2011-12-20 17:02:14 // Siobhan Leathley
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) has agreed to a bus tunnel linking Mt Aspiring and Fiordland National Park – despite conflicts with the DOC’s general policy on building roads through Mt Aspiring.
2011-12-06 17:01:09 // Esther Goh
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Auckland Transport and Cityhop are trialling a new car-sharing scheme using three on-street parking spaces on Hobson St, College Hill, and Williamson Ave.
2011-10-07 13:32:40 // Design Daily Team
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In a procurement process that’s been nearly three years in the making, Auckland is finally getting its electric trains. The trains mean a better deal for the environment, passengers, and even the economy, with Transport Minister Steven Joyce saying the deal will result in more jobs and a “significant skill transfer”.
2011-10-03 11:15:42 // Sam Eichblatt
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New Zealand transport is charging ahead in the wireless realm – and an Auckland company is in the driver’s seat.
2011-07-13 16:51:10 // Esther Goh
The Productivity Commission is calling for public submissions as it launches an inquiry into the international freight transport sector.
2011-01-24 11:21:36 // Paul Brislen
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Anton Garland is on the hard road to automotive design—and is fixing Auckland’s traffic problems on the way.
2010-09-27 16:53:45 // Design Daily Team
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A second harbour crossing is what Aucklanders most want from their Supercity candidates, according to a new nationwide ShapeNZ survey, which asked respondents to set priorities for four major projects being discussed by candidates for the new super city council. And it seems that New Zealand as a whole have a similar view on what Auckland’s top project priority should be.
2010-09-17 12:32:41 // Design Daily Team
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Britain’s iconic double-decker red bus is receiving a makeover, but critics are calling the bus a waste of money, saying it’s more about style than substance. Explore the new bus for yourself and make up your own mind.
2010-09-03 11:45:43 // Design Daily Team
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What better way to optimise road space and ease traffic jams than by creating a bus that doesn’t require its own lane, but rather drives over cars on the road? The "three-dimensional fast bus" allows cars less than 2 meters high to travel underneath the upper level carrying passengers, and it's coming to Beijing.
2010-07-28 12:17:07 // Deirdre Robert
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Ordinarily, wrapping your bike around a pole wouldn’t be a highly sought after result. But for 21-year-old designer Kevin Scott, that’s exactly the result he was hoping for. His nifty bendable bike is designed to tie securely around a lamppost and be locked safely, without the use of a lock or chain. Handy.
2010-07-16 12:36:36 // Design Daily Team
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If you fancy yourself or your company as a dab-hand in urban design, make sure you enter the WAN AWARDS 2010 for the Urban Design Sector.
2010-01-27 10:31:48 // David MacGregor
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In the notoriously competitive and difficult to differentiate airline business, Air New Zealand invests in design and experiential marketing
2009-11-06 15:41:20 // Kris Herbert
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Before the Segway’s launch—back when it was called Project Ginger—a group of Kiwi inventors was figuring out how to make something better. Meet Project Garlic.
