The Daily Blog Open Mic – 6th July 2023
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/493289/can-these-homes-stay-where-they-are-rotorua-mayor-considers-options-for-properties-around-lake-rotoma
Can there be a government funded business that hires small passenger launches to ferry people around? We have to think not just laterally but in 360o directions.
And hovercrafts about – are we using these?
How much does a hovercraft cost NZ?
Hov Pod hovercraft
Pricing varies according to specification but starts at $28,000. Exact pricing will be given when an order is placed and volume discounts are available.15 Mei 2007
Hov Pod hovercraft – Trade-A-Boat NZ tradeaboat.co.nz
https://www.tradeaboat.co.nz › reviews › ho
Does anyone still use hovercrafts?
Today, they are found primarily in military use for amphibious operations, search-and-rescue vehicles in shallow water, and sporting vehicles.
Hovercraft – Wikipedia
wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hovercraf
Why are there no more hovercrafts?
The opening of the Channel Tunnel, and the end of duty-free sales, finally sank the cross-Channel hovercraft. The last service ran on October 1, 2000, 16 months to the day after the death of Christopher Cockerell and a few weeks after the death of the machine’s pioneering test pilot ‘Sheepy’ Lamb.14 Āpe 2019
Blown away: How the hovercraft tells the story of British decline
theneweuropean.co.uk https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk › brexit-
Here are some interesting ideas for the commons to find sense within!
The article seems to mention North Islands rail needs most. But I suggest that a good central line in the South Island is essential.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/493294/passenger-rail-inquiry-advises-govt-to-investigate-four-new-north-island-services
Much of the line northward towards Blenheim/Picton runs along the coast where if you look hard you can see sealions basking. But as the sea rises the trains may have to go into amphibious mode. We need to get surveying and planning now, allowing fr ground saturation and slips along the way. We did great things in early 19th century with the Raurimu Spiral. That’s when engineers were what they said they were not falsified ice skaters as in CTV building etc.
I like this title which is what I think rail will be for us – ‘Dearnaley, Mathew (9 August 2008). “Steel backbone an economic lifeline”. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2011.’