Auckland

When a quarter-acre section in St Heliers cost £2300

Welcome to 1965, when a quarter-acre section in St Heliers cost £2300.

Real-time indicator of speeds on Auckland’s motorways

A real-time indicator of traffic speeds on Auckland’s motorways, from the New Zealand Transport Agency. Worth checking before leaving the office (or watching from the comfort of your lazyboy if you want to feel smug because you’re already home). Hat tip to @nzben.

Animated map of Auckland’s buses and ferries

I love Chris McDowall’s animated map of Auckland’s buses and ferries. An animated map of Auckland’s public transport network from Chris McDowall on Vimeo. “The animation begins at 3am on a typical Monday morning. A pair of blue squiggles depict the Airport buses shuttling late night travellers between the Downtown Ferry Terminal and Auckland International. […]