Tag: Pakuranga Road
MP weighs into debate over problems at Plaza
Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown has a bird’s eye view of the unsightly mess that is the current state of Pakuranga Plaza from the first...
Pakuranga Road’s 60km/h speed limit to be reinstated
By Simeon Brown, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga
I recently announced as Transport Minister that by July 1, 2025, Labour’s blanket speed limit reduction...
Pakuranga Road’s 60km/h speed limit to be reinstated
East Auckland’s busiest road is to have its previous 60km/h speed limit reinstated.
And it will happen before July 1 next year.
Pakuranga MP and Transport...
Civil engineer questions Eastern Busway’s design
A civil engineer who worked on motorway projects in the UK is questioning aspects of the design of the Eastern Busway public transport project...
Officials hear opposition to controversial crossing
About 90 per cent of the people who submitted feedback on a controversial plan to install a pedestrian crossing on a busy east Auckland...
$450,000 for proposed crossing
A pedestrian crossing Auckland Transport (AT) is proposing to build across one of the country's busiest roads is set to cost almost $500,000 if...
Controversial crossing labelled “crazy”
By James Ball, AUT University journalism student
A plan to install a raised pedestrian crossing on one of east Auckland's busiest roads is being met...
Pedestrians hospitalised after being struck by truck
Two people have been taken to hospital after being struck by a truck in east Auckland.
A police spokesperson says police and other emergency services...
Cycle bridge prioritised over Eastern Busway
Today’s news that completion of the Eastern Busway project will be delayed by at least two years is gutting to east Auckland residents who...
Crash draws focus on intersection’s safety
Urgent safety improvements have been requested for a busy east Auckland intersection where a vehicle flipped in an incident now being investigated by police.
A...
Pakuranga College’s new school block to open in 2021
Staff and students at Pakuranga College are looking forward to the completion of an additional school building, due to take place in 2021.
The two-storey...
OPINION: Balancing public transport and motorists
Last week I launched a petition calling on Auckland Transport (AT) to remove the T2/Bus lane on Pakuranga Road and restore its use to...
Resident: ‘Someone may just die’
There was a loud bang and a crunch of tyres as an out-of-control car crashed into Ajay Walia’s property.
That was at 90 Pakuranga Road...
Pakuranga locals speak up on traffic management plans
It was a full house at the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club last week.
Around 200 people turned up to a public meeting held by Pakuranga...
Brown: ‘If AT won’t consult our community, I will’
Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown is taking it upon himself to consult the public on Auckland Transport's (AT) plans to introduce a T2/Bus Lane on Pakuranga...
First house demolished for Eastern Busway
The first of 61 houses along Pakuranga Road came crashing down this morning to make way for the AMETI Eastern Busway. It’s been a...
Preparation for construction of AMETI Eastern Busway ramps up
The countdown to the second largest transport construction project in Auckland takes a major step forward next week with demolition due to start next...
Teens killed in Pakuranga crash named
The teenagers who died in a devastating car crash on Friday morning have since been named as 17-year-old Nathaniel (Nathan) Quist and 13-year-old Ella...
Car crash claims two lives
Mystery surrounds the circumstances which resulted in the death of two people after a car was reportedly split into four pieces, coming to rest...
