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Letters: Auckland growth, property investors, vaccination pace and light rail 12 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 9 minutes to read Is central Auckland already too densely populated? Photo / Michael Craig NZ Herald Groan pains After being put up this week in an Auckland CBD accommodation unit, 14 floors up, looking out over similarly small units, with many even higher up, I can see why your editorial (NZ Herald, April 9) makes perfect sense. Indeed, we have a rather sparsely populated nation, where an absolutely unexpected newcomer, called Covid-19, has forced many of us to reinvent ourselves; work from home part-time; all the time or even have a fully remote-controlled business model. ....
ET Thabane Primary in the Eastern Cape, with close to 2 000 pupils, needs more mobile classrooms in order to comply with physical distancing measures. Photo: Groundup/ Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik. The national education department as well as the Eastern Cape education department have not shown the consistent political will to ensure that schools in the province are fixed with the urgency needed, writes Elizabeth Biney, Hopolang Selebalo and Jane Borman. At Tantseka Primary School in Mthatha, over 200 pupils have been relieving themselves in the open air. At Masizame Junior Primary, a mud school in Centane near Butterworth, 175 pupils have been using one broken toilet. And 147 schools in the Eastern Cape recently had their water supply cut off because the Eastern Cape Department of Education owes the Amathole District Municipality R8 million. ....
How E-Scooters Can Complement Public Transit With some strategic planning on the part of transit agencies and operators, shared e-scooters can be an important ally in the fight against car dependence. April 8, 2021, 8am PDT | Diana Ionescu | DJSinop E-scooters have the potential for an important role in a comprehensive public transit system, writes Xiang ‘Jacob’ Yan in Greater Greater Washington. Despite their reputation as mostly recreational, research suggests that most e-scooter trips are not taken for fun but for utilitarian purposes such as work and school commuting. In the past year, for those avoiding crowded spaces like buses and trains because of COVID-19, e-scooters can be a lifeline for people with few other travel options. Washington, D.C., according to Yan, has been a pioneer in embracing e-scooters and e-bikes and developing regulations to make them a safe, accessible, and equitable travel option. ....
Audit New Zealand warns Wellington City Council is risking more burst pipes 6 Apr, 2021 03:54 AM 4 minutes to read Wellington s water infrastructure has reached breaking point after decades of underinvestment. Photo / Jack Crossland Wellington issues reporter, NZ [email protected] Audit New Zealand has warned Wellington City Council (WCC) is risking more burst pipes, reduced levels of service, and greater infrastructure costs than forecast. The council has received a qualified opinion raising concerns about how it has determined its investment for three waters infrastructure. It relates to WCC s draft Long Term Plan, which is about to go out for public consultation. ....