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Interisland Ferry Debacle
Dec 14, 2024 by Keith Mexsom
The Latest in a Long History of Transport Spending Debacles
Concrete Roads
Nov 20, 2024 by Keith Mexsom
The New Zealand industry group, Concrete NZ, has commissioned a report that makes the case for constructing roads of concrete instead of asphalt...
The Road Gang
Nov 02, 2024 by Keith Mexsom
The Road Gang Third Volume Editing Progress under way
The Road Gang
Jun 21, 2024 by Keith Mexsom
The third volume of The Road Gang -- an historical narrative that describes not just the individuals and entities who contributed to the current state of Auckland's transport network but also that of the rest of New Zealand.
The Road Gang
Nov 29, 2023 by Keith Mexsom
The Road Gang -- the third volume of what has necessarily become more than just the history of Auckland Transport but of the whole country...
Echoes of the Past
Nov 28, 2023 by Keith Mexsom
When it comes to the improvement of public transport as an essential solution to the traffic congestion that continues to plague Auckland, Groundhog Day has again arrived with a newly-elected, National Coalition Government…a Government that once more proposes to favour the Road Gang instead of public transport.
Just Send The Money
Jun 30, 2023 by Keith Mexsom
Third Volume
May 24, 2023 by Keith Mexsom
An Update
Oct 14, 2022 by Keith Mexsom
The wait for a modern and efficient railway network for Auckland continues...
The Chronicles
May 03, 2021 by Keith Mexsom
The content of both Gas Pedal to Back-Pedal and its predecessor, Waka Paddle to Gas Pedal, illustrates how often history has repeated itself since 1840.
As Time Goes By
Apr 19, 2021 by Keith Mexsom
This article, recently published by the online news outlet, The BFD, refers to events that have occurred after the publication of Gas Pedal to Back-Pedal...
Gas Pedal to Back-Pedal
Feb 16, 2021 by Keith Mexsom
Gas Pedal to Back-Pedal - The Second Century of Auckland Transport is now available...and a number of copies have been sent out for possible review.
The finished product has taken a while to put together but it is now available in print from this website and Amazon and as an Ebook from Amazon and Rakuten Kobo Books.
The print version is big at 783 pages and it weighs some 1.7kg. so postal costs are high.
Nevertheless, if you are at all interested in Auckland history and the way the city has evolved as a result of its transport decisions, this is the definitive tome.
