Press Release – Rail And Maritime Transport Union The union representing rail workers says a major boost to rail funding in the Budget is going to make a huge and positive contribution to modernizing the transport sector. Rail and Maritime Transport Union General Secretary Wayne Butson says the Budget …
The union representing rail workers says a major boost to rail funding in the Budget is going to make a huge and positive contribution to modernizing the transport sector.
Rail and Maritime Transport Union General Secretary Wayne Butson says the Budget confirmed the Government’s strong, forward-focussed approach to rail as part of an integrated transport system.
The union representing rail workers says a major boost to rail funding in the Budget is going to make a huge and positive contribution to modernizing the transport sector. Rail and Maritime Transport Union General Secretary Wayne Butson says the Budget .
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Are truck and tanker drivers and their owners bigger and more powerful than the federal and state governments? Why then is it difficult to tame them in order to ease movement in and out of Apapa? Asks Davidson Iriekpen
For residents of Apapa and those who transact business in the area, the last two weeks have been horrendous. The traffic situation into the port city has been an abiding source of heartache and nightmare. Everyday of last week, they spent three to four hours to get to their destinations, which is very dangerous to their mental health. The usually one-lane access left for commuters and cars have been taken over by trucks and tankers, leaving them into total disappointment and frustration.
Separate protest held conveniently downwind from the weed protest
May 1 saw two protests happening in the Octagon simultaneously, with organisers lamenting a lack of student activism in a city once known for rowdy student-led protests.
The annual J Day protest, organised by the Ōtepoti Cannabis Collective, was designed to continue pushing for cannabis law reform, in light of the “momentum for change from the community”. Held in the upper Octagon, activists relaxed in the sunshine, chatted and, yes, smoked from “High Noon” to 4:20pm as hip-hop music played. However, of the 20–30 protestors in attendance at the event, Critic Te Arohi could only count a handful of student-aged people, with most being in their 30s or older.