Transport Minister Michael Wood proposes school speed limit drops
23 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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The rule change consultation document said current speed limits outside most urban schools did not make walking, cycling or scooting appealing modes of transport for children or parents. Photo / Getty
The rule change consultation document said current speed limits outside most urban schools did not make walking, cycling or scooting appealing modes of transport for children or parents. Photo / Getty
It s time to pump the brakes around schools according to the Government, with the announcement of a proposal to drop speed limits outside schools across the country.
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Stuff speaks to bus commuters about Friday s bus strike.
Transport Minister Michael Wood is strongly urging NZ Bus to withdraw its indefinite lock out of striking bus drivers. The Tramsways Union, which represents the bus drivers, announced it would launch a 24-hour strike from 4am on Friday after pay negotiations with the company broke down earlier this year. But with the decision by NZ Bus to lock out its striking drivers – Wellington s bus shutdown could last for much longer than one day. On Thursday afternoon, NZ Bus told its drivers, it would lock employees out of its depots until the proposed collective agreement was signed. In a statement, NZ Bus chief executive Jay Zmijewski said it had been left with “no option but to issue the lockout notice “in response to the strike action, the disruption we have been experiencing, and the threat of further ‘surprise attack strikes’ by the union”.
Striking bus drivers reacted with fury and determination on the picket lines in Wellington as they began their public fight for better work conditions.
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