Links to other groups
The Official Information Act ( a video tutorial )
Documents worth reading
Understanding Transport Costs and Charges ( Ministry of Transport )
History of rail closures in New Zealand
New Zealand Road Assessment Program: http://www.kiwirap.co.nz/
The Hirsch Report on Peak Oil
Dunedin City Council Peak Oil Vulnerability Analysis Report
NZTA 2008 Managing Transport Challenges as Oil Prices Rise
Watch excerpts from 'Off the Rails' the 12 part documentary by Marcus Lush back in 2004
Clear facts - Rail vs Truck for freight
Cheers,
Ken Crispin.
Secretary.
Citizens Environmental Advocacy Centre Inc’. Est, 2001. (CEAC)
CITIZENS ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY CENTRE INCORPORATED
EAST COAST TRANSPORTATION PROJECT
In association with MOTORWAY ACTION GROUP
NHTCF, RAG and other local residents groups.
PO Box 474 Napier. Email. clean.air@xtra.co.nz
SEEKING SOLUTIONS THROUGH PUBLIC AND LOCAL INPUT AND CONSULTATION
(As defined by the Court of Appeal 1992)
18th March 2014
Dear Ms Leung, Ministry of Transport research library,
Important;
Please forward us a current list of Telemetry Site MADT Heavy Vehicles from the NZTA
Please firstly are to able to supply us with the current AADT truck movement totals of highway sites nationally please.
As you see below we have the previous statistics from NZTA 2009 but now require the current 2013 statistics please.
Please forward us a current list of research documents on rail freight benefits over heavy road freight and all past recognised research completed by Ministry of transport for Government.
This is only some of the past rail research documents we have found. Have you these as current sources for government or have you others also can you provide them please.
www.worldtransitresearch.info/research/2632/
www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/…ecommendation_Report.pdf
www.gw.govt.nz/…transport/Docs/RegionalRailPlan.pdf
Thank you for your attention.
Ken Crispin.
Secretary.
Citizens Environmental Advocacy Centre Inc’. Est, 2001. (CEAC)
[PDF]
Population Exposure to Air Pollution Workshop briefing - NIWA
https://www.niwa.co.nz/sites/default/files/import/.../popex2006_2.pdf
Nitrogen dioxide is produced by burning fossil fuels, e.g. road vehicles, power generation ... divided into two types, Cohort studies and Time-series mortality studies. Time- ..... Table 2. Premature deaths inChristchurch due to air pollution, by source. ... Kjellstrom T, Fisher G, Connor J, Gimson N SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL.
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TRANSPORT COST ANALYSIS: a case study of the total ... - NIWA
https://www.niwa.co.nz/sites/default/files/import/.../chc2006_6.pdf
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using a case study for Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. ..... With a PM10 background level of 7.5 μg/m³, premature mortality from vehicle air pollution is.
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Transport emissions study - Modelling and monitoring
https://www.mfe.govt.nz/.../air/transport-emissions-study-sep97.pdf
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September 1997 NIWA ... factors were developed from vehicle exhaust measurements currently being ..... Fisher G., 1997: “Reducing the Air Quality Effects of Vehicle Emissions”, NIWA .... unconsciousness and death in extreme exposures. ..... concentrations were higher during the early morning when the wind speed was ...
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Insert (overtype) your report title here - Transport and Air Quality - NZ ...
air.nzta.govt.nz/sites/default/files/VEPM_trends_report_Dec13_Final.pdf
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Metcalfe1, J, J Bluett2, G Kuschel1 (2013) Comparison of trends in predicted (VEPM) and ..... Remote sensing samples the actual exhaust emissions of a .... premature deaths, more than 140 hospitalisations and 352,000 restricted ..... (NIWA). 3 Information from the Motor Vehicle Register (MVR) was provided ...... Fisher et al.
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Ambient air quality guidelin - Auckland Council
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/.../upmirbmfemohambientairqualityguide....
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premature deaths are caused every year in New Zealand by inhaling air pollution from sources such as ... George Fairbairn (New Zealand Automobile Association Inc). Gavin Fisher (National Institute of Atmospheric and Water Research) ....... Major sources of acetaldehyde are motor vehicle exhaust and domestic solid-fuel.
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The New Zealand vehicle emissions screening programme ...
www.transport.govt.nz/assets/Import/.../nzvesp-resource-doc22nov04.pd...
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The health impacts of vehicle exhaust emissions ... premature deaths occur in New Zealand each year as a result of motor vehicle emissions.1 In ... 1 Fisher, G., et al., Health Effects Due To Motor Vehicle Air Pollution In New Zealand, Report to the ..... A recent study by NIWA and the Auckland Regional Council (in 2003) for ...
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Health and Air Pollution in New Zealand: Christchurch Pilot Study
www.hapinz.org.nz/HAPINZ%20Report%20-%201%20Sept%202005.pdf
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Sep 1, 2005 - G. Fisher1, 10, T. Kjellstrom2, 3, 9, A. Woodward3,11, S. Hales3, ... (NB Results from this study are specific to Christchurch and should not be used ...... NIWA. National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd. NO .... Vehicle. Total. Mortality. 124. 18. 16. 158. Table 1: Premature ..... (Fisher et al 2002).
iopscience.iop..org/1742-6596/364/1/.../1742-6596_364_1_012106.pdf
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by SJ Cox - 2012
Vehicle exhaust emissions arise from the combustion of the fuel and air mixture in ... (NIWA) this research group can work collaboratively on vehicle emissions testing. .... Early in 2011, the University of Auckland and Unitec Institute of Technology ... stage study of petrol emissions (CO and HC) measurements indicates that it ...
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Cycling Research EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE... Motor vehicles ...
can.org.nz/system/files/Research-0402-Emissions.pdf
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Motor vehicles generate a lot of pollution, with far-reaching health effects. In New Zealand, vehicle emissions have been blamed for ~400 premature deaths every year (see ... studies (e.g. van Wijnen et al 1995) have found that, in slow .... G. Fisher et al, 2002, "Health effects due to motor vehicle air pollution in New Zealand".
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REMOTE SENSING OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS (IT'S ... - ATRF
www.atrf.info/papers/.../2003_Kuschel_Bluett_Fisher_Xie_Metcalfe.pdf
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by G Kuschel - 2003 - Related articles
Gerda Kuschel, Jeff Bluett, Gavin Fisher, Shanju Xie & Jayne Metcalfe ... measure exhaust emissions of a large number of motor vehicles. Based on a technique used extensively overseas, the study measured tailpipe emissions from ... pollution alone results in 436 premature deaths per annum in the Auckland Region,.