Structure Plans for Southern Auckland inbound On the back of recent announcements concerning housing, infrastructure and trains for Southern Auckland the Planning Committee of Auckland Council confirmed an accelerated … Continue reading Advanced Planning for Southern Auckland Gathers Steam! Prepare for Consultation!
Momentum to keep going In light of Kiwi Rail releasing the non redacted version of the Business Case to the third and fourth rail Mains a petition has started … Continue reading #Campaign4theMains – Petition to Have the Third and Fourth Rail Mains Built
In The Spinoff today Today I guest posted at The Spinoff on the curious case of the Third and Fourth Main rail business case. Below is an opening extract … Continue reading Finally revealed: report shows rail destroys roading for Auckland freight
Kiwi Rail case calls for both Third and Fourth Mains to be built After the condemnation Transport Minister Simon Bridges received when it came out on TV3’s The Nation, … Continue reading What Transport Minister Bridges Did Not Want You to See: Business Case Says Build 3rd & 4th Mains NOW
Could the B-EMUs be what the Manukau South Link needed? With the news Auckland Council is to commit to 17 new battery-powered Electric Multiple Units (B-EMUs) (aka the same … Continue reading Battery Powered Electric Trains to Pukekohe Marks the Return of the Manukau South Link
UPDATED Water, Wastewater and Stations on their way Today the Prime Minister along with other Ministers, the Mayor Phil Goff and Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore attended a ceremony in … Continue reading Southern Auckland MAJOR Winner in Government Infrastructure Funding Round
Lessons from 2014 and 2015 still not being learnt Yes I penned together an opinion piece for the Auckland community papers (Western Leader, Manukau Courier etc) on why the … Continue reading Housing, Jobs, Special Housing Areas, Infrastructure and Dumb Planning. A Redux!
Should have gone South not North-West I wrote a piece for Stuff.co.nz on why I thought the recent $300m loan to enable 10,500 new homes in north-west Auckland was … Continue reading Housing Infrastructure Loan: Not Exactly Helping Auckland
Underwhelming From the Office of the Mayor Phil Goff MAYOR PHIL GOFF AND GOVERNMENT HELP CREATE 10,500 NEW HOMES WITH $300 MILLION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT Auckland Mayor Phil Goff and … Continue reading Housing Infrastructure Fund Helps 10,000 More Homes in Auckland. Or Does It?
Can we do it? From Julie Ann Genter and the NZ Green Party: Greens to fast-track airport rail for America’s Cup Julie-Anne Genter MP on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 … Continue reading Greens Commit to Airport Rail by 2021
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