An issue causing hot discussion either here in the blog or in the wider community
Unitary Plan Hearings Panel Directs Council to rerun and peer review Auckland Council Development Capacity 2015 Model AGAIN! The issue of how much existing urban Auckland can take in … Continue reading #UnitaryPlan: Oh Council Wont Like This With the Development Capacity Model Being “Pinged”
Orakei Local Board Member Mark Thomas throws hat into ring And away we go with Orakei Local Board member and Centre-Right Mark Thomas officially throwing his hat into the … Continue reading (Centre Right) Mayoral Candidate Has Come Forward #Auckland2016
One to watch and one to research I saw this from The NBR this morning as The Warehouse adapts to both the Downtown Auckland redevelopment as well as trialling something … Continue reading Warehouse Online Pickup Could Test Our Planning Regimes #AKLPols
Liberal Prime Minister recognises the importance of the City From the Planning Institute of Australia Planners applaud return of cities to frontbench prominence Australia’s peak body for urban and … Continue reading Australia Gets a Minister for Cities and Built Environment. New Zealand? Stuck Somewhere in the Past?
Forests before houses if we are to flip Golf Courses No I am not being an ultra-green hippie here before you get any odd ideas. But I am going … Continue reading The Case for Golf Courses, well actually Case for Urban Forests #AKLPols
In general agreement but seeking to split the Residential Zones Next month I will be attending my second of three hearings to the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. First up was … Continue reading Evidence to the Unitary Plan Residential Zones #Unitary Plan
So Shared Spaces? Blessing or downright curse? Shared Spaces especially in a Centre is a vexed issue with both sides of the debate often digging in saying their side is … Continue reading People AND Cars Have Their Place. Now Find The Balance #AKLPols #BetterAuckland
Annual Reports, Auditor General, and meeting held near controversial site On Thursday the Governing Body of Auckland will meet in Mangere at the Makaurau Marae 8 Ruaiti Rd, Ihumatao Mangere which … Continue reading Governing Body – September 2015. How Much Will Local Boards Get? #AKLPols
What is the Auckland Development Office? Council’s Chief Reporting Officer replies Earlier in the month Auckland Council announced that the Housing Project Office and the City Transformational Unit would merge … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of the Auckland Development Office #AKLPols
Lots of initiatives under way Auckland Transport continue to dither with an interchange The agenda for the September Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board is out and the web version can be … Continue reading Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board Agenda – September 2015
Talking Southern Auckland 