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Ranges should be closed From Auckland Council Environment and Community Committee: Committee votes for track closures to fight kauri dieback Today’s Environment and Community Committee had a comprehensive and … Continue reading Council Commits To Half Baked Measure to Protect Kauri in the Waitakere Ranges
UPDATE on property valuations Earlier this morning in my Property Value Jumps of 50%+ Is Not All Good News For Southern Auckland post I had commented how property valuation jumps of over … Continue reading Papakura Property Values Jumps 65%. I Think We Having a Housing Crisis
I like option one The five options for where the America’s Cup bases should be held. Cue political infighting for the next wee while but in the meantime let’s … Continue reading Auckland America Cup Base Options – Which Ones Should Councillors Go With (And Cue Infighting)
Some quick transit wins in 100 days With Prime Minister-elect Jacinda Ardern due to announce her Cabinet today and to go to the Governor General on Thursday it is … Continue reading Election 2017 Over. Now For Some Runs on the Board with Quick Transit Wins
Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch and Dunedin big winners Winston Peter’s fiery speech last night on wanting a change of direction would be what sealed it for a new regime – … Continue reading New Regime = New Hope for our Major Urban Centres!
Squabbles set back bus lanes but they are coming Last month I had filed a Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act request into the update on the construction … Continue reading Great South Road Bus Lanes Set for Late 2018 after Internal Squabbles in Auckland Transport
Doing the business Given there seems to be a bit of chatter around ATEED’s expenses (again) and now one on staff travel (I am neutral on this providing a … Continue reading Council Continues to Streamline Procuement in Benefit of Auckland
Council in good finance shape Note: OPEX means operating expenditure – your bread and butter stuff running a Council, CAPEX is Capital Expenditure – investment into things most often … Continue reading Auckland Council Posts $340m OPEX Surplus
Reputation at risk From the NZ Herald: Airport fuel crisis: Kauri log digger damaged oil pipeline 18 Sep, 2017 5:00am. By: Simon Collins, David Fisher, Simon Collins and David Fisher An initial … Continue reading UPDATED: Military Joins Relief Efforts. Marsden Point Fuel Line Saga Shows New Zealand’s Lack of Redundancy Capacity
Nuclear Power continues its resilience From the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission At St. Lucie, also in Florida, operators are reducing power on Unit 1 due to salt buildup on … Continue reading NRC Continues to Respond to Irma. Nuke Power Resilience Wins Out Again
Talking Southern Auckland 