Living Streets Aotearoa
@livingstreetsnz.bsky.social
Living Streets Aotearoa, New Zealand's national pedestrian advocacy organisation. We promote walk-friendly communities. www.livingstreets.org.nz
Pinned
What do you want to know about footpath parking and reporting incidents of people parking on the footpath? We're putting together a resource to help people deal with this problem and want to hear from you what it should include.
What do you want to know about footpath parking and reporting incidents of people parking on the footpath? We're putting together a resource to help people deal with this problem and want to hear from you what it should include.
December 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
What do you want to know about footpath parking and reporting incidents of people parking on the footpath? We're putting together a resource to help people deal with this problem and want to hear from you what it should include.
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) 2025! The theme for this year is "Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress"
One aspect of this is designing for people with disabilities, which can benefit more than people in the disability community.
One aspect of this is designing for people with disabilities, which can benefit more than people in the disability community.
December 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) 2025! The theme for this year is "Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress"
One aspect of this is designing for people with disabilities, which can benefit more than people in the disability community.
One aspect of this is designing for people with disabilities, which can benefit more than people in the disability community.
Lovely to see the revamp of this alleyway in Arataki, including a new mural! Students at Mount Maunganui Intermediate worked on the mural to beautify and bring a sense of identity to the area, in hopes of getting more people to walk and enjoy their time there.
Student street artwork greets Arataki pedestrians - Inside Government NZ
A burst of colour and creativity now greets pedestrians in Arataki, after the unveiling of student artwork at the newly-upgraded alleyway between Leander Street and Farm Street. The community gathered...
insidegovernment.co.nz
December 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Lovely to see the revamp of this alleyway in Arataki, including a new mural! Students at Mount Maunganui Intermediate worked on the mural to beautify and bring a sense of identity to the area, in hopes of getting more people to walk and enjoy their time there.
A group in Ōhaeawai are calling for calling for drivers to slow down and obey the 60 km/h on the highway through town. Residents gathered on the footpath beside the highway, holding signs reminding motorists who passed to slow down an drive at the speed limit.
Residents on roadside push for safer speeds through Ōhaeawai
Residents say drivers often top the 60km/h limit through the busy SH1–SH12 junction.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A group in Ōhaeawai are calling for calling for drivers to slow down and obey the 60 km/h on the highway through town. Residents gathered on the footpath beside the highway, holding signs reminding motorists who passed to slow down an drive at the speed limit.
Reposted by Living Streets Aotearoa
"In 2024, 82% of people in New Zealand walked for transport at least once a week, a significant increase from 64% in 2023."
So why isn't investment in walkability keeping pace?🚶🚶♂️🚶♀️
Guest post by @timjonesbooks.bsky.social of @livingstreetsnz.bsky.social:
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/11/27/n...
So why isn't investment in walkability keeping pace?🚶🚶♂️🚶♀️
Guest post by @timjonesbooks.bsky.social of @livingstreetsnz.bsky.social:
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/11/27/n...
New Zealand is walking again, but our streets aren't keeping up - Greater Auckland
This is a guest post by Tim Jones, President of Living Streets Aotearoa. By profession, Tim is a writer, editor and anthologist, and his latest book is the poetry collection Dracula in the Colonies. N...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
November 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
"In 2024, 82% of people in New Zealand walked for transport at least once a week, a significant increase from 64% in 2023."
So why isn't investment in walkability keeping pace?🚶🚶♂️🚶♀️
Guest post by @timjonesbooks.bsky.social of @livingstreetsnz.bsky.social:
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/11/27/n...
So why isn't investment in walkability keeping pace?🚶🚶♂️🚶♀️
Guest post by @timjonesbooks.bsky.social of @livingstreetsnz.bsky.social:
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/11/27/n...
Our newest blog is about Julie Woods's Walking Journey! Julie is a professional speaker, Global Ambassador for Blind Low Vision NZ, advocate, author, and coach, and she was a speaker at the recent 2025 Walking Summit.
November 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Our newest blog is about Julie Woods's Walking Journey! Julie is a professional speaker, Global Ambassador for Blind Low Vision NZ, advocate, author, and coach, and she was a speaker at the recent 2025 Walking Summit.
Check out this great article LSA President Tim Jones wrote for Greater Auckland! @timjonesbooks.bsky.social
Did you know that New Zealanders are choosing to walk more and drive less?
Did you know that New Zealanders are choosing to walk more and drive less?
New Zealand is walking again, but our streets aren't keeping up - Greater Auckland
This is a guest post by Tim Jones, President of Living Streets Aotearoa. By profession, Tim is a writer, editor and anthologist, and his latest book is the poetry collection Dracula in the Colonies. N...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Check out this great article LSA President Tim Jones wrote for Greater Auckland! @timjonesbooks.bsky.social
Did you know that New Zealanders are choosing to walk more and drive less?
