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The council’s survey drew a narrow majority favouring the project and a “clear preference” for the council’s original design over late alternatives proposed by Save Queen Street. The council’s original plan was backed by 48.5 per cent surveyed, compared to 40 per cent for the Save Queen Street alternative. The balance favoured something different. One of the issues was council’s preference for a single lane of general traffic, in which buses would stop at the kerb, rather than pulling into a bay. Save Queen Street has argued that would disrupt traffic flow between Shortland an...

Todd Niall05:00, May 05 2021 LAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff More than two dozen shops are empty on Auckland's Queen Street as the economic effect of Covid-19 begins to bite. (April 2020) Three days of talks over the re-design of Auckland's Queen Street ended in a stalemate with the council and a group of disgruntled businesses to now meet at the High Court on Wednesday morning. The group of businesses and landlords under the banner Save Queen are seeking an injunction to halt work due to start next Monday, on trialling a more pedestrian-friendly, lower-traffic plan on a section of the main downtown sh...

Auckland restaurateur calls on Government to help save historic pub as City Rail Link, COVID-19 bite Newshub 8/03/2021 © Image - Newshub; Video - The AM Show. Sunny Kaushal speaks with the AM Show. The owner of an Auckland historic pub and restaurant is calling on the Government to better support businesses impacted by City Rail Link (CRL) construction.  The Shakespeare owner Sunny Kaushal says his business is in a "grave situation" after years of disruption from the CRL "It's a very grave situation. We are trying to save a Kiwi icon, 125 years of history and also more than 18 families ...