads due to bad road and intersection design and poor traffic management, St Asaph st is a prime example
Thousands of jobs, billions of dollars of growth - the new blueprint to revitalise Christchurch
ONLY in the two council owned parking building, this does not apply to on street
Political group puts stake in ground to keep asset sales on the table
EQC was originally set up by Labor in 1945, most likely with good intentions. The reality is that now it is a bureaucratic disaster in itself (like most 3 letter government run organisations) and has been badly run / neglected by all political partys
Cost of Christchurch stadium options range from $384m to $561m
The only possible way that this can be completed successfully would be to keep CCC (and VBase) competently out of the picture.We have more than enough talented local business owners, Hospitality Entrepreneurs and property developers whose talents could be combined to develop, design, organise and run this and rather than giving the actual build itself to a large corporate builder (IE Fletchers) let the smaller Local builders contracts plumbers etc that normally wouldnt be considered (due to over the top PC H&S bureaucracy ) play a part.I imagine This would result in the build would be on time, under budget and without half the stuff ups we read about with all other similar sized projects.
"On-demand buses mooted to solve Canterbury's public transport woes",
Canton: what a load of rubbish, the cost to build a cyclelane in Christchurch is currently $2.8 MILLION per km, did a cyclist build them . NO. they were built by trucks diggers and people with jobs, they have INCREASED congestion in the CBD simply by designThe majority of the cost to build them was via the NLTF, cyclists themselves to use them dont pay a cent
Christchurch City Council pulls out of negotiations with bike share giant Mobike
Thats like saying what slows down the flow of water through a pipe is water, not the fact that there are now various obstructions in the way.The only way to increase flow is to have a larger pipe and increasing the speed of the flow with as little obstruction as possibleApprox 25 thousand people flow down St Asaph st each day, (well they used to) if you had 25 thousands cyclists riding down the cyclelane it would be mayhem so in reality cycling is the most inefficient means of transporting the same amount of people, not to mention freight and all other road users
Christchurch stadium the big winner from council's plans for Government funding
$$$
Christchurch's war memorial could finally be moved at a cost of up to $2m
up to $2 Million, 12 to 15 months?? Please leave the Council out of anything to do with this other than approving the move itself or else it will be tied up in bureaucratic red tape and indecision for years and will probably end up looking like a traffic light planted in the middle of The Avon riverAward the contract directly to a local specialist (IE;Heavy Haulage / Crane contractor) it would be completed in a week for much less than half the cost if CCC ran this themselves
Prime riverside block in central Christchurch remains barren
Im not sure if the rules have changed over the years but if the building being demolished still has predominate structure IE a wall or in this case substructure columns etc then it still has consent for that type of building in the future IE the building has been repaired not rebuilt. (grandfather rights)I would also imagine theres some tax and insurance benefits being claimed as well
"Is Christchurch the only New Zealand city with too many houses?",
Rubbish, trademe alone has over 100 1-2 br apartments listed for sale and nearly twice that available for rent
Christchurch City Council spends $780,000 on 22 consultants for performing arts precinct
Totally agree. Also, If a Manager or anyone within CCC has to then hire a consultant or outside help to do their job then they were obviously never qualified to do it in the first place.The other part of the equation is how much CCC time (money) has also been spent on this exact same question??
"Lifestyle and new amenities boost Christchurch mood",
What are you on about now?
Mike Yardley: Fuel tax 'mauling' looms for Christchurch motorists
Trains: all very well if any of your comments were remotely factual the reality is the cyclelanes in Christchurch are VERY expensive to build are extremely badly designed they have impacted communities and businesses along the routes where many have reported substantial business loss because of them. According to ACC they have caused MORE accidents in the CBD than ever before and certainly HAVE NOT decreased costs for ANY resident!The reality is Facts outway any unsubstantiated opinion by C.A.N.s (Cycling Action Network)
Pop star Pink hits out at Auckland bar Deadshot, but helps clear up dishes at another
Its absolutely embarrassing the media reporting on everything Pink, why not just report on her concert at the time and leave it at that!? The one great thing about being a kiwi I would have thought we respect our visitors no matter who they are for what they are. I would imagine Pink would have loved her visit much more without having every move being recorded
Asbestos remediation cost spells the end for Christchurch housing units
topdogy I agree. This social housing stock is a non performing Council asset that should be sold
Councillors accused of 'sticking heads in sand' as asset sales talks hit stumbling block
Councillors arnt the issue, its the management structure that is
"'We won't stop until they listen': Auckland truckies drive in convoy to protest fuel tax
where do you think the money came from to build the tunnel!? (Fuel levies and RUCs)