2.