Environment Defence Society Claims Aid Will Not Be Available While Parliament and political pundits.junkies bore the social media-verse over Judith Collins and spilt milk I caught this release … Continue reading Environment Aid for Unitary Plan Hearings Not Available?
Priorities in the Council Spend As we approach consultation for the 2015 Long Term Plan (the master council budget document) (which will be early next year so we can … Continue reading Budgets and Core Services
2015-2025 Long Term Plan to be debated Just when you think submission and consultation sessions were over the Council goes and drops another round on the City. That said … Continue reading Time to Talk Finances
Serious First a press announcement from the Office of the Mayor on the the upcoming 2015-2025 Long Term Plan – the master Council budget document. From the Office of … Continue reading Credit Rating Drops – Mayor is Toast
As you no doubt are aware or will be aware after this post the Prime Minister has called for the central elections on Saturday September 20th, 2014. The House will rise on July 31 and Parliament to be dissolved on August 14. The formal campaign period should kick off after that.
For our international readers the election will be contested between a Centre Right Liberal/Conservative Government seeking a third term with a centre-left social conservative opposition wanting to tip the Government out and take the Treasury benches for the first time since 2008 – the Clark regime.
And so from now until September 20th we will be spammed with electioneering although we have been since the beginning of the year.
Talking Auckland will look in brief at election issues that do have consequences on this City and what it will mean for us over the next three years.
City Continues to Grow The Herald has dropped a few articles this morning on the housing situation in Auckland. Rather interesting bringing it up with the Reserve Bank due … Continue reading Auckland Development Trucking Along
A Negative Comparison at That Take a look at the two concept drawings of two bus interchanges designed to handle metro buses in Manukau and Christchurch. Metro buses are … Continue reading Bus Interchanges – A Comparison
Disconnecting From Auckland While Still in Auckland Last weekend I had the weekend off and joined friends and family for the annual trip to the camp at Shakespear Regional … Continue reading A Weekend Off
Hello to Waitawa Park From Auckland Council First chance to see wonderful Waitawa Auckland’s newest regional park opens to the public this weekend with two days of exciting activities and … Continue reading New Park In Auckland
Looking back at some key issues I have noticed from feedback some questions around Super Metropolitan Centres and bus stations. I will look back at bus stations and what … Continue reading Super Metropolitan Centre Redux
Talking Southern Auckland 