366 days of threesixtysix
A year on, how is it going?
Kasey McDonnell
The story behind the Government's rail funding announcement
Or, how we can start getting past the hangover of the 1990s.
Musings from a week in Melbourne
Over Easter, my partner, my friends and I boarded a 6am flight from Wellington to spend a week in Melbourne. This was a trip of love. Some of our closest friends have moved to the Victorian capital in the last year or so. I totally understand why. The sprawling city
Transport
How do we fix Wellington's bus replacements?
If you need the train on weekends, near public holidays or late at night, you know bus replacements well. When the tracks need work, the trains must stop. Buses are our backup solution to moving people around. We need bus replacements to maintain our railways. Unfortunately, decades of neglect mean
Transport
We must tell the Council what we think about its budget cuts.
Guess what’s getting cut? Bus lanes, bike lanes, city centre improvements, and footpath improvements. In other words, all the shit that gets people off petrol and into cheap, climate friendly transport.
Energy
The humble heat pump's quiet revolution
Low carbon technology is not just the winning solution to our pollution: it's cheaper and better than fossil fuels.
society
Can Wellington be predator free?
Predator Free's work carries an inspiring lesson: dedicated communities can make impossible visions real.
Ocean
What is happening beneath the warming sea?
The sea shapes our identity as New Zealanders. It's warming. Rapidly.
The London bus experience that's coming to Aotearoa
Meet the one bus card to rule them all.
city
A love letter to city trees
Cities like Wellington aren’t built for a hotter world. Trees can help.
News
The Coalition’s fantastic idea for offshore wind power
I have great news. The Coalition Government is unlocking a completely untapped renewable energy source that could provide huge amounts of clean power. It looks very similar to what you’ll find atop Brooklyn or nestled in Mākara. It is offshore wind energy – a common way to make electricity in
News
From Copenhagen to the capital: meet Bicycle Junction
One of the best purchases I ever made was my e-bike three years ago. I use it nearly every day to drop off library books or cart cardboard boxes across town. It is perfect personal transport. I count on a lovely local shop called Bicycle Junction to keep it in