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A hatred of micro mobility

OPINION: Are e-scooters just for joyriding or are they a genuinely useful transport option in our cities?

NBR senior journalist Maria Slade speaks with Nicholas Pointon.

Maria Slade Wed, 02 Aug 2023

Ordinarily you wouldn’t find much to compare between Waka Kotahi and the French authorities, but New Zealand’s transport agency is currently displaying something of a Parisian flair.

It is seeking views on whether to renew its 2018 declaration that e-scooters are not motor vehicles and are thus

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