Ilovethebomb to Aotearoa / New Zealand · 1 year agoProtesters blocked lane of SH1 at Wellington's Terrace Tunnelwww.rnz.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkProtesters blocked lane of SH1 at Wellington's Terrace Tunnelwww.rnz.co.nzIlovethebomb to Aotearoa / New Zealand · 1 year agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
It was only a matter of time before an irate tradie threw hands at them. We don’t get paid to sit in traffic.
minus-squareIlovethebombOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe northern explorer is 10h 15min Auckland to Wellington, and travels almost exactly the same distance. I thought it was slower, but it’s still much slower than road transport.
minus-squaresylverstreamlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoYep as right now it’s a scenic route, so no focus on speed. I agree, right now it’s not a very good alternative to driving. That’s the point, that should be improved; it should be faster than driving.
minus-squareIlovethebombOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s actually faster than a bus somehow, although a bus ticket is forty bucks.
The northern explorer is 10h 15min Auckland to Wellington, and travels almost exactly the same distance.
I thought it was slower, but it’s still much slower than road transport.
Yep as right now it’s a scenic route, so no focus on speed. I agree, right now it’s not a very good alternative to driving. That’s the point, that should be improved; it should be faster than driving.
It’s actually faster than a bus somehow, although a bus ticket is forty bucks.