Page 1233 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 23 August 1989
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ask the Minister therefore to investigate this and to answer this question: Why were speed humps not placed at both ends of this new parking area to slow the traffic down, and why were the parking bays not angled in sympathy to the traffic flow? I am sure, Ellnor, it was not your fault.
MRS GRASSBY: Thank you, Dr Kinloch. No; at night-time I do not go out and do that sort of job when I am not here. I do understand about that. I was quite amazed to find out that central parking had been taken away from Manuka. I realised it had been a long time since I had been to Manuka. My department is looking at putting in angle parking, because I agree with you that apparently it is - - -
Mr Kaine: Do they not tell you what they are doing, Ellnor?
MR SPEAKER: Order!
MRS GRASSBY: Apparently it was already organised before we became the Government and it was carried out - - -
Mr Kaine: What, four months ago?
MRS GRASSBY: Yes, apparently. So it has been changed. It was thought that we would get more cars in to have straight parking. That was the idea. They now realise that you do get more cars in that way but you also damage a lot more cars. So we are looking at now putting in angle parking. As for the humps, the idea was to try to stop people speeding down there, because there are a lot of people around about your age and my age, Dr Kinloch, who live in that area and shop there and find it rather difficult to get across the road as fast as 18-year-olds. It was felt that this would slow people down and stop them racing down there and probably knocking down a lot more Labor voters. As we did not want to lose any of them - - -
Dr Kinloch: In Manuka?
MRS GRASSBY: Look, we are picking them up everywhere. It is wonderful. We have got them everywhere. I mean you have only got to look at the polls. We are just doing so well.
Mr Stefaniak: They have not got too many Poles, have they?
MRS GRASSBY: I am sorry, Mr Stefaniak; I did not mean those sorts of Poles; I meant the polls in the paper. We are picking up those as well.
MR SPEAKER: Order!
MRS GRASSBY: So I will look into the humps, Dr Kinloch. I thank you for the question and I feel very sympathetic for the people whose cars get damaged and also for the people
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