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Public libraries in New York began charging overdue fees in the late 1800s at a rate of 1 cent/day. That increased to 2 cents/day in 1954 and 5 cents/day in 1959. Before removing late fees in October 2021, the most common fee among New York City public libraries was 25 cents/day.
British explorer James Cook, who reached New Zealand in October 1769 on the first of his three voyages, was the first European to circumnavigate and map New Zealand. [2] From the late 18th century, the country was regularly visited by explorers and other sailors, missionaries, traders and adventurers. The period from Polynesian settlement to ...
Carless days led to notable mode shift for work and shopping trips. While cars continued to be used for the majority of work trips on carless days (from 88% to 66%), there was a notable increase in car pooling (5% to 19%), bus (2% to 7%), motorbike (2% to 7%) and bicycle usage (7% to 12%). Shopping trips while still predominantly done by car on ...
2 July: Bank of New Zealand incorporated at Auckland. 1862. The country's first electric telegraph line opens, between Christchurch and Lyttelton. First gold shipment from Dunedin to London. 1863. War resumes in Taranaki and begins in Waikato when General Cameron crosses the Mangatawhiri stream. New Zealand Settlements Act passed to effect land ...
In New Zealand, on average, one person is killed on the roads each day and an additional seven are seriously injured. [13] In 2022, Te Manatu Waka reported 379 people killed on New Zealand roads during the year – 60 people higher than in 2021 and 2020. [14] The initial action plan for the strategy has 15 items. These focus areas include: [13]
Within 2 months he was selling 10k rocks a day within half a year he was a millionaire. His later ideas of "Sand Breeding Kits" and "Red China Dirt" failed. #38
New Zealand also has such a system applying to all heavy vehicles and diesel-powered cars, known locally as a Road User Charge. Bulgaria has a truck based system under development. With the UK government banning the sale of non-electric cars from 2030, VMT tax is being considered in place of fuel duty revenue.
A tariff did apply to cars and car parts brought into New Zealand, although with McLean's cars there was some initial confusion as to what rate might apply. In 1906 local coachmakers sought an increase in the tariff to 50% for completely built up vehicles [ 33 ] [ b ] and in 1907 a 20% tariff was introduced on cars that arrived in New Zealand ...