Whangaparaoa ...world famous in NZ

[MadDuck]

Yes I bet you all looking at your road maps going Whanga-where? Whnaga-what?

Well we featured on Close Up tonight due to our councils incompetence! There is a 4 laning project going on ...thats on the only road on and off the Peninsula and its taking people 2 hours to travel 2 kms. Full marks to the dude selling wihisky on the side of the road on the way home The bikes dont have a problem mind you until they meet the absolute CRAZY coning of the lanes which makes it dangerous to overtake.

The downside is our company on the Peninsula was down at least 20% in sales for the month - if it continues that could spell local jobs lost. The upside is we stock taked during the day cos theres no damn customers and we got home early.

Mr Mayor of Rodney you are an absolute tosser. The lack of organisation has caused an otherwise laid back community to have road rage like none I have ever witnessed before. SHAME ON YOU

[dangerous]

There is a 4 laning project going on...

Well thats good to know that we dont have the only problem down here like that, same situation just up the rd from me and its been going on all year....... cant see it being finished in the near future either.
And here I was cursing the Auckers lot for my road users charges going to sorting out your rds

[Coldkiwi]

has it always been that bad or is it just that its hit the news lately?

[MadDuck]

has it always been that bad or is it just that its hit the news lately?

It was kinda getting bad as the population increased at Gulf Harbour and the council dragged their toes on a link bridge because of the damn "Greenies". The worst has been in the last two weeks.

The works had to happen but they couldnt organise a "piss up in a brewery". They have made a damn hash of the whole thing from woo to go.

[FROSTY:Me]

sounds like councils are fucked all over. like the doofuses who decided theyd fix ALL of spagetti jusntion all at once.

[MadDuck]

Must be the same goddam contractors. Will wander down there tomorrow (cos I can walk faster than drive) and tell them to go back to Auckers where they are more at home

[Zed]

...Well we featured on Close Up tonight due to our councils incompetence! There is a 4 laning project going on ...thats on the only road on and off the Peninsula and its taking people 2 hours to travel 2 kms.

I work with a couple of people who are directly affected by these road works, they too say it's a nightmare! One of them doubled back home last week and never made it in to work.

The lack of organisation has caused an otherwise laid back community to have road rage like none I have ever witnessed before. SHAME ON YOU

At least you're not in America where 'Joe Public' has a gun in his car.

[MadDuck]

At least you're not in America where 'Joe Public' has a gun in his car.

Yeah well I got caught in it last week and I tell ya if I had a gun for the buggers jumping the damn queue I had been sitting in for and hour and a half....and I am usually such a passive gal

[crashe]

Well I was watching it on "close Up" and I thought cool, we are gonna see MadDuck hooning up and down the road on her bike, so that we could all see her... but alas, she wasnt to be seen.... in fact not one m/bike was seen.

Betcha she was sitting in front of her fire keeping nice and warm....lol.

[MadDuck]

Hahahahaha

Saw the cameras this morning outside work. If I had known it was gonna be on the tele I would have got the bike out and done some wheelies and stoppies just for the cameras....oh and proly fallen off in the process

KB sticker in full view

[Virago]

...........The lack of organisation has caused an otherwise laid back community to have road rage like none I have ever witnessed before.......

I couldn't quite see the logic of having some tosser with a microphone and camera, actually stepping out into the road and stopping the flow of traffic, to ask drivers what they thought of the traffic delays........

Well done "Close Up", even Paul Holmes wouldn't be that dumb

[Zed]

I couldn't quite see the logic of having some tosser with a microphone and camera, actually stepping out into the road and stopping the flow of traffic, to ask drivers what they thought of the traffic delays...

One of the main points made was that there was no traffic flow! People are sitting stationery in their vehicles for up to an hour or longer, time enuf to crank up the barbie and have a feed whilst waiting.

[Jeremy]

Perhaps this is another reason why you shouldn't hire the lowest bidding contractor for a job. I'm never too sure why they go for the lowest bidding one.

Also TV3 says that the town has seen the suburbs of the town expanding rapidly in recent months? How? If you can't get in and out a town why on earth would you buy a house there?

[Redstar]

just moved to Stanmore bay so do the famous roadworks now daily thank God I have a bike!

[MadDuck]

Well I do have to laugh cos the TV picked the day the traffic was flowing quite well for a change. They looked a bit stunned after all the reports form locals they got. Welcome to Stanmore Bay Redstar we must be neighbours...poor you


Why did I buy a house her J...it wasnt that bad back then