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Find out why your business should be thinking about how you travel. Then explore the transport resources to help you minimise fuel use.

Bike Wise is New Zealand’s national cycling programme, promoting cycling as an enjoyable, fun, healthy and safe transport mode. Bike Wise events are anchored in the month of February each year, with three major events – Go By Bike Day, the Mayoral Challenge, and the Bike Wise Challenge competition. Beyond these, there are other school, community and biking related activities during the February month and throughout the year. Source: Bike Wise
| Resource type: Organisation Website | Updated:02/11/2011 |

Advice and examples of workplace travel plans. Source: Dept of Transport, Victoria
| Resource type: Examples | Updated:10/05/2011 |

Guide to help you identify ways to make your transport of people and goods more sustainable. Source: Greenfleet and Net Balance
| Resource type: Guide | Updated:01/02/2011 |

New business communications tools deliver the productivity improvements as both hard and soft benefits. This document outlines them. Source: Wainhouse Research
| Resource type: Paper | Updated:23/12/2010 |

Access copies of presentations from a previous TUANZ Conference showcasing case studies of teleworking. Two streams of information; one on technology, the other on human resource and management issues. Source: TUANZ
| Resource type: Conference presentations | Updated:05/11/2010 |

Walk2Work is an event which encourages the people of Aotearoa to get out there, leave the car behind and walk to work, or utilise public transport for part of their journey and walk the rest. The health benefits of walking are commonly known these days but walking to work can also save you money, help save our environment and get you mentally prepared for your day ahead. Source: Living Streets Aotearoa
| Resource type: Event | Updated:26/07/2010 |

Describes actions that can be taken immediatey as well as short and medium-to-long term goals to reduce your transport energy use to create both direct and indirect energy savings. Source: Zero Waste New Zealand Trust
| Resource type: Website | Updated:30/03/2010 |

This information kit will identify and quantify energy efficient ways to save energy and money. Source:
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List of useful transport links Source: Ministry for the Environment
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Practical advice on how you can save money avoid traffic congestion improve the performance of your car and become a more efficient driver. Source: Ministry for the Environment
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Car x Distance x Fuel x Habits = $ fuel cost per year. A questionaire including each of the above factors enables yyou to calculate your average ful cost per year month and week. Check out the fuel tips and myths. Source: NZ Transport Agency
| Resource type: Website | Updated:04/05/2010 |

This information kit will identify and quantify energy efficient ways to save energy and money. Source:
| Resource type: Tool | 3850 KB |

List of useful transport links Source: Ministry for the Environment
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"10 simple suggestions and techniques to help you increase fuel efficiency and cut fuel costs. " Source: AA
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Includes simple fuel aving tips to encourage your staff to try and how to calculate your fuel economy. Source: Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority - Business
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This document outlines hard and soft benefits of collaborative software such as video conferencing. Source: Wainhouse Research
| Resource type: Report | Updated:01/02/2011 |

BNZ offers video conferencing facilities for branch to branch communication. This is a service which is available to businesses or community groups who would like to use it. Source: BNZ
| Resource type: Service | Southland Specific resourceSouthland Specific |

Links to pages with ideas on how to encourage yourself to use your car less and information on alternatives to driving. Source: Ministry for the Environment
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This page explains freight exchanges ad it's pros and cons as well as freight forwarders and where to find backloads. Source: Road Transport
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Explains the importance of environmentally-friendly transport and the design-related opportunities that stem from this issue along with a list of ways to improve transport efficiency. Source: State Government of Victoria
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Maps directions and traffic updates Source: AA
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Calculate the distance and time it will take to drive between various New Zealand locations. Source: AA
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This tool will enable you to completely plan your trip as you are supplied with the quickest directions to get from place to place and can search to see if the other facilities you need are nearby (walking distance). Source: AA
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Describes teleworking in simple terms with links to websites with more information. Source: Ministry for the Environment
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Explanation of what a webinar is. Source: Wikipedia
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Green Fleet provides a set of tools to help businesses:reduce emissions improve transport efficiency reduce transport costs and offset emissions through tree planting. This site includes information on the various tools and services they provide and many useful resources. Source: Sustainable Business Network
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This page and the links that follow it cover ways to make significant fuel savings by undergoing a fleet audit using biofuels purchasing efficient vehicles and driving economically. Source: Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority - Business
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10 very easy driving tips to save fuel! Source: AA
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This page contains information on AA's car servicing and repair services. A well-maintained car can use 10 to 20% less fuel than an inadequately maintained one. Source: AA
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This information kit will identify and quantify energy efficient ways to save energy and money. Source:
| Resource type: Tool | 3850 KB |

List of useful transport links Source: Ministry for the Environment
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Describes important factorsáto consider when deciding which cars to purchase and how to make savings. Source: Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority - Business
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This website acknowledges that the cars we choose to drive can make a big difference and allows you to compare vehicles you are considering purchasing in terms of fuel economy safety and their impact on the environment. It also includes information on vehicle ratings tips and things to look for in a vehicle. Source: NZ Transport Agency
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This information kit will identify and quantify energy efficient ways to save energy and money. Source:
| Resource type: Tool | 3850 KB |

List of useful transport links Source: Ministry for the Environment
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Hybrid electric vehicles use a combination of gasoline powered engines and electric motors, achieving doubled or tripled fuel efficiency, better performance and ultra low emissions, while still using ordinary petrol. Source: New Zealand Business Council
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This information kit will identify and quantify energy efficient ways to save energy and money. Source:
| Resource type: Tool | 3850 KB |

List of useful transport links Source: Ministry for the Environment
| Resource type: Website |

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