Ryan Mearns and Leroy Beckett share their thoughts Now this I can listen to hear another perspective most of us would miss when it comes to Auckland and its … Continue reading Politics and the City #AKLPols – Listening to a Podcast of a Different View to Auckland
What Cities Skylines teaches me With Easter gone it is back to the daily grind and all those social media posts about our transport sucking one way or the … Continue reading #CitiesSkylines Lessons with Planning
Making up for the last 5o years If you have been to the City Centre recently or even Northcote, Takapuna, Manukau and Onehunga the aura of change is definitely … Continue reading City Undergoes Largest Urban Renewal Program Ever Seen #BetterAuckland
The way-less travelled A couple of pieces today on Auckland and Tauranga. Both beautiful places both places I enjoy greatly and have done so since childhood. The problem? Getting … Continue reading Tauranga is Indeed Beautiful. If Only Getting There Wasn’t a Problem
Detached Dwellings Fall Away for Terraces and Apartments This was always going to happen as a City matures and the market provides for what people want rather than what … Continue reading To Apartments We Go – In Auckland #UnitaryPlan
Who has been going and who has not So who has been going and who has not? While if you are not on the Committee being there like Councillors … Continue reading #UnitaryPlan Workshop Attendance. Lacking from some of the Biggest Critics
Need to think laterally on the issue Those who have been watching Unitary Plan developments recently (no not that vote this time) will have heard me refer to the … Continue reading Can We Afford to Push More People From the South Through THIS Bottleneck? #UnitaryPlan
Mayoral Candidate Crone Unrepentant One of the first things ANY candidate for any position on Auckland Council or even Government does is read the bylaws around electioneering including when … Continue reading Mayoral Candidate Crone Wants to Be Mayor? How About Following Council Bylaws First #Auckland2016
2016 Auckland Council Artist in Residence announced From Auckland Council Theatre artist wins residency Theatre artist Kate Parker has been selected as the 2016 Auckland Regional Parks Artist in … Continue reading New Artist in Residence Announced
New material means more evidence to be filed I have just sent off some Supplementary Evidence to the Unitary Plan Hearings Panel in light of new material coming out … Continue reading #UnitaryPlan Rezoning for the South Hearing Next Month. More Evidence Filed
Talking Southern Auckland 