Imposter Syndrome or Wrong Country? Either it is blowing smoke up the proverbial, I suffer from a dose of Imposter Syndrome and am selling myself short, or I am in … Continue reading Planning, Building, Experiencing: The Architect of the New Urban Operating System: A Profile of Ben Ross
Public Welfare Supreme be the actual Planning model for New Zealand? With the Select Committee Report on the Planning Bill due back on July 20 (subject to no more delays), … Continue reading Beyond the Fragmented Urban Jungle: 5 Profound Ideas Redefining the Future of Where We Live
Will the Bill make it in time before the election in November? Simply put, the Select Committee Report into the Planning Bill has been delayed four weeks. No emails nor … Continue reading Delayed Until July 20: The Select Committee Report for The Planning Bill is delayed from June until late July
Other policy measures to be considered as “requested in my OIA” After a complaint to the Ombudsman, Minister Chris Bishop has finally replied to my Official Information Act request (OIA) … Continue reading Bishop (finally) Replies back on Minimum Parking Requirements OIA. In short – they are not coming back…
Could the unapologetic language finally deliver the KISS we are looking for while in Planning while still enabling quality of life? With the Select Committee Report for the Planning Bill … Continue reading New Planning Regime: Auckland Regional Combined Plan Concepts co-developed with AI. Could it work?
Unfortunately Minister Bishop is well overdue in answering my OIA request on Minimum Parking Requirements. Consequently I have now handed the matter over to the Ombudsman which has begun an … Continue reading OIA Request into Minimum Parking Requirements now subject to an Ombudsman Complaint
Successful policy challenged by those who should know a lot better In 2020 under the National Policy Statement – Urban Development, Minimum Parking Requirements were effectively banned out of every … Continue reading TO THE OIA MACHINE; Ban The Minimums: Minimum Parking Requirements Spark Planning Debate (Again)
Green Infrastructure not only boosts mental health and productivity, but also acts as natural defences for urban areas, especially in heatwaves and storms! News of Wellington receiving 77mm of rain … Continue reading Wellington Flash Floods Remind Us of Resilience from and using Green Infrastructure
Do Large Language Models have a place in Planning, and can they be used in Planning? This is a cross-over post and will appear and and my Cities Skylines Blog, … Continue reading The Use of AI in Planning, could and can it be done?
A Planning Framework to Support Urban, Rural and Transport Sectors in Post Oil-Crisis World As the oil shocks continue, one has to wonder if limping on with the status quo … Continue reading Aotearoa Planning Bill 2025: Key Insights and Strategic Framework for a Post Oil-Crisis World
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