Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 10 months agoProtesters blocked lane of SH1 at Wellington's Terrace Tunnelwww.rnz.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkProtesters blocked lane of SH1 at Wellington's Terrace Tunnelwww.rnz.co.nzIlovethebomb@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 10 months agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-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-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months 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-squaresylverstream@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months 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-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months 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.