Community Meeting - Register to Attend
Our 14 September community meeting will update those affected by the DMAPS flight path change on:
✔️ Expert evidence filed in our High Court Judicial Review.
💬 Potential Class Action — seeking monetary compensation for impacted homeowners.
Evidence highlights serious concerns in the CAA’s own documents — including reduced aircraft separation and regulatory breaches. Some documents, uncovered only through the OIA process, were not disclosed to the Court by the respondents. We’ve now ensured they are.
🚨 The CAA’s internal safety concerns about DMAPS were never shared with the public during the Airport’s 2024 public consultation.
📍 Community Meeting
🗓 Sunday 14 September, 2–4pm
📌 Johnsonville Community Centre
🔗 Register to attend: www.planesensewellington.com...
We're taking the bus!
The number of Wellingtonians taking the bus and train rose by 3% last week compared to the same time last year, according to Metlink.
Not surprising given petrol prices at the moment. But if you're considering giving up your car commute for a leisurely bus ride in the mornings, it would be worth it.
It's about to get even easier: In April, e-pay will be launched, meaning you can tap on with your credit cards as well as smart devices.
It's better on the environment too: With most Metlink trains running on electricity, 25% of the bus fleet being EV’s and the Ika Rere electric ferry, Metlink is able to move more people using less fuel than any other transport option.
With fuel costs so high, it's a good idea to jump on board if you can. If you've become a public transport convert recently, how have you found it?
Poll: Tightening the belt at the pump ... How are you pivoting? 🚌🚲🏠
Between the headlines about the Strait of Hormuz and the creeping costs at our local stations, the "fuel crisis" has moved from the news to our wallets.
A recent opinion piece in The Post suggested that Wellington Councils should be shifting our public facilities to renewable energy ASAP to keep our rates from being vulnerable to these global fuel hikes. It’s a big conversation for the city, but what about your daily commute?
We want to know: With fuel prices staying high for the foreseeable future, are you changing how you get around the capital?
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19.6% Yes – I’m a bus/train user
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5.8% Dusting off the bike
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6.3% Working from home
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61.4% Nope, same as always
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6.9% Other (Tell us your strategy in the comments!)
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