Did you know that New Zealanders are choosing to walk more and drive less?
Today is World Sustainable Transport Day! It's a day to recognise the importance of sustainable, accessible, and affordable modes of transport, like walking.
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Today is World Sustainable Transport Day! It's a day to recognise the importance of sustainable, accessible, and affordable modes of transport, like walking.
This project from ICLEI Southeast Asia allowed people to rate footpaths and pedestrian crossings in their community. They conducted a project in Quezon City and Pasig City, Philippines, where participants reviewed footpaths, crossings, and intersections using the Walkability app created by Walk21.
Rate this sidewalk: How community mapping turns walks into actionable data – CityTalk
talkofthecities.iclei.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This project from ICLEI Southeast Asia allowed people to rate footpaths and pedestrian crossings in their community. They conducted a project in Quezon City and Pasig City, Philippines, where participants reviewed footpaths, crossings, and intersections using the Walkability app created by Walk21.
As is pointed out in this article, the early plans for Wellington central city roading changes don't really take pedestrians into account.
"It uses the word “traffic” five times. And fails to mention anyone on foot."
"It uses the word “traffic” five times. And fails to mention anyone on foot."
The NZTA has forgotten pedestrians
by Lindsay Shelton It’s all about traffic – there’s next to nothing for pedestrians in NZTA’s “early design” plans for central city roading changes between the ...
wellington.scoop.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
As is pointed out in this article, the early plans for Wellington central city roading changes don't really take pedestrians into account.
"It uses the word “traffic” five times. And fails to mention anyone on foot."
"It uses the word “traffic” five times. And fails to mention anyone on foot."
Great article by Joel MacManus. We agree that needs to be more that pedestrianised and community areas in cities and more housing in and near the city centre that allows people to easily walk everywhere they need to go.
To save the CBD, stop calling it the CBD
To succeed in a post-Covid world, city centres need to be more than 'central business districts'.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Great article by Joel MacManus. We agree that needs to be more that pedestrianised and community areas in cities and more housing in and near the city centre that allows people to easily walk everywhere they need to go.
An interesting article about walks in nature compared to walks in urban settings. Both can have wellbeing benefits for different reasons!
"San Juan Guillen has compared people who spent time in a green urban park to those who went to a busy plaza with a historic church, playground and bars."
"San Juan Guillen has compared people who spent time in a green urban park to those who went to a busy plaza with a historic church, playground and bars."
Nature walks are good for you, but can a city stroll be just as good?
Researchers are finding plenty of mental-health benefits to walking in urban areas.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
An interesting article about walks in nature compared to walks in urban settings. Both can have wellbeing benefits for different reasons!
"San Juan Guillen has compared people who spent time in a green urban park to those who went to a busy plaza with a historic church, playground and bars."
"San Juan Guillen has compared people who spent time in a green urban park to those who went to a busy plaza with a historic church, playground and bars."
There are several consultations right now to reduce speed limits on roads around Aotearoa:
• Installing a variable speed zone at a crash-prone intersection in Brightwater. Consultation closes on 24 November.
• Installing a variable speed zone at a crash-prone intersection in Brightwater. Consultation closes on 24 November.
nelsonapp.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
There are several consultations right now to reduce speed limits on roads around Aotearoa:
• Installing a variable speed zone at a crash-prone intersection in Brightwater. Consultation closes on 24 November.
• Installing a variable speed zone at a crash-prone intersection in Brightwater. Consultation closes on 24 November.
We are glad to see that NZTA has decided to install traffic lights at a pedestrian crossing on State Highway 1 adjacent to the Otaika shopping centre in Whangārei. This notorious crossing has been the site of three pedestrian injuries in the last six months and has a long history of accidents.
Traffic lights to be installed at notorious Whangārei crossing
'People shouldn't be risking their lives to get a loaf of bread from the supermarket.'
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
We are glad to see that NZTA has decided to install traffic lights at a pedestrian crossing on State Highway 1 adjacent to the Otaika shopping centre in Whangārei. This notorious crossing has been the site of three pedestrian injuries in the last six months and has a long history of accidents.
Our November eBulletin is out! It includes topics like:
-A recap of the 2025 Walking Summit
-An announcement for the new Living Streets Aotearoa website
-A description of the Safer Walking Initiative Safer Walking NZ
Read it here: www.livingstreets.org.nz/sites/defaul...
-A recap of the 2025 Walking Summit
-An announcement for the new Living Streets Aotearoa website
-A description of the Safer Walking Initiative Safer Walking NZ
Read it here: www.livingstreets.org.nz/sites/defaul...
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Our November eBulletin is out! It includes topics like:
-A recap of the 2025 Walking Summit
-An announcement for the new Living Streets Aotearoa website
-A description of the Safer Walking Initiative Safer Walking NZ
Read it here: www.livingstreets.org.nz/sites/defaul...
-A recap of the 2025 Walking Summit
-An announcement for the new Living Streets Aotearoa website
-A description of the Safer Walking Initiative Safer Walking NZ
Read it here: www.livingstreets.org.nz/sites/defaul...
The newest LSA blog written by Living Streets Aotearoa Vice President Jenni Wiggle BEM is all about "Why walking matters". Jenni talks about the many benefits of walking from physical health to mental health to economic and social.
Why walking matters | Living Streets Aotearoa Inc
www.livingstreets.org.nz
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The newest LSA blog written by Living Streets Aotearoa Vice President Jenni Wiggle BEM is all about "Why walking matters". Jenni talks about the many benefits of walking from physical health to mental health to economic and social.
The Wairarapa Walking Festival starts this Friday 14 Nov and goes until 23 Nov! There are 25 guided walks available from farm tracks to wetlands to a StoryWalk.
Wairarapa Walking Festival | Wairarapa Events Centre – 06 379 4081
Wairarapa Walking Festival brought to you by the Carterton Events Centre, 11-20 November 2022
www.cartertonec.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The Wairarapa Walking Festival starts this Friday 14 Nov and goes until 23 Nov! There are 25 guided walks available from farm tracks to wetlands to a StoryWalk.
We're still buzzing from the Walking Summit yesterday! It provided a much needed space to put pedestrians first.
As President of Living Streets Aotearoa Tim Jones put it: “At Living Streets Aotearoa, we say that pedestrians matter and that walking matters."
As President of Living Streets Aotearoa Tim Jones put it: “At Living Streets Aotearoa, we say that pedestrians matter and that walking matters."
Walking matters: we need to create and support walkable communities | Living Streets Aotearoa Inc
www.livingstreets.org.nz
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
We're still buzzing from the Walking Summit yesterday! It provided a much needed space to put pedestrians first.
As President of Living Streets Aotearoa Tim Jones put it: “At Living Streets Aotearoa, we say that pedestrians matter and that walking matters."
As President of Living Streets Aotearoa Tim Jones put it: “At Living Streets Aotearoa, we say that pedestrians matter and that walking matters."
Thank you so much to our speakers, chairs, and audience at the 2025 Walking Summit! We had a fantastic day exploring the many benefits of walking and the challenges and opportunities of creating more walkable communities.
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Thank you so much to our speakers, chairs, and audience at the 2025 Walking Summit! We had a fantastic day exploring the many benefits of walking and the challenges and opportunities of creating more walkable communities.
We had a great talk after lunch from keynote speaker Dr Eva Neely! She talked about her and Mirjam Schindler's research in the Parent-Centred Urbanism Aotearoa project.
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
We had a great talk after lunch from keynote speaker Dr Eva Neely! She talked about her and Mirjam Schindler's research in the Parent-Centred Urbanism Aotearoa project.
We just heard from keynote speaker Dr Alice Miller talk about her research on the road lobby and their influence on transport policy at the 2025 Walking Summit #WalkingSummit2025.
The road lobby and unhealthy transport policy discourse in Aotearoa New Zealand: A framing analysis
Transport is an important determinant of population health. Decarbonisation of the transport system is also a critical part of climate policy with add…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
We just heard from keynote speaker Dr Alice Miller talk about her research on the road lobby and their influence on transport policy at the 2025 Walking Summit #WalkingSummit2025.
We're excited to announce the final speaker at the 2025 Walking Summit- Sam Hood from MRCagney, our sponsor for the Summit!
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
We're excited to announce the final speaker at the 2025 Walking Summit- Sam Hood from MRCagney, our sponsor for the Summit!
Read the newest op-ed on our site: "New Zealand is walking again, but our streets aren't keeping up".
New Zealand is walking again, but our streets aren't keeping up | Living Streets Aotearoa Inc
www.livingstreets.org.nz
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Read the newest op-ed on our site: "New Zealand is walking again, but our streets aren't keeping up".
Research from the University of Auckland suggests that people who walk or cycle to work have a lower risk of certain kinds of cancer!
Active commutes lower cancer risk – University of Auckland
Cycling or walking to work reduces the risk of several cancers, according to new research out of Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
www.auckland.ac.nz
November 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Research from the University of Auckland suggests that people who walk or cycle to work have a lower risk of certain kinds of cancer!
What a fun way to explore where you live! Student Kay Reid has made it her goal to go to many of the suburbs in Wellington and to do so on foot or by public transport.
438km, 19 libraries and a lot of coffee: One student’s quest to discover Wellington’s suburbs
Kay Reid says “It’s just nice to appreciate the beautiful place we live in, and that I can go and have a nice coffee.”
www.stuff.co.nz
October 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
What a fun way to explore where you live! Student Kay Reid has made it her goal to go to many of the suburbs in Wellington and to do so on foot or by public transport.