Next batch of Special Housing Areas

and

More on the Len Brown Saga

 

Coming up over the next few days on Talking Auckland:

 

Special Housing Areas

There is a briefing on the Housing Accord and next batch of Special Housing Areas at Auckland Council later this morning. Transport Blog have released a post showing the maps of the next SHA’s base on an Order in Council from Government last week. A further post from Talking Auckland on the Housing Accord and SHA’s will be posted up in tomorrow morning.

 

The Len Brown Saga

This mess keeps trucking along and will spill over into the New Year – sadly. While the original affair was never going to prompt attention from Talking Auckland, failing to declare gifts and so will. As a result Talking Auckland owing to large public interest in the Len Brown Saga (as this now affects decision-making amongst the Council and the Committees) will be keeping a watching eye and run commentary as needed.

Some interesting commentary from Morning Report can be heard here including a rare comment from the Deputy Mayor:

Councillors to quiz Brown about report

My media statement in the Len Brown Saga can be seen here:  Media Statement on the Len Brown Saga

 

Other Stuff

As we head into the Christmas-New Year break Talking Auckland will be switching into holiday mode until around Wellington Anniversary Weekend in mid-January. The Summer Series will fill in on the interim with lots of photos from around Auckland in its Summer glory (including violent thunderstorms).

If anything of significance comes up in the Holiday period Talking Auckland will run commentary on it

 

But for now I better head to the City for the Housing Accord Briefing…