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Kirsty Wild

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Kirsty Wild is an environmental sociologist working on active transport and sustainability transitions at the University of Auckland.

aggression towards cyclists can easily end up with someone disabled or dead. Photo: ONMas

The cycling debate is not about lycra. It’s about power

Labelling cyclists as ‘rats’ and ‘cockroaches’ is retrograde and dehumanising.

By Kirsty Wild | 14th June, 2021

Photo: Getty Images

Why doesn’t New Zealand just make public transport free?

The pros and cons of a free ride.

By Kirsty Wild | 18th February, 2021

Teau Aiturau (L) and Ropata Welwyn (R) and a couple of the Mangere BikeFit kids who biked all the way from Mangere to town for the K Road Open Streets day in May 2016. Photo: Bike Auckland

The Regional Fuel Tax is happening. Now let’s use tech to make it fair for us all

The Regional Fuel Tax has just passed council, but concerns about how it will disadvantage Auckland's low-income communities remain.

By Kirsty Wild | 31st May, 2018