The Politics behind the issue or of the day
FULSS agreed on From Auckland Council: Timings agreed for urbanising greenfield areas The order in which 137,000 future homes can be developed in largely greenfield areas of the north, … Continue reading Future Urban Land Supply Strategy Refresh Agreed. I Disagreed
Just adds fuel to the call for Wellington to get out of Auckland’s affairs as I have written here
https://voakl.net/2017/06/12/why-wellington-should-be-removed-out-of-regional-matters-granting-auckland-semi-autonomy/
………………………….
The super city is broken, says eminent sociologist Ian Shirley – but it doesn’t need another review. It needs the government to fix the problems we already know about. Recently the NZ Herald published an article by Terry Dunleavy, a member of the National Party, under the headline: National’s ‘su
Source: National’s ‘super city’ isn’t working, but not for the reasons National might think
Government over-riding due process From the Office of the Mayor Phil Goff and the Chair of Maungakiekie- Tāmaki Local Board Josephine Bartle: Aucklanders denied say on Point England’s future The Mayor … Continue reading Passing of Point England Bill Disappoints
Local Board Chair not amused From Josephine Bartley, Chair Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board. With the change in Local Government in Auckland in 2010 the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board is responsible for local … Continue reading Point England Reserve Bill Further Frays Nerves as Minister Dictates on Local Matters
Kiwi Rail Third Main Business Case might reveal more than being let on The case of the Third Main between Wiri and Otahuhu on the Southern and Eastern Lines … Continue reading The (Urban) Geography of Moving Auckland’s Inland Ports and Consequences on the East West Link and Third Main
Business case out but key details redacted Harriet from Greater Auckland finally managed to get the Third Main Business Case from Kiwi Rail sent to her (via an Official … Continue reading Transport and Finance Ministers Continue to Obstruct. Third Main Business Case Out But Redacted
An outside the box idea to an upper North Island situation A recent article in The Listener on how things went so very wrong with Auckland (mainly due to … Continue reading Why Wellington Should Be Removed Out of Regional Matters – Granting Auckland Semi Autonomy
The Waikato acting as a pressure relief value to Auckland Councillor Newman seemed to be the only Councillor in the Planning Committee on Tuesday to fully grasp the wider … Continue reading Inter-City Rail and Satellite Cities/Towns – Auckland’s Relief Value
Joyce’s 1960’s mindset harming Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Tauranga I see Finance Minister Steven Joyce is continuing his appalling obstructionist attitude since he was a Transport Minister towards the … Continue reading Finance Minister’s Appalling Obstructionist Attitude Continues to Hamper Upper North Island
Government announcement on road pricing incoming Mayor Phil Goff dropped a clanger on The Nation today indicating that a Government announcement is coming on Road Pricing. You can see … Continue reading Road Pricing for Auckland On The Way
Talking Southern Auckland 