Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt

Councils committing plastics to landfill as waste market tightens

Matthew Tso Reporter from The Hutt News

Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage says manufacturers and retailers have a part to play in …

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Acrylic art work

Irene from Wainuiomata

Original acrylic art work by Hutt Valley artist painted on canvas and finished with varnish for protection and longevity. 30 x 22 cm. 027 2497889

Price: $15

Surround sound

Gareth from Wainuiomata

Huge Pioneer Surround sound system. 5 x 1. Massive amped sub, multiple HDMI outputs. Really decent system.

Price: $300

Tinted glass top dining table.

Gareth from Wainuiomata

Large tinted glass top dining table with chrome legs. Really good condition. Couple of scratches no chips. Size : 1800mm long, 850mm wide, 760mm tall. Easy to dismantle. Pick up Wainuiomata. $200 ono

Price: $200

1x 1200 x 2400 10mm Gib Standard Plasterboard

Grant from Hutt Central

One full sheet left over from renovations.

Offers.

Negotiable

Let's have a conversation about stopping at stop signs

Paul from Waiwhetu

Today an opinion piece was posted on Stuff.co.nz about NZ being terrible drivers.
www.stuff.co.nz...

The video at the top talks about a Massey University study showing one in three drivers don't stop at a particular stop sign.

This was only a snapshot, and I contend that this is not an… View moreToday an opinion piece was posted on Stuff.co.nz about NZ being terrible drivers.
www.stuff.co.nz...

The video at the top talks about a Massey University study showing one in three drivers don't stop at a particular stop sign.

This was only a snapshot, and I contend that this is not an accurate representation of all stop signs, as dash cam footage I have collected over the past 18 months shows 99 in 100 drivers don't stop at signs! And that's only the ones recorded in front on me. The drivers behind me don't stop either.

For the record, in my 34 years of driving - despite not being a saint on the road - I have ALWAYS stopped at stop signs. And in my younger days, so did almost everyone else. Now, almost everyone DOESN'T. So, what's changed?

What reasoning do you use for not stopping?
- you're running late?
- the car in front stopped already and you had to stop too, so you didn't need to stop again?
- you drive a big car so so what if you have an accident - you'll be fine?
- you can clearly see there's no traffic to the right?
- nobody else does, so why bother?
- stop doesn't really mean stop?
- there are no Police around these days, so nobody's going to catch you anyway?
- you're more important than all the other drivers on the road?
- you can't be bothered?
- the roads are really quiet, so need to look out for dangers?
- something else... please elaborate...

Please share why you don't stop at stop signs... I'd really like to know.

Computer and Accessories

Grant from Hutt Central

AMD Athlon Dual Core PC with two 500gb Hard disks and 2gb RAM. DVD Writer. Video Graphics Card. Has WIndows 10 installed for demo purposes (not activated). Comes with a keyboard and mouse and a 1707FPT 14.6 inch Dell LCD Monitor.

Price: $120