HousetrucksNZ » parking http://www.htnz.co.nz housetrucks, housebuses, mobile homes, campervans, motorbikes 'n other stuff Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:13:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Unusual or interesting housebus sought for TV appearance http://www.htnz.co.nz/2009/11/09/unusual-or-interesting-housebus-sought-for-tv-appearance/ http://www.htnz.co.nz/2009/11/09/unusual-or-interesting-housebus-sought-for-tv-appearance/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:49:19 +0000 nadinemillar http://www.htnz.co.nz/?p=473 Hi there, I am a researcher at the Good Morning show at TVNZ and I am interested in contacting a housebus owner who would consider parking up in Paekakariki camping ground (wellington) on the 7th of December (monday) to compliment our backdrop (tents, buses, caravans, kids eating icecreams etc), as part of our special summer camping show… with the possibility of an interview and on-board tour… We’re really looking for an unusual or interesting housebus, or housetruck.  If you are interested or know someone ideal, please could you call 049145731. Thank you

]]> http://www.htnz.co.nz/2009/11/09/unusual-or-interesting-housebus-sought-for-tv-appearance/feed/ 1 Dont stand up for the system http://www.htnz.co.nz/2009/09/19/dont-stand-up-for-the-system/ http://www.htnz.co.nz/2009/09/19/dont-stand-up-for-the-system/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:13:54 +0000 stu http://www.htnz.co.nz/?p=388 Housetruck evictee – A call to action!

Dont stand up for the system – day of action on October 1st

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Jennifer Graham became well-known in Wellington for parking her house truck and Morris Minor on Stout Street for several months accumulating thousands of dollars in fines. The Wellington City council already have taken her housetruck because of unpaid parking fines, now they are trying to force her to move on by making her remove her possessions.

I don’t understand Jennifer Graham’s motivations, she could have moved on some time ago and avoided losing her truck, car and now possessions, but has insisted on camping on the street. I understand she is doing this as some sort of protest, but have never been able to find out what she is upset about.

Have to agree with Michael here. For the life of me, I can’t understand why she won’t accept all the offers of help. Originally, the council offered to waive her fines, fix up her truck to get a warrant of fitness and a register it…if she’d only move on so other rate paying citizens of the greatest Capital in the world could use the spaces she’s been occupying.

From what I remember, she was protesting the Fat Cats in Parliament being able to walk to Bellamies without getting rained on :) No?, then it was about the Fat Cats in Parliament not looking out for the Little Guy.  Does she think The Man is out to get her? The very same Man that’s trying to get her back up and running again? Geez. Some people just need to get over themselves.

]]> http://www.htnz.co.nz/2009/03/07/stout-street-squatter/feed/ 1 Housetruck protester defies Wellington council http://www.htnz.co.nz/2008/11/26/housetruck-protester-defies-wellington-council/ http://www.htnz.co.nz/2008/11/26/housetruck-protester-defies-wellington-council/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:12:33 +0000 admin http://www.htnz.co.nz/?p=161

By MATT CALMAN – The Dominion Post | Wednesday, 26 November 2008

A woman who refuses to pay parking fines risks losing the roof above her head as Wellington City Council considers impounding her house truck.

Jennifer Graham has lived in the truck in the same central Wellington parking space for 11 weeks, racking up thousands of dollars in fines she refuses to pay.

She could be there indefinitely; she says she will not leave till “democracy has been restored” – a dig at what she sees as politicians looking after themselves before the people they serve.

The city’s parking wardens are regular visitors. However, most of the fines were because her 1982 Isuzu housetruck and trailer’s warrant of fitness had expired. On the unwarranted trailer sits a 1957 Morris Minor called Annabel, with the number plate 57BABY – her other mode of transport.
“I usually get two [tickets] first thing in the morning,” she says. “I send them all back saying I’m not going to pay for them.”

While The Dominion Post was interviewing her, truckies, a tour-bus driver and a tow-truck driver honked greetings as they whizzed by. “I’ve always been nice to the towies. Just in case.”
She has driven around the country in her mobile home, stopping in Bluff, Napier and Awanui before coming to rest in Stout St, not far from Parliament, to object to politicians’ perks, increased wages and election spending.

Wellington City Council spokesman Richard MacLean said Ms Graham had amassed several thousand dollars in fines – so many that the council had told wardens to stop doling them out.

The council had received complaints that the central city had “turned into a camping ground” and was considering taking her to court or seizing the truck and trailer to recover the fines. “You can tow her if she’s not in it. We’ve no compunction in doing that.”

Someone had e-mailed the council saying that, if Ms Graham was allowed to stay, they would tell everyone they knew to park their house trucks in the city, he said. “She’s certainly no threat to security, but the point is she’s starting to annoy quite a lot of people. We are going to have to do something about it.”

Ms Graham said that, if her truck was seized, she would live on the street. “If it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen. What will be will be.”

Personally, I think there are other places you can park instead of the city center car park racking up fines. Jeez, if I were you, I’d move on. You have a car you can get to the city in if need be.

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