Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Works in progress, in reply to
Councils co-fund local transport, overwhelmingly roads for cars and trucks. Unless a cyclist is neither a taxpayer nor ratepayer/renter (nor also a driver), they already pay many times over for the tiny amount dedicated to cycling infrastructure.
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Hard News: Works in progress, in reply to
Is the climb back up to Symonds St near Elam brutal?
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to
Rebranding also helps disown past failures – ask DoL's mining inspectorate, or whatever that department was called that oversaw leaky buildings.
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Hard News: Works in progress, in reply to
I'm not sure how you think it could go under K Rd to Freemans bay. A tunnel?
Connecting from behind K road to the Nelson offramp puts someone a short ride from Freepersons bay across the Wellington St overbridge (which might need (gasp) some separated cycling infrastructure added.
But really, you'd probably go along the Ponsonby Rd ridge on the dedicated cycle lanes to be added there (if they survive the planning/motorists appealing process).
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Capture: Peak Pohutukawa, in reply to
it's frustrating just how many almost perfect trees are spoiled by power lines in particular
Photochop is your friend.
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Hard News: Works in progress, in reply to
There are some plans. And the Grafton Gully section is open.
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Access: Family Carers Case – Five Years On, in reply to
The difference in entitlements and support is HUGE.
certainly is.
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Access: Family Carers Case – Five Years On, in reply to
I was going to submit another post about this issue...but its clearly dead in the water.
Wouldn't give up just yet. Over 500 people have read this already. Who knows what you have sparked in them? Will need some organising around the message to get a result - including talking to current opposition parties and allies. With the abundance of 'spoons' we all have.
There are disabled communities, not a singular one, I agree. That fragmentation is one of our biggest barriers to change. What have the more parent and carer focused organisations like Parent to Parent and Carers NZ offered so far in the way of advocacy support?
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Access: Family Carers Case – Five Years On, in reply to
One of the commenters said that 'more people should fight for their rights like this lady has'....I nearly pisssed myself laughing.
I detest the "won't let his disability stop him" media stories for the same reason - everyone else that isn't getting what they need must be a slacker, eh.
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Access: Family Carers Case – Five Years On, in reply to
one of the plaintiffs in Atkinson had been the sole unpaid carer for her similarly affected son for 46 years?
I've met them both, and it boggles me.
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