About seventy people attended the ORCA Transport Public Meeting on March 16th 2021. Chair Daran Ponter GWRC, Councillor Roger Blakeley GWRC and Bill Guest of Karori Residents Association spoke. Mayor Andy Foster, MP for Ohariu Greg O’Connor and Councillor Diane Calvert were in attendance.
The presentations are available below:
KRA LGWM Transport Presentation
There was wide ranging debate on Wellington’s transport, with a large majority wanting to focus on the status of the Johnsonville Railway Line. Chair Daran Ponter and Mayor Andy Foster both said that in its current form they did not consider it to be a Rapid Transit System, as defined of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development. Daran Ponter observed it was important for local residents to make submissions on this if they wanted the two Regional Transport Plans contrary statements removed.
Many thanks to the Khandallah Cornerstone Trust for contributing to hosting this meeting.
Read the resulting ORCA submissions at the following links:
