Weekly Roundup 25-October-2024

Happy Friday, even more so as we’re head to a long weekend, so welcome to another round-up of interesting stories about what’s happening in Auckland and other cities. Feel free to add your links in the comments! This post, like all our work, is brought to you by a largely volunteer crew and made possible by generous donations from our readers and fans.…
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Weekly Roundup 18-October-2024

Happy Friday, and welcome to another round-up of interesting stories about what’s happening in Auckland and other cities. Feel free to add your links in the comments! This post, like all our work, is brought to you by a largely volunteer crew and made possible by generous donations from our readers and fans.…
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First judicial review for the Minister of Transport

In September, Eloise Gibson reported for RNZ that the Minister of Transport, Simeon Brown, fast-tracked changes to tailpipe emissions standards to meet a car industry deadline. Now, legal questions are being asked about the process that led to those decisions. As reported on Monday, again by Eloise Gibson for RNZ, the minister is being taken to court by an electric-car advocacy initiative  over the engagement that resulted in weakening the pre-existing standards: The Better New Zealand Trust said it was unreasonable of Brown to direct his transport officials to consult only four motoring groups – all of which were against the standards – before making a decision.…
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