By-election sparked after resignation (to cost ~70k) I thought Right-Wingers always go on about how they are meant to be fiscally conservative for Ratepayers and/or Taxpayers? Well Howick is … Continue reading UPDATE: Fireworks at Howick Local Board. By-election Confirmed
Otahuhu creates a bottleneck Yesterday I wrote on Auckland Transport reviewing the case for Light Rail to the Airport and how heavy rail could make a come back into … Continue reading Run Pattern for the Airport Line via Otahuhu
Should have stuck with heavy rail? The Airport Line has come back onto the debate table (so has Light Rail down Dominion Road) thanks to Campaign for Better Transport’s … Continue reading Airport Light Rail Case Study Contained Errors Prompting Review? Back to Heavy Rail?
Another dream like the 1960’s telecommute Unfortunately our Government amongst others have been caught like possums in headlights over a technological ‘fad’ known as driver-less cars or more specifically … Continue reading Self Driving Cars the Silver Bullet? Nope
Star line up as well Great news for Southern Auckland and especially Papakura: Netball: Northern Stars join ANZ Premiership Wednesday, 26 October, 2016 – 13:50 A “new vitality” is … Continue reading New Elite ANZ Netball Franchise to be Based in Papakura
Code of Conduct in question Being an elected representative means you are held to the highest esteem of public office. That means an elected representative’s conduct needs to be … Continue reading Unbecoming Behaviour from Councillor-Elect Draws Fire
We proactive or reactive as a City? With Mayor-elect Phil Goff having picked his Deputy Mayor (Bill Cashmore) and having set up the Committee structure (similar to Len Brown) … Continue reading Community and Environment Committee Supersedes Planning Committee in Importance
A good investment There is nothing worse than a great honking wide motorway (or in some cases a main rail line) severing a place in half disconnecting it from … Continue reading A Park Connecting Manukau to Manukau City Centre?
Infighting? Mayor-elect Phil Goff has officially named his Deputy Mayor as well as the new committee structure for the big Committees. And it is (they are): Mayor: Goff Deputy … Continue reading Goff Commits Second Fatal Error in Committee Selection. Risk of Infighting?
Progressive Council remains The final results for a rather poor turnout of an election (36%) are finally in. Governing Body wise we have a progressive Council sitting on a … Continue reading Final #VoteAKL Results
Talking Southern Auckland 