Neil Holdom said the region's state highways were being run down.
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"Basically they've skimmed enough fuel taxes and road user charges from Taranaki drivers and businesses in the past 10 years to pay for half of Transmission Gully while our state highways are falling to pieces." New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom said he knew what the problem was.
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"Where we are seeing pot holes fixed on a Friday come Monday the contents of that pot hole has washed out." "Something that's happened a number of years ago has got it to the point where it's finally breaking, where the maintenance that the crews do isn't enough to keep it up to scratch. It had been a wet winter, but Peach said something more fundamental was at play. You can't drive it on the wrong side of the road, so they have to go through them." They can't swerve to avoid a pot holes like a car can. "They don't have room in a heavy motor vehicle to avoid pot holes. "They're atrocious, they're atrocious and it's affecting, it's taking a toll on them physically and mentally driving on our roads. She was left with two flat tyres and a repair bill in the hundreds of dollars.ĭoug Peach of Symons Transport said the state of the roads was shocking and was affecting his drivers' well being. "So, I hit it and my left wheel went in and I felt my right side front come up and then when I went to carry on it just went bang because I went over the bump, over the last bit of it." Ngatai said it was a frightening experience. "So, there was three in a row actually, three pot holes in a row and I became like the fifth victim cause there was already four cars there." "And their lights were flashing and I was like why are they there? And I started slowing down but it was too late I'd already hit it. She was driving to the New Plymouth Airport on State Highway 3 recently when she saw a bunch of cars pulled up on the side of the road. Stratford mother Sandra Ngatai has first-hand experience of the perilous condition of Taranaki's roads. Waka Kotahi says that is a too simplistic view and the transport agency prioritises where it spends its money, by the greatest need. File image Photo: Suppliedĭocuments released to Neil Holdom under the Official Information Act show in 10 years, the region has contributed about $550 million to the roading agency's coffers which was spent elsewhere - primarily in the main centres. Another favorite, ‘Foolin’ Round’, was co-written with Buck Owens.A Taranaki woman hit several potholes on State Highway 3 causing hundreds of dollars of damage to her car after it caused two flat tyres. Harlan Howard’s songs include ‘Heartaches by the Number’, recorded by Ray Price, ‘Pick Me Up on Your Way Down’ which was a #2 hit for Charlie Walker, another Patsy Cline song, ‘He Called Me Baby’ which was later recorded as ‘She Called Me Baby’ by Charlie Rich and rose to #1 on the C&W charts. When Eddy Arnold recorded the same song, it went to #1 and became his signature song. He penned the song ‘Make the World Go Away’, which Ray Price took to #2 on the Billboard charts. Among other songs, Hank Cochran also wrote ‘She’s Got You’ and ‘Why Can’t He Be You’ both of which were hits for Patsy Cline. Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard were two of the best and most prolific songwriters from Patsy’s era.
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‘I Fall to Pieces’ has always been my favorite. No one can ever replace her, and it’s both a challenge and a joy to sing her songs. No single female artist has had more influence on my singing style than Patsy Cline.Īlthough her life was tragically cut short by a plane crash in 1963 at the tender age of 30, she left behind a rich treasure trove of recordings and influenced generations of singers. How could you ever say you love country music and not be a Patsy Cline fan? The control she had over her voice, her way with a phrase, how she could growl one minute and soar the next… She was the consummate singer’s singer.