Local government

Every morning over 250,000 children travel to Auckland schools and half of these trips are made by car.

Crossing central Auckland's main shopping street is a dangerous game at the best of times, but new count-down clocks should allow pedestrians a better chance of escaping harm at one of its busiest intersections.The clocks at the intersection of Queen and Victoria Sts were switched on yesterday for a six-month trial to determine whether the technology should be introduced throughout the country. Pedestrians are given a standard six-second phase in which a green "walking" figure features on the bottom light in each set, before it is replaced by a 20-second count-down clock.

Information on the various walks around Christchurch City as promoted by the CCC.

North Shore City Council, Harbour Sport and the Auckland University of Technology have begun researching how to create 'active-friendly' local communities that will encourage physical activity.

Tauranga City Council has received a three-year $430,000 investment from SPARC.

Contains links to documents recently consulted on, including Waitaki's draft Walking and Cycling strategy and related maps.

A plan showing proposed roading changes, walkway links, landscaping etc in the development of Oamaru's harbour area.

Describes 4 walks around the Waimate area.

Outlines the purpose and key findings of the transport study with links to downloadable files of the relevant documents.

Introduces the Engineering Code of Practice with links to downloadable files of the document.