Live: Reporters test out the rush hour commute on Transmission Gully

Can't view this email, [click here]( [The Dominion Banner]( 01 April 2022 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on the most popular Dominion Post stories you might have missed this week. [Large Article Image]( [Live: Reporters test out the rush hour commute on Transmission Gully]( Three reporters tried the Wellington rush hour commute to find out which is faster: Transmission Gully, the old coastal route, or the train from Paraparaumu. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Police accidentally drive into runaway vehicle pit on Transmission Gully – and prove it works]( A police spokesperson said it was the result of “driver error” and the vehicle has since been removed. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Transmission Gully is open, but is it faster? Three reporters race to the capital]( Stuff journalists ran a time trial find out which is faster: Transmission Gully, the old coastal route, or the train from Paraparaumu. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Wellingtonians 'so excited' to try out Transmission Gully]( Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says opening Transmission Gully is “huge” and will benefit the whole country, not just local communities. Commuters get to drive on it on Thursday. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Driver's guide to Transmission Gully: Time savings, fuel spots, safety checks and more]( How much time will I save? Where can I get fuel? Is it safe for trucks and motorbikes? All the important questions answered. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['I just don't know where it's gone': How Kiwis are cutting back to make ends meet as cost of living soars]( Buying store brands, taking extra shifts, walking to the supermarket instead of taking the car are just some of the ways Kiwis are making ends meet as prices rise. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Frustration and calls for transparency after Transmission Gully debacle]( Advocates of government transparency call for companies - such as the one building Transmission Gully - to be more accountable to taxpayers. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Promising young rugby player dies three months after cancer diagnosis]( Hunter Donghi, 20, was a much loved member of the Napier rugby community. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Wellington councillor accused of praising himself via secret Twitter account]( Sean Rush will not confirm or deny whether the account, localbod1, is his. “I’d have to check what it’s tweeted,” he says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Another Wellington restaurant closes: Tulsi on Cuba St to shut]( Monty Patel cites high inner city rents, difficulties finding staff and the prices for many of the restaurant's commodities going through the roof. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? [See what it takes to reach the top of the leader board.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus]( [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](