Tuesday.

Tuesday uses archival material and research objects to examine Carless Days – a petrol demand reduction scheme introduced by the Third National Government in Aotearoa during the 1979 oil crisis. The scheme required vehicle owners to self-designate a day of the week when they would not drive and attach a government-mandated day of the week sticker to their windshield. Those in certain professions or who needed to use their vehicles on carless days could apply for a temporary exemption sticker. Imitation stickers began to be produced on the black market and weakened the effectiveness of the scheme. Car-less days ran from July 1979 to May 1980 resulting

Tuesday
2024
Archives New Zealand cardboard boxes, carbon copy facsimile, 1975
MkII Ford Cortina windshield, vinyl sticker sheet, various sizes