‘Tech bro’ and stuff I would find on the front page of a website The Ministry of Transport, and New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Briefings to the Incoming Minister … Continue reading Ministry of Transport, and NZTA Briefing to Incoming Ministers Leaves a Lot to Be Desired
And I am being polite Last week the Briefings to the Incoming Ministers were released to the public and media. I will be covering housing, transport, urbanism and infrastructure … Continue reading Briefing to the Housing Minister: Housing Is Not In a Good State
An opener to the main meal Today the Government has released the Briefing to Incoming Ministers in which Ministries, departments and agencies brief a new Government or a change … Continue reading Briefing to Transport, Housing and Urban Development Minister Laying Out The Built and Urban Environment
Employment Centre for the North proposed This came out today from Auckland Council: Silverdale/Dairy Flat hold promise of local jobs Up to 10,000 jobs could be created by 2041 … Continue reading Silverdale/Dairy Flat hold promise of local jobs. Large Greenfield Development in the North Proposed
Salvation Army report makes for glum reading A report from the Salvation Army due to be released at Parliament later this morning made for some glum reading for the … Continue reading Papakura Forgotten According To Report. Not Surprising Unfortunately
Ranges should be closed From Auckland Council Environment and Community Committee: Committee votes for track closures to fight kauri dieback Today’s Environment and Community Committee had a comprehensive and … Continue reading Council Commits To Half Baked Measure to Protect Kauri in the Waitakere Ranges
Government settling into role, new policy decisions resetting directions Yesterday I was listening to the Prime Minister’s Post Cabinet Presser and this particular nugget came about in regards to … Continue reading Auckland Transport Updates December 2017. Mill Road To Be Scaled Back, Bid for Third Main Underway
Nodes and Metropolitan Centres. None are missing it out In my Auckland City Centre and Manukau City Centre. Major Centres and the Auckland Plan Refresh it was pointed out that the Auckland … Continue reading The Auckland Plan And THE NODES. Why Manukau, Albany and Westgate are Nodes and Takapuna is Not
Housing a universal right On Friday Transport, Housing and Urban Development Minister (THUD) Phil Twyford gave a speech at the South Auckland Salvation Army base on Labour’s outline with … Continue reading Twyford: Because if we don’t, who will? State Housing Drive for Kiwis
National hiding again Given the value of rail report was released in 2016 during the last National administration and has only just been released now in November 2017 under … Continue reading Rail, It Proves its Worth Time and Time Again No Matter What National Says
Talking Southern Auckland 