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Help achieve the vision and goals of not only myself as a Citizen but also the visions and goals of the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board I have been enjoying my mini … Continue reading Request to the Governing Body of Auckland Council: Support the Super Metropolitan Centres Please #AKLPols
#Auckland2016 – looking to the future not the rear vision mirror Councillors behaving badly, Councillors being absent from crucial committees and workshops, a mayor who needs to rationalise and not … Continue reading Wanted: One Competent Council and One Visionary but Prudent Mayor #AKLPols #Auckland 2016
ACPL and Auckland Transport told to pull finger Quite literally as well-looking at the Minutes of the recent Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board meeting held on Monday 17th August. You can read … Continue reading Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board Fighting the Good Fight #AKLPols #BetterAuckland
I wonder and would say…. No New Lynn Metropolitan Centre was not the best example the Herald could have used for its #worldclassAKL piece today. From the NZ Herald: World-Class … Continue reading Was New Lynn the Best Example For #worldclassAKL today?
Council reruns the ACDC15 models and finds with alterations to the Unitary Plan more housing becomes viable to build I was wondering when Auckland Council would rerun the Development Capacity … Continue reading Council Reruns Development Capacity Model. Finds more areas viable for Housing
Time to shine the light in preparation for #Auckland2016 Metro Magazine ran a brilliant piece on Auckland needing a Mayor post 2016. Metro also had this to say on the … Continue reading Your City Leaders Behaving (In)Appropriately #Auckland2016 #AKLPols
The name of the game is Efficiency Savings. Making our Council operate as efficient as possible for best dollar value possible or in short best bang for buck is often … Continue reading Finance and Performance Committee – August 2015. Efficiency Savings. #AKLPols
Auckland Transport to report back on Manukau Interchange to Committee Last week I was at the Auckland Council – Auckland Development Committee to raise concerns about the progress of the … Continue reading Ben Ross: Advocating for Southern Auckland – On Transport #Auckland2016
We all know it but what are authorities going to do about it Yesterday as part of the World Class Auckland series the Herald touched on an issue we all … Continue reading #worldclassAKL – Transport
Positions taken up on where the Centres Zones of the Unitary Plan should go In about three weeks (September 7 to 11) the Unitary Plan Hearings for the Centres and … Continue reading The Centre Zones. Evidence Heading into the Unitary Plan #AKLPols
Talking Southern Auckland 