Overkill : Auckland Transport rolling out 13 traffic cameras on Onewa Rd
21 Feb, 2021 03:45 AM
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Onewa Rd will soon have several CCTV cameras on it. Image / Google Maps
NZ Herald
Cheating motorists using transit lanes on a major Auckland road will soon be caught out by 13 new traffic cameras in a move being described as an overkill by the local board.
Auckland Transport is rolling out the new cameras to monitor T3 lanes on the heavily trafficked Onewa Rd.
Incorrect use of the lanes during operating hours includes having the wrong number of occupants in a vehicle or using them for more than 50m to turn.
Back to School: Walking to schools helps body, brain and the planet
28 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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School is coming, ready or not, and it s time for parents as well as kids to get ready. Herald reporter (and mum) Kirsty Wynn offers a practical guide to what you need to know. Today: Transport.
Every week close to 760,000 school-aged kids walk, ride, take a ferry, are driven or drive themselves to school around New Zealand.
How they get there depends on proximity to school, the age, stage and attitude of the child and the safety of the route.
Walking to school comes with the most advantages from obvious health benefits, easing traffic congestion and reducing carbon emissions.
I was shaking : Auckland mum recounts terrifying moment young sons hit by cyclist
6 Jan, 2021 10:00 AM
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NZ Herald
An Auckland mother has recounted the terrifying moment her children were sent flying after being hit by a cyclist.
The two boys, aged 5 and 9, were on a pedestrian crossing in Kohimarama on Tuesday when a cyclist struck them down, causing them to fly in the air, the mother, who wanted to be named just as Katy, told 1 NEWS
Read More Both of them flew off their feet right in front of my eyes. It was horrifying.
The young boys and their mother had arrived early to a confidence-building programme at the beach, City Nippers, so decided to go to Kohi Beach Eatery, across the road from the beach.