I'm looking at an e-bike. I'm really not comfortable going high speeds on scooters. Bikes are much more comfortable at speed due to the lower centre of gravity. Plus it gives me the option of carrying cargo, making it a full car "replacement" (not that I have one to begin with).

What are folks in places like Gisborne supposed to do when the infrastructure for digital payments goes out in another flood?

Good. Let's get on with it.

The people against this have no idea what they want. Is Wellington dead or will this move kill it? Was de-pedestrianising Manners Mall a bad idea or should we avoid handing places over to pedestrians?

We gotta do something, and LGWM at least is a step in the right direction.