Category: Politics

The Politics behind the issue or of the day

Election Paradigm. Mediocrity and Votes, Vision and No Votes. #Auckland2016

We yearn for much yet do little to gain it Voter turn out in the last Local Elections in Auckland (2013) was a low ~36% as we moaned about … Continue reading Election Paradigm. Mediocrity and Votes, Vision and No Votes. #Auckland2016

Top Three Issues cropping up Yesterday I decided to go for a walk around the Auckland Botanical Gardens (the Elvis in the Park was on) to have a listen … Continue reading Fleshing Out the Issues in Manurewa-Papakura #Auckland2016

Latest in the Unitary Plan Hearings on the Rezoning Topic From Radio NZ: Auckland’s density housing saga rumbles on Updated at 7:48 am today – Todd Niall, Auckland Correspondent – … Continue reading Out of Scope Material Still to be Considered by #UnitaryPlan Panel. Free for Submitters to Rebut On

Consequences continue to the Unitary Plan vote on Wednesday Fallout continues to be measured from Wednesday’s anti-democratic vote that removed Council from the rezoning topic of the Unitary Plan … Continue reading English Signals More Intervention of Housing in Auckland #UnitaryPlan

So who has been showing up and who has not It was raised at the Governing Body yesterday that Councillor attendance to Committees and workshops in regards to the Unitary Plan … Continue reading Time to Check for Councillor Attendance to Committees and Workshops #AKLPols

Government reaction swift and unforgiving The fallout to the 13-8 vote in removing Council’s Primary Evidence from the Rezoning topic of the Unitary Plan Hearings is still being worked … Continue reading Fall Out to Yesterday’s Anti-Democratic #UnitaryPlan Vote

Six options available so which one will they take At 2pm today the City and the Governing Body’s fate will be decided depending on which of the five options … Continue reading The Options Presented to the Governing Body Today for the #UnitaryPlan

February 23, 2016 ·

Are we planning for yesterday, today or 30 years from now As the vote tomorrow on whether Council withdraws itself from the Rezoning Topic of the Unitary Plan hearings … Continue reading The #UnitaryPlan: The One Shot at Securing the Future for Future Generations

Make sure Council keeps that voice for you – the Citizen On Wednesday the City and the Council is faced with a very simple choice: Do you want your … Continue reading The City Deserves a Voice at the #UnitaryPlan Hearings With Rezoning

Continued misrepresentations need to be corrected This morning on Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon Program Auckland 2040 head Richard Burton continues to make false claims about what is … Continue reading Fact Check: #UnitaryPlan and the False Claims Made By Auckland 2040