Five options on the cards The Port Future Study has short listed five options for where Port of Auckland can go. From the Port Future Study: Study group releases … Continue reading Port (re)Location Options Shortlisted #AKLPols
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From a Younger Pespective: Politics and the City Episode 2: The Waterfront Stadium and Voter Turnout
Can voter turnout get above 50%? That is the question: Can we get voter turnout from 36% in 2013 to over 50% in these upcoming Council elections? Answer: With … Continue reading From a Younger Pespective: Politics and the City Episode 2: The Waterfront Stadium and Voter Turnout
UPDATE: Lines Clear. @AklTransport Delivers World Class Customer Service Again /Sarc
Good luck catching a train to town today For once this isn’t the Southern Motorway playing up but rather a train broken down between the Newmarket and Britomart … Continue reading UPDATE: Lines Clear. @AklTransport Delivers World Class Customer Service Again /Sarc
Daylight Savings Ends This Weekend, Tsunami Sirens to be Tested
Also check your smoke alarms From Auckland Council: Tsunami siren testing set for this daylight savings weekend At midday on Sunday 3 April 2016, Auckland Civil Defence will be … Continue reading Daylight Savings Ends This Weekend, Tsunami Sirens to be Tested
Getting Serious on City Homelessness
Council calls for Nation-wide strategy From Auckland Council: Time to get serious about homelessness Auckland Council’s Community Development and Safety Committee convened today to discuss homelessness and delivered a … Continue reading Getting Serious on City Homelessness
Politics and the City #AKLPols – Listening to a Podcast of a Different View to Auckland
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
Mayoral Candidate Crone Wants to Be Mayor? How About Following Council Bylaws First #Auckland2016
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
Let’s Celebrate our Auckland’s Ancestral Mountains
Gearing up From The Tūpuna Maunga Authority: Love Your Maunga: stage set for celebration of Auckland’s ancestral mountains Mt Eden locals familiar with the past Love Your Mountain day are in … Continue reading Let’s Celebrate our Auckland’s Ancestral Mountains
@AklTransport Customer Service – With A Smile /sarc
Western Line goes to fudge, no information from Transport provider You know when Auckland Transport thinks about its customers when you see this: @AklTransport train hasn't shown up, … Continue reading @AklTransport Customer Service – With A Smile /sarc
Housing New Zealand Summons Council. All Out of Scope #UnitaryPlan Material Goes Virtual In-Scope
Previously withdrawn Evidence back in play before the Panel Well it happened. The out of scope material the 13 Councillors tried to withdraw last month from the Unitary Plan … Continue reading Housing New Zealand Summons Council. All Out of Scope #UnitaryPlan Material Goes Virtual In-Scope
Talking Southern Auckland 