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A greater focus on climate change and reducing carbon emissions is just one of the changes to emerge from an update to the objectives of the Let’s Get Wellington Moving programme. The recent review has also highlighted the importance of safety as a core underpinning principle of the programme. While all the original objectives remain, two have been adjusted for the current operating environment.
The Regional Council approved the changes this week, following an earlier endorsement by the Wellington City Council. The changes have also been agreed by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
A weighting has been established for each objective, to help assess options and guide the programme’s next steps in making Wellington a more liveable and connected city. This follows recommendations by the independent Health Check report in late 2020.
Vehicle tracks running along the east coast.
Photo: Supplied via LDR
A new report, released last week, shows the Marlborough District Council was between a rock and a hard place before opting for a bylaw banning all vehicles, including quad bikes, from a 45km stretch of coastline.
The only exception was for fishers launching their boats at two distinct spots; one on Marfells Beach and one on Ward Beach.
The bylaw was released last Thursday after a year-long tug-of-war between those who thought vehicles damaged the coast and those who thought most quad bikers were eco-conscious.
The bylaw would go out to the public from mid-July.
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 3:41 pm
Today’s first full business meeting of the new
Wellington Regional Leadership Committee marks the start of
a collaborative partnership designed to shape future growth
in the Wellington-Wairarapa-Horowhenua region.
The
partnership has been progressed as part of the
Government’s Urban Growth Agenda to improve co-ordination
and alignment between central and local government and mana
whenua in New Zealand’s high growth urban areas.
The
committee brings together key leaders across the region,
including the regional chair, mayors from each of the
region’s local authorities and Horowhenua District
Council, mana whenua partners, and central government
ministers.
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