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<i>Ask Phoebe</i>: Mystery of the orange road cones unravelled
We are not being surrounded by aliens from outer space after all, but by PVC monsters.
We are not being surrounded by aliens from outer space after all, but by PVC monsters.
We need better shop verandas and input from property moguls and their tenants.
NZ's premier retail street could be blocked to vehicles and turned into a mall in a move reminiscent of New York's reclaiming Broadway for pedestrians.
Queues of New Year's Eve traffic are beginning to build around the country.
Holidaymakers faced huge traffic jams north and south yesterday as they tried to leave Auckland.The Northern Gateway toll road and the Kopu Bridge entry to Coromandel Peninsula were jammed as thousands deserted the city.
Police have urged motorists travelling north from Wellington to exercise patience in 'extremely heavy' traffic today. Two people have so far been killed on NZ's roads since the official start of the holiday road toll period.
One of NZ's most experienced road policing officers has resigned, saying the job is taking too great a toll on his health.