2.5% Rates Rise secure ATEED Tax – no so much Tomorrow the Finance and Performance Committee will convene in Town Hall to vote through the Annual Plan 2017/2018 ready … Continue reading Council to Vote on Annual Plan (Council Budget) Thursday
Category: Hot Discussion
An issue causing hot discussion either here in the blog or in the wider community
#Budget2017 Auckland Redux: Growth Needs Support of the Government Rather Than Government Being Allergic to that Support
Compiling Auckland’s growth issues along with Government’s debt issues I am going to compile both my #Budget2017 Lacks Vision for Auckland. So I Crunch Some Numbers and State Infrastructure Banks and Housing – … Continue reading #Budget2017 Auckland Redux: Growth Needs Support of the Government Rather Than Government Being Allergic to that Support
State Infrastructure Banks and Housing – Take 2
How the Government can lower development costs Housing and Government debt seem to be ignored by the Budget and pundits alike. Why when the two are linked I don’t … Continue reading State Infrastructure Banks and Housing – Take 2
#Budget2017 Lacks Vision for Auckland. So I Crunch Some Numbers
Nothing for our Major City I can understand this article entirely (Average family: ‘You get quite despondent even reading Budgets’) given Finance Minister did not exactly announce anything new … Continue reading #Budget2017 Lacks Vision for Auckland. So I Crunch Some Numbers
May Finance and Performance Committee Digests: Land Cleared for Hotel Development
What Councillors decided to do with your money Yesterday the Finance and Performance Committee met to discuss various financial policies. From Auckland Council: Finance and Performance considers disposals and … Continue reading May Finance and Performance Committee Digests: Land Cleared for Hotel Development
South Auckland and the Media: A South Auckland Perspective
Sharing the media narrative and bias on South Auckland Brandon who is a media student at AUT resides in South Auckland (as I do as well) decided to pen … Continue reading South Auckland and the Media: A South Auckland Perspective
Have Your Say on Your Local (Board) Area
Feedback called for Local Board Plans It is that time again where we get to read and submit on what your Local Board would like done over the next … Continue reading Have Your Say on Your Local (Board) Area
City Rail Link Tunnel Excavations Underway
Now the heavy lifting begins You have been down Albert Street in the City Centre recently you might have seen this: From Auckland Council: City Rail Link: It’s … Continue reading City Rail Link Tunnel Excavations Underway
Wrong Type of Houses Being Built in Auckland. But Unitary Plan is Causing a Shift
Shift is there but lag still hindering Housing, the number one issue in Auckland if not New Zealand and the very issue the Government is extremely exposed on for … Continue reading Wrong Type of Houses Being Built in Auckland. But Unitary Plan is Causing a Shift
Metro Schools, Pukekohe Electrification, Airport Lines: What is National Doing?
National going urban? Underneath National’s Alfred Ngaro’s stupid comments threatening Non Government Organisations at the recent National Party Regional Convention in Auckland there were some surprises that had come out … Continue reading Metro Schools, Pukekohe Electrification, Airport Lines: What is National Doing?
Talking Southern Auckland 