Pay up Ms Bright From Auckland Council: Auckland Council wins High Court appeal The Chief High Court Judge, Justice Geoffrey Venning, yesterday dismissed an appeal by Penny Bright at … Continue reading Penny Bright Loses Another Appeal Against Council on Rates
Compulsory reading Some compulsory reading for either elected representatives of Auckland Council wishing to be reelected or candidates wanting to seek election and become those elected representatives. From Auckland … Continue reading Council Pre-Election Report Illustrates Challenges and Opportunities #Auckland2016
Not that much land actually With Labour’s state housing program receiving much attention today (for mainly the right reasons) and National’s eight years of doing nothing is receiving all … Continue reading Some Relativity into How Much Land Needed for Labour’s Kiwi-Build #NZPols
Formal complaint also to be made In the flurry that was our usual three Councillors (Wood, Quax and Brewer) all rallying against the City Rail Link citing over-runs thanks … Continue reading Transport Blog: Herald’s CRL Overruns Overblown #AKLPols
Cities Skylines demonstrates culture needed for an 8-80 City One good thing about Cities Skylines is you can run basic simulations on different urban and transport layouts before settling … Continue reading A True 8-80 City From the Outset.
A view on City building Someone told me that I see Auckland as one big City Lego set or (if in virtual) one big Cities Skylines ‘simulation.’ That being … Continue reading Building Auckland is Like City Lego or Cities Skylines
New food rating system being rolled out Are we checking the Food Safety rating certificates before eating out? From Auckland Council: Eating safe key to new food certification scheme … Continue reading Look Safe to Eat Safe in Auckland
From the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee Decision digest | Regional Strategy and Policy Committee 07 July 2016 Committee considers environmental natural heritage grants, disposal of Mt Roskill … Continue reading Council Wins Prime Minister’s Award for Bylaw Reforms, + Other Business
Park system strangling Auckland Last night an Auckland Conversation’s talk was covering on the need for our open spaces to cater for the 8 and 80-year-old (otherwise known as … Continue reading Park System in Auckland Needs to be Flexible #BetterAuckland UPDATED with Video Stream
Universal connection for Auckland Debate continues over Airport Rail and this incline for light rail via Dominion Road to the Airport from the City Centre. This is despite the … Continue reading Airport Line Via Otahuhu: The Universal Connection to the Airport for all of Auckland
Talking Southern Auckland 