Development update: June 2017
Winter is a quiet time of year for real estate agents. People tend to hunker down and stay where they are. This has always seemed silly to me – if I’m thinking about moving house, I want to see the new place at its worst.…
“The accident is not the major problem”
A few weeks ago, I wrote about some misguided commentary on road safety that implied that “distracted walking” was a serious problem. It isn’t by any reasonable measure, but many of our other transport practices are unsafe.
On average, around 300 people die as a result of road crashes.…
Millwater Intersection Safety
This is a guest post from reader Bryce P
The safety of children walking and riding to school has been in the news this week with another crash resulting in severe injury while a child was walking to school.
Back in April, local Hibiscus Coast media wrote a story about red light running near some local schools.…
Teenagers not active enough
In yesterday’s Herald there was an article about kids not being as active as they should be as they get older.
New Zealand youngsters struggle to stay active in their teen years despite being more sporty than children in many other parts of the world, new research shows.…