Robin Martin is in Taranaki, where a series of proposed cycleways are causing an uproar in New Plymouth.
The initial plans would involve removing around 900 on-street carparks, which nearby businesses believe would decimate customer numbers.
Also, a series of cooking classes being run by a Waitara food bank after it realised many clients did not know how to use the fresh vegetables provided for them in parcels.
Waitara Pataka Kai manager Amy Olsen with student solo mum of two Nikita Dravitski. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin
