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Entries Tagged as 'Negative Reviews'

Review: Lifts 2.0

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Thanks to Philip Patston for this review!
New lifts popping up in corporate buildings (like the PriceWaterhouseCoopers building in downtown Auckland, which we visited today) have no floor or call buttons - you now enter the floor you wish to go to in a separate console and it tells you which lift to take (the cars […]

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“Disabled people don’t have any more than one friend” - The Edge

June 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments

I called up The Edge this morning to purchase tickets to Chris Rock’s show in August at Auckland’s heritage Civic building, which me and my two mates are really looking forward to! So imagine my disgust when I was told that there is only provision for the disabled person and “one carer”, and that if […]

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User review: Outback Inn, Hamilton

January 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Big ups to Caz for this great review!
This bar is okay accessibility-wise except for a few faults.
I went to “The Outback” last night with some friends and getting in was fine, ramps and all, there’s only a few problems, such as if you want to order a drink or food and you’re in a chair, […]

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Review: Central City Apartment Hotel, Wellington

January 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Could you say no to $125/night for a wheelchair-accessible room in the middle of Wellington, including breakfast? Well, I couldn’t. Was it a good decision? I’m undecided. Read on to find out if the Central City Hotel, Wellington, would suit you…
First off, can I please advise all Wellington-visiting wheelchair users to avoid taking a taxi […]

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Hunter’s Plaza Nightmare

November 25th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Thanks to Honor for submitting this piece, have any of you had a similar experience? Let us know in the comments below! - Red
I visited Hunter’s Plaza the other day with two friends who rely on wheelchairs to get around, and because I (to put it bluntly) don’t, they recommended I borrow one from the […]

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The Grey Pimpernel Strikes: Grey Lynn

November 1st, 2007 · 2 Comments

In the first of what I hope will be many contributions to this site, Ron takes a look at the accessibility around his current stomping ground, Grey Lynn.
The Grey Lynn Library: Situated on Great North Rd, the Library has ample parking with one mobility car park and a ramp accessing the library. Very […]

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Review: Starbucks, Aotea Square

October 9th, 2007 · 3 Comments

After gushing about how fantastic the disabled toilet at Starbucks in Ponsonby is, I feel it’s time for a degree of clarification. Because after careful analysis of my most oft-frequented Starbucks, next to Aotea Square on Queen Street, I’ve decided that as wheelchair-friendly as the Ponsonby Road store is, the Queen Street one certainly brings […]

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Review: Gina’s, Symonds Street

October 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment

It’s the kind of place you drive past thinking “Gosh that looks cosy, I must try it out sometime”, a sort of incessantly busy hubbub of italiano tucked away on Symonds St. And if you’re looking for busy, Gina’s doesn’t disappoint, teeming with people even on the Monday night my family and I went.
We […]

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Review: Columbus Cafe, Dominion Road

October 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment

You’d think it was a fairly easy concept to grasp, that wheelchair users might want to, oh I dunno, fit into the disabled bathroom provided for them, so it kinda defeats the purpose when places decide their new accessible bathroom would look great as a storage room.
Perhaps it is the size, that puts them off? […]

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Review: Cezanne, Ponsonby Road

October 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments

The folks in Ponsonby Road’s Starbucks know me quite well these days. Not because I’m buying oodles of their sugar-laden cocktails, but because I’m a regular consumer of their fantastic disabled bathroom. Why would I go to Starbucks just to use their bathroom, you ask? Well, it’s because I love Cezanne, which is directly across […]

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