Impressive list of achievements After interim-CEO John Dalzell finished his role on September 30 with Panuku the hunt was on to find a new Chief Executive Officer to lead the … Continue reading Panuku Development Auckland Appoint New CEO
Month: November 2016
We Know the Problems, We Know the Actual Solutions. What is Needed is $ Councillor Newman
Anti Urban Councillor? After the shock upset in Manurewa-Papakura Ward with Daniel Newman tipping out Calum Penrose in the recent elections it was always going to be interesting to … Continue reading We Know the Problems, We Know the Actual Solutions. What is Needed is $ Councillor Newman
More Auckland Volcanoes go Car Free
Enjoy the Tūpuna Maunga car free From the Tūpuna Maunga Authority Safer spaces on the way for Auckland’s ancestral mountains Pedestrian-only areas at the tihi (summits) of five Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountains) … Continue reading More Auckland Volcanoes go Car Free
Manukau Special Housing Area (8 Pacific) Under-way
More housing Good news on the housing supply front. I was returning back from Manukau City Centre and noticed large earthworks as well as active diggers at the Manukau … Continue reading Manukau Special Housing Area (8 Pacific) Under-way
Auckland Productivity Returns to Positive – Still Misses Target
Productivity still missing 2% target About every November I usually will go checking up on Auckland’s productivity and see how it measures against Outcome 3 of the Auckland Plan … Continue reading Auckland Productivity Returns to Positive – Still Misses Target
Manukau Station Road Humanising Therapy #Part 19 of the #TransformManukau Series
Turning a former State Highway into a human people space Earlier in the Transform Manukau series I did comment and provide an alternative to Manukau Station Road (see: #TransformManukau … Continue reading Manukau Station Road Humanising Therapy #Part 19 of the #TransformManukau Series
UPDATED: Wellington Quake Damage Raises Auckland Capacity Issues
Could Auckland take Wellington after a disaster The short answer is no or rather not easily. The continued news of Government or State buildings in the Government and … Continue reading UPDATED: Wellington Quake Damage Raises Auckland Capacity Issues
Auckland Transport Reply on Great South Road, Takanini Issues. Bus Lanes Coming!
Plans are there, all subject to cash Just after the Local Government Elections there was a rather large spiel in one of the Papakura Facebook community pages about the … Continue reading Auckland Transport Reply on Great South Road, Takanini Issues. Bus Lanes Coming!
Auckland Transport’s Formal Response to Light Rail to the Airport
Business case to be developed for Botany to Airport In October I had commented on Campaign for Better Transport’s presentation to the Auckland Transport Board on how they believe … Continue reading Auckland Transport’s Formal Response to Light Rail to the Airport
South and West Elect The Mayor (Again). Also Voting Dynamics (Especially Southern Auckland)
Unsurprising results Thanks to Jeremy for putting together some graphics on how the mayoral voting split fell into place in the recent elections. As somewhat expected the South and … Continue reading South and West Elect The Mayor (Again). Also Voting Dynamics (Especially Southern Auckland)
Talking Southern Auckland 