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Aotea Square RWC Fanzone, Occupy Tents Stay
Aotea Square is to become a liquor free RWC Fan zone. This has been approved by the RWC Minister -and the Occupy Auckland tent protest which has been in the grass...
Aucklanders Seize Queen St!
After all the debate about whether Queen St should be pedestrianised, hundreds of Aucklanders celebrating the opening of the Rugby World Cup in their town simply...
Elliott Shared - Well, Almost
Elliott St’s Shared Space was officially opened this afternoon- and it felt liberating. Tonight was a different story (more on that later). This...
Queen St Sunday Closure Plan
Plans are afoot for closing part of Queen Street once a month on a Sunday to promote a car-free environment. The group Future Leaders Programme is talking to Auckland...
Shared Spaces Are Halfway Houses
The more I look at the Shared Spaces being developed around Auckland’s CBD, the more I am convinced the only way they will work effectively is if vehicles...
Pedestrian Campaign Must Be Bolder
Auckland Transport today launches a pedestrian safety ‘Check Before You Step’ campaign in Queen St. It’s targeted at both pedestrians and drivers. Bus...
The Queen St We Deserve
I am sitting in Queen St, enjoying the friendly pedestrian space. This is not our Queen St - but the namesake in Brisbane where not only cars are banned, but...
Save Shed, Not St James?
If ratepayers are to spend up to $20m saving Shed 10 on Queens Wharf, what about the criminally neglected 82-year-old Queen Street St James Cinema as well? I couldn’t...
Video: Yes Men Protest
Three well-dressed people, claiming to be pro-mining, clashed with some of the thousands of anti-mining protesters when they marched up Queen St today to protest...
Video -Interesting Visitor from Gwangju In Queen St
Nothing like a visitor from Gwangju to liven up Queen St at lunchtime today. I wonder if he was taking a lunch break from making a submission to the parliamentary...
Mad Machines Attack City Shoppers!
It’s like a scene out of a cult horror movie. These are the new Daleks exterminating rubbish. 5.30pm on Auckland’s main Queen St. People like me rushing...
