Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch and Dunedin big winners Winston Peter’s fiery speech last night on wanting a change of direction would be what sealed it for a new regime – … Continue reading New Regime = New Hope for our Major Urban Centres!
Category: infrastructure
Great South Road Bus Lanes Set for Late 2018 after Internal Squabbles in Auckland Transport
Squabbles set back bus lanes but they are coming Last month I had filed a Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act request into the update on the construction … Continue reading Great South Road Bus Lanes Set for Late 2018 after Internal Squabbles in Auckland Transport
A Letter to the Minister of Transport: Pull Finger and Sort the Mess that is our Transport System
Road toll consequence of wrong priorities This is a letter to the incoming Minister of Transport outlining the mess our transport system is in. To the incoming Minister … Continue reading A Letter to the Minister of Transport: Pull Finger and Sort the Mess that is our Transport System
MEGA READ: Can’t Talk About Port of Auckland Without Talking About South Auckland. IT’S CALLED INDUSTRY STUPID!
Debate lopsided The debate around the Port of Auckland was certainly lopsided. For the record I agree with Councillors Christine Fletcher and Efeso Collins in delaying ANY talk about … Continue reading MEGA READ: Can’t Talk About Port of Auckland Without Talking About South Auckland. IT’S CALLED INDUSTRY STUPID!
Planning Committee Digests October 17: Port On the Move – Eventually
Committee resolves next step in moving the port From Auckland Council: Decision digest | Planning Committee – 10 October 2017 Council considers Port Future Study recommendations The recommendations of the Port Future … Continue reading Planning Committee Digests October 17: Port On the Move – Eventually
Auckland Transport Slow to Learn Lessons on Better Transport
When will our Transport Body learn The Ti Rakau Drive improvements from Auckland Transport I had come across by chance thanks to a tweet coming across my Tweetdeck. Auckland … Continue reading Auckland Transport Slow to Learn Lessons on Better Transport
HAVE YOUR SAY: Southern Auckland’s Future! Drury-Pukekohe Structure Planning Underway
Have your say on the future of Southern Auckland It has finally started after the Unitary Plan went live in November 2016. The attempt to plan and map out … Continue reading HAVE YOUR SAY: Southern Auckland’s Future! Drury-Pukekohe Structure Planning Underway
UPDATED: Military Joins Relief Efforts. Marsden Point Fuel Line Saga Shows New Zealand’s Lack of Redundancy Capacity
Reputation at risk From the NZ Herald: Airport fuel crisis: Kauri log digger damaged oil pipeline 18 Sep, 2017 5:00am. By: Simon Collins, David Fisher, Simon Collins and David Fisher An initial … Continue reading UPDATED: Military Joins Relief Efforts. Marsden Point Fuel Line Saga Shows New Zealand’s Lack of Redundancy Capacity
Panuku Should Be Like Hong Kong’s MTR – for a 21st Century Auckland
Bringing Auckland into the 21st Century In writing this I was made aware how things were going in Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region. Needless to say both are … Continue reading Panuku Should Be Like Hong Kong’s MTR – for a 21st Century Auckland
National’s Road to Madness
Logic? Below is a poll from Colmar Brunton on where voters would like the transport dollar to be invested. Pretty comprehensive from @ColmarBruntonNZ poll pic.twitter.com/QV3MSCVjHH — Greater Auckland … Continue reading National’s Road to Madness
