Victoria University students are pushing the Greater Wellington Regional Council to take their plea for affordable public transport seriously. The president of the Māori Students Association of Ngāi Tauira says students are missing classes and struggling to keep up with studies because they can't afford to get into the city.
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NewsSH1 south of Kaikoura reopens Tuesday
After eight days of work by more than 100 people, State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura between Peketa and Goose Bay reopens Tuesday at 7 am. The road will close again Tuesday night at 6 pm, however people with urgent travel needs will be escorted through until 8 pm Tuesday only.
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Native Affairs – Faine Maniapoto-Kahia
We caught up with motor racing driver Faine Maniapoto-Kahia who continues to impress on four wheels overseas.
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Wellington highways closed due to surface flooding
The New Zealand Transport Agency have released a statement updating the public on road closures due to the severe weather currently affecting the lower and central North Island.
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Ngāti Hine revive history of its rivers
Since time immemorial, the sacred river of Taumarere was a main highway of Māori ancestors and hence an important initiative for the progeny of the ancestress Hineāmaru to travel the "River of Chiefs" and learn its history.
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KiwiRail's 15 new diesel locomotives will not replace electric trains
KiwiRail says its new order of 15 class DL diesel-electric locomotives will not predetermine their electric train service that runs between Hamilton and Palmerston North.
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Native Affairs- Test Drive The Tourists
What would you do if the people you loved were killed by a driver who'd only been in the country for two days? Last month, 44-year-old Virginia Keogh Pitman and 29-year-old Kylee Anne Rakich, who was eight months pregnant, died in a car accident caused by an American tourist. Now, Kylee Ann's whānau has started an online petition demanding mandatory driving lessons for tourists.
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Motor Drift Trike Track first in NZ
The hills of Wellington might not be the safest place to drift trike, but enthusiasts say it has some of the best spots. A young couple from Porirua has opened NZ's first Motor Drift Triking centre for all fanatics to enjoy in a safer environment.
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Public concerned about high crash rate on Otaika Valley Road
In Northland, there is increased public concern over the high rate of truck crashes on one particular roadway. The situation is a grave concern for local residents with the roadway about to be redesigned to a state highway.
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Mokopuna safe despite abandonment on roadside
The whānau of an 11-year-old girl, who was ordered off a bus and left by herself in South Auckland late at night, will receive an apology from the bus company.
