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Simon Wilson
Senior Writer
Senior Writer, NZ Herald
We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.
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What makes driving safer? Making city streets safer helps a lot. A Herald summer series.
What makes driving safer? Some changes to open roads help a lot. A Herald summer series.
What makes driving safer? Better cars is not the best answer. A Herald summer series.
What makes driving safer? The faster you go, the bigger the mess. A Herald summer series.
What makes driving safer? Police enforcement helps a lot. A Herald summer series.
The High Line in New York has some challenging lessons for Auckland.
Christmas presents? Hey Grant Robertson, how about free e-bikes for Auckland?
When design makes a city better: Lorenzo Quinn's sculpture Support in Venice.
Fatigue has crept into everything. But now we're vaxxed, will we rise above the pandemic?
The cost of cycleways is far higher than it should be.
OPINION: Mayor Phil Goff is putting the climate crisis front and centre, but at a cost.
Good ideas that make cities better: The cycleway on New York's Brooklyn Bridge.
The Bilbao effect has its critics, but would it work in Auckland?
OPINION: What's National leader Chris Luxon going to use those business skills for?
What to say when someone wants to shut down action on the climate crisis.
How will we know when National is fit to govern again?
The new housing bill will transform our major cities. Will it be for the better?
Good ideas that make cities better: San Francisco's Piano Flower Festival.
The Labour-National housing accord will deliver the reverse of its stated intentions.
Bright ideas that make cities better: the vertical forest in Milan.
A fascinating new book uses Auckland landscapes to reveal histories we don't always know.
Climate agreements are like Auckland bike paths: far too many bumps.
Bright ideas that make cities better: The plan to make Paris a city for cycling anywhere.
What should we do when ordinary people get sucked into an extremist world?
Today's news about the weather, during the most important climate meeting yet.
Apartment living based around a linear courtyard where cars do not define the space.
Today's news about the weather, during the most important climate meeting yet.
Today's news about the weather, in the middle of the most important climate meeting yet.
Today's news about the weather, at the start of the most important climate meeting yet.
New Zealand has announced a 50 per cent emissions reduction target. But is it for real?
Today's news about the weather, at the start of the most important climate meeting yet.
"Make or break for the planet": The Glasgow conference on the climate crisis has begun.
Today's news about the weather, ahead of the world's most important climate meeting yet.
Bright ideas to make towns and cities better: turn your community into a vege garden.
Today's news about the weather, ahead of the world's most important climate meeting yet.
Today's news about the weather, ahead of the world's most important climate meeting yet.
News about the weather, as the world gathers for the most important climate meeting yet.
News about the weather, as the world gathers for the most important climate meeting yet.
Why are car companies so keen to sell us large electric vehicles?