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Christchurch increases investment in climate action

Christchurch increases investment in climate action

Climate action01 Jul 2024
$1.8m in operational funding will be brought forward for climate adaptation work, to accelerate the coastal planning programme and boost community preparedness.
Christchurch puts climate priorities “front and centre”

Christchurch puts climate priorities “front and centre”

Climate action21 Mar 2024
With more frequent and severe weather events, including heavy rain, extreme heat and drought, the city council said it must invest in adaptation and resilience.
Majority believe e-scooters make New Zealand cities more liveable

Majority believe e-scooters make New Zealand cities more liveable

Micromobility18 Mar 2024
Neuron Mobility launches an extensive study into e-scooter use in New Zealand, covering perceptions on safety, economic impact and rider demographics.
Christchurch boosts electric bus fleet

Christchurch boosts electric bus fleet

Electric vehicles29 Dec 2022
Electric buses now make up 20 per cent of Environment Canterbury’s Metro urban fleet, which is aiming to be fully zero-emissions by 2035 at the latest.
Christchurch puts people at the heart of street innovation

Christchurch puts people at the heart of street innovation

Economic Development09 Sep 2022
Waka Kotahi introduced its Innovating Streets for People pilot programme in 2020-21 to accelerate projects aimed at creating safer, healthier and more people-friendly streets.
Christchurch launches free wifi service in city centre

Christchurch launches free wifi service in city centre

Fibre networks05 Jul 2022
Access to the network is through a partnership between Christchurch City Council and fibre broadband provider Enable, with the New Zealand city using existing infrastructure such as streetlights for installation.
New Zealand city expands micromobility portfolio

New Zealand city expands micromobility portfolio

News17 Sep 2021
Neuron Mobility will join Lime as an e-scooter provider in Christchurch, which has seen rental e-scooters and e-bikes used in the city for more than 71,000 trips a month in the past year.
Smart streetlights save Christchurch ratepayers $1.5m

Smart streetlights save Christchurch ratepayers $1.5m

News16 Aug 2021
The city has been working to convert all of the city’s streetlights to LEDs and reports that it has so far reduced its annual street lighting power consumption by more than 70 per cent.
UK local authorities aim to ease congestion with integrated as-a-service solution

UK local authorities aim to ease congestion with integrated as-a-service solution

News30 Apr 2021
Siemens Mobility has integrated Here Technologies’ data-based tool into its journey time-as-a-service (JTaaS) solution for the UK market, enabling customers to monitor journey times.
MaaS and micro-mobility companies team for first- and last-mile options

MaaS and micro-mobility companies team for first- and last-mile options

News16 Feb 2021
Moovit and Beryl are partnering in five UK towns and cities to better connect their rides with public transport for more efficient first and last segments of a journey.
Christchurch launches electric bike hire trial with Lime

Christchurch launches electric bike hire trial with Lime

News24 Nov 2020
The council wants to investigate how a shared e-bike service might fit into the transport network in the long-term in the New Zealand city.
Waiheke Island rolls out Auckland's first electric bus fleet

Waiheke Island rolls out Auckland's first electric bus fleet

News10 Nov 2020
As part of the Low Emissions Roadmap, Auckland Transport plans to only procure low emission buses from 2025 and have a full low emission fleet by 2040.
Spark switches on 5G in Auckland and demonstrates smart city applications

Spark switches on 5G in Auckland and demonstrates smart city applications

News15 Oct 2020
It has partnered with Auckland Transport to install an IoT-enabled infrastructure in the Wynyard Quarter to demonstrate connected lighting, smart parking, smart benches and smart bins.
New board members and Global Steering Committee for Resilient Cities Network

New board members and Global Steering Committee for Resilient Cities Network

News23 Sep 2020
RCN to focus on resilience, healthcare and environment with new board members
Canberra to launch shared e-scooter scheme

Canberra to launch shared e-scooter scheme

News28 Aug 2020
The shared scheme will be run by two companies, Beam Mobility and Neuron Mobility, with a maximum of 1,500 e-scooters made available in the Australian capital city.
Christchurch and Auckland prepare to roll-out electric bus fleets

Christchurch and Auckland prepare to roll-out electric bus fleets

News27 Aug 2020
Electrification of the country’s transport sector will further drive New Zealand’s decarbonisation efforts and support its aims to have a full zero emission bus fleet by 2040.
IDC reveals Asia-Pacific 2020 smart city award winners

IDC reveals Asia-Pacific 2020 smart city award winners

News29 May 2020
Nineteen smart city projects across the region have been recognised in the sixth annual awards programme, which were announced in a virtual event this year.
Chief resilience officers announce the Global Resilient Cities Network

Chief resilience officers announce the Global Resilient Cities Network

News11 Feb 2020
It is comprised of member cities and experts from the former 100 Resilient Cities programme and supports a community of resilience practitioners in 98 cities and 40 countries.
Rockefeller Foundation winds down funding for 100 Resilient Cities

Rockefeller Foundation winds down funding for 100 Resilient Cities

News04 Apr 2019
The Rockefeller Foundation is to end funding for the 100 Resilient Cities programme, the largest privately funded climate adaptation initiative in the US.
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