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I spent a week of the break down in the from the weird artifice of places like ton, imo. Even with all the hills. capital, mostly trying to avoid academic Ponsonby Central, which (imo) often and administrative responsibilities I just feel like carefully constructed hiding Anyway, half the conversations I had have up here. It wasn’t very successful spots in which rich people can hide down in wellington were with welling- in that regard, I will say - I ended up from how shithouse other parts of the ton people complaining about how they spending the better part of a day in the county can get (lmao). hated how small wellington is and they Wellington Central Library writing one couldn’t be more excited to move out of my essays (if only to get my mind off The thing I really like about Wellington, and to somewhere bigger. of it for the rest of the trip). though, is how small the place is. And I mean I don’t disagree with them: I’ve lived in Auckland my whole life. And I’m not a fan of smallness, gener- I’m sure living there would devolve into Hell, I’ve barely even lived outside ally. I like that I’ve been in Auckland all an intense psychic hell after a while. But of the central city and surrounding my life and am still constantly meeting the grass is always greener and all that. suburbs - I’ve been to the North Shore new people who have also been in exactly twice, and out west maybe once. Auckland all their lives, all of whom All that being said: welcome back! I I have never heard of or seen around hope you all had a good couple of As a consequence, there are a few before. weeks off! different things I expect a city to be. I am very used to badly designed sprawl, But I also like that Wellington is basical- - andrew for example. I’m used to the Big-ness of ly constructed to be a machine where the Auckland CBD. I’m used to terrible you will bump into every single person public transport, awful walkability, and you’ve ever met just randomly on the everything being aggressively developed street all the time, because, like, there’s and re-developed. only five places for them to be at any given time and you’re currently in one Wellington is barely any of those things, of them and in spitting difference of at all. two of the others. Big chunks of the Wellington CBD were And I like that when your friends ask clearly frozen in time at some point in you to their flat and you decide to walk 1990s, for example. Where we have a there (I like walking places, sue me) its 3 story H&M store - complete with a not actually a dumbass thing to do, and giant fucking chandelier - opening up you can get there in like 20 minutes. in the heart of town, there are buildings Like, the walk from my old Symonds all through the main retail sections of Street flat to Uni was somehow shorter wellington city that are screaming out in than my walk from the CBD to the vain, unheard, for a basic water-blast (or “way out in the suburbs” place I was a new coat of paint) . staying in. And like: this isn’t me ragging on Wel- NB: wellington doesn’t have ONZO? lington. The dinginess is a nice relief ONZO would fucking kill it in welling- 4 AUSA and SHADOWS present... Wednesday 26th Sept, 6pm at Shadows Bar WinWin Bar Bar Tabs, Tabs, SpotSpot Prizes, Prizes, andand more... more... Register Today! WWW.AUSA.ORG.NZ/BINGO 5 BULLETINSBULLETINS AUCKLAND CITY port to fix issues in their area. SPEED LIMIT the funding of this medicine only came Overall both the council and Auckland into effect in March and the number CHANGES Transport are very disappointed at the of Syphilis Cases has been rising since Auckland Transport are now investi- high road death toll and there is further 2013. Furthermore, Truvada requires gating a change in road speed limits disappointment by the Council at the STD Testing on a regular three-month following increases to the death toll on lack of progress made by Auckland basis, increasing the likelihood of a Auckland’s roads. Transport specifically. Syphilis infection being detected. Last year, 749 people were seriously -Thomas Carr The rise in Syphilis cases follows an in- injured and 64 people died on Auckland ternational trend that has been observed roads. Statistically, road deaths and in Australia, the United Kingdom and injuries on Auckland roads increased at STI FYI United States. The Ministry of Health a rate that was three times higher than have released a media statement noting the rest of the country. Health Professionals are urging New the growing number of cases however Zealanders to wear condoms and get there has been no significant change As a way of combating this, Auckland tested regularly following a rise in in testing protocol or marketing for Transport is now looking at the possibil- the number of Syphilis cases in New increased testing. ity of lowering speed limits at ‘accident Zealand. The Infection, caused by black spots’. Lester Levy, chairman the bacterium Treponema Pallidum, is of Auckland Transport, indicates that highly contagious and spread primarily FOX RESIGNS when someone is hit by a vehicle at through unprotected sexual activity. 470 30km/h there is a 10% chance of death New Zealanders contracted Syphilis Marama Fox has formally resigned as compared to an 80% chance when hit last year – an increase that is double the the Co-Leader of the Māori Party. Fox’s by a vehicle travelling at 50km/h. As number of cases from 2015. Since 2017 resignation follows the announcement such one potential change being con- there have also been four cases of still- that her consultancy business, found- sidered is to change the speed limit of born babies who have died as a result of ed after her ousting from Parliament specific Auckland roads from 50 km/h untreated Syphilis. during the 2017 election, has entered to 30 km/h whilst decreasing the speed liquidation and that she now owes over limit of rural Auckland roads from 100 The Royal Australasian College of Phy- seventy thousand dollars, including forty km/h to 80 km/h sicians have released an open letter in thousand dollars to an independent which President, Dr. Jeff Brown indicat- Rotorua Travel Broker. The issue of road safety has become ed that the Ministry of Health response even more prominent after Auckland to the growing number of Syphilis cases Māori Party President Che Wilson Transport came under fire at a planning was “totally inadequate”. Dr. Brown indicated that Fox’s decision to step committee meeting where Auckland also noted that there are only eight full down was as a result of the need for Fox Councillors criticised the work of Auck- time Sexual Health specialists across to focus on “issues related to her private land Transport. In particular, councillor New Zealand. Data from the Ministry business” – specifically the financial Linda Cooper was disappointed about of Health noted that the highest num- situation that Fox is in.