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New Zealand – or Aotearoa as it is known to the Maori – recently hosted a public consultation on whether to include te reo Maori on 94 types of road signs, including for place names, speed ...
Last week, media coverage in New Zealand was dominated by a contrived controversy over a proposal by the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) to produce new road signs in both English and Māori ...
At a time when the dilapidated state of New Zealand’s roads is a major public concern and the government has committed itself ... Are Bilingual Road Signs Safe Or Even Sensible? Friday, 16 June ...
Blue, green, white, red and yellow; New Zealand’s roads feature signs in many different colours but why are some brown? Sarah Pollok investigates. This deep dive into New Zealand’s brown ...
New Zealand's "road lobby" uses the same tactics as the tobacco industry to obstruct transport policies like walking and cycling, a new University of Otago study says.
New Zealand – or Aotearoa as it is known to the Maori – recently hosted a public consultation on whether to include te reo Maori on 94 types of road signs, including for place names, speed ...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to enforce "commonsense rules of the road for America's truck drivers." The order, signed Monday, April 28, boosts enforcement of a law for ...
This French road sign indicates a steep downhill slope, often marked with a percentage (like 10%). That number refers to the gradient - not your car's speed, weight, or any fine.
Concern over bilingual road signs in New Zealand is as much political as it is about safety – but the international evidence suggests there’s little to worry about.
In Dunedin, Dick, Wright, and Every street signs have all gone walkabout while Waitakere lays claim to what could be NZ's most stolen or damaged street sign – West Coast Rd has been replaced 26 ...
It was meant to be an inclusive gesture to New Zealand’s indigenous Maori community. But plans to introduce bilingual road signs featuring both the English and te reo Maori languages have ...