How to Write an Effective Unitary Plan Submission
A Repost From Whale Oil on How This is repost (transmit) from Whale Oil’s “GUEST POST – BEATING THE UNITARY PLAN.” All credits and attributes belong to the original author over at Whale Oil – I am just reposting it as what Planning Parrot has to say needs to get out to Auckland … Read more
Honesty and Integrity
Such is a Demand of OUR Civic Leaders This particular issue has been simmering away for a while but has just recently come to (over)boiling point as the particular issue comes to ahead tomorrow evening. The particular issue? Howick Local Board Chair Michael Williams trying to force his Deputy Chair Adele White to “stand … Read more
PERVERTING OUR COURSE OF REDRESS AND OPINION? Ctd
Isolating the Environment Court – Unacceptable On the 3rd of September, I had picked up (From Whale Oil) and subsequently wrote a piece here at VOAKL on a possible attempt at perverting a ratepayer (amongst others) course of redress and opinion through the Environment Court. Upon doing my usual links through Twitter (follow me through Twitter … Read more
Information Requested
Information Requested on Local Government NZ Conference in Queenstown I have filed this afternoon my Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act request to Auckland Council on all expenses charged back to Auckland Council, from the delegates who attended the gold-plated Local Government New Zealand Conference in Queenstown. Apparently it will be 20 working … Read more
The Rail Fallacy is Back
UK Suffers from that Rail Fallacy (and apparently the Netherlands too) Part of The City Rail Link Series Debate on the City Rail Link continues with figures and all sorts coming out from both sides coin. VOAKL will cut right down the middle and look at commentary on The UK and The Netherlands, The … Read more
Debt
My Belief on Debt I have a view on debt, that is it is required to fund certain things like for example our first house and some minor renovations to it (Paint, HRV, Garden). Those who have mortgages and credit cards are using debt instruments to fund their acquisitions. The private sector (businesses) use debt (ideally) to … Read more
Auckland Council does have Leadership – unlike CTU
Auckland Council lacking leadership to help resolve Ports | Scoop News. I was going to comment of this yesterday but ran out of time. However Cameron Slater at Whale Oil did manage to pick up on the matter this morning in his Blog. However reading the Council of Trade Union’s press release I … Read more
Refining the Focus
The Focus of View of Auckland After some discussion, the holiday, more discussion and a nice think I am altering what will be presented at View of Auckland. At the beginning I started VOAKL to look at planning issues in Auckland as The Draft Auckland Plan began calling for submissions. Post the Rugby World Cup … Read more
Is the Draft Auckland Plan a Lemom – Another Blogger Blogs
More picking up on The Draft Auckland Plan being a Lemon Whale Oil has also picked up that The Draft Auckland Plan is pretty much a dud and how Mayor Len Brown is going to be facing an uphill battle on the intensification plans (which will not work) for Auckland. You can check out … Read more
