You wonder why we suffer I was checking rail patronage figures for Auckland yesterday (August was our highest month for 2016) when I came across a graph for expenditure … Continue reading Government Expenditure on Rail Pitiful in Comparison to Roads
Category: Politics
The Politics behind the issue or of the day
#Election2017 – Auckland and the Airport Line will Make or Break the English Government
Attention goes north! Airport chaos: Drive home ‘longer than Sydney flight’ 10:00 AM Saturday Dec 10, 2016 Passengers have vented their frustration at the traffic chaos at Auckland Airport, … Continue reading #Election2017 – Auckland and the Airport Line will Make or Break the English Government
Planning Committee Meets for First Time. What Are Kiwi Rail Doing?
East West Link also presenting issues The Planning Committee meetings for the first time on Tuesday at Town Hall for what is a heavy agenda. The Planning Committee chaired … Continue reading Planning Committee Meets for First Time. What Are Kiwi Rail Doing?
We Know the Problems, We Know the Actual Solutions. What is Needed is $ Councillor Newman
Anti Urban Councillor? After the shock upset in Manurewa-Papakura Ward with Daniel Newman tipping out Calum Penrose in the recent elections it was always going to be interesting to … Continue reading We Know the Problems, We Know the Actual Solutions. What is Needed is $ Councillor Newman
South and West Elect The Mayor (Again). Also Voting Dynamics (Especially Southern Auckland)
Unsurprising results Thanks to Jeremy for putting together some graphics on how the mayoral voting split fell into place in the recent elections. As somewhat expected the South and … Continue reading South and West Elect The Mayor (Again). Also Voting Dynamics (Especially Southern Auckland)
Auckland Transport Directors Amendment Passes. Deputy Mayor Breaks Ranks
However an earlier vote did not escape attention Mayor Phil Goff passed his first critical test inside the Governing Body of Auckland Council yesterday when his policy of no … Continue reading Auckland Transport Directors Amendment Passes. Deputy Mayor Breaks Ranks
380 Airporter Needs to be Split into Two
Quick win While we wait for Auckland Transport and Central Government to get cracking with Airport rail (see: Airport Light Rail Case Study Contained Errors Prompting Review? Back to Heavy Rail?) … Continue reading 380 Airporter Needs to be Split into Two
Goff Moves for More Accountability with the CCO’s (Auckland Transport)
Tighter regimes promised for the Council Control Organisations Mayor Phil Goff has said recently that he would not appoint Councillors as the two Directors to the Auckland Transport Board … Continue reading Goff Moves for More Accountability with the CCO’s (Auckland Transport)
Self Driving Cars the Silver Bullet? Nope
Another dream like the 1960’s telecommute Unfortunately our Government amongst others have been caught like possums in headlights over a technological ‘fad’ known as driver-less cars or more specifically … Continue reading Self Driving Cars the Silver Bullet? Nope
Unbecoming Behaviour from Councillor-Elect Draws Fire
Code of Conduct in question Being an elected representative means you are held to the highest esteem of public office. That means an elected representative’s conduct needs to be … Continue reading Unbecoming Behaviour from Councillor-Elect Draws Fire
Talking Southern Auckland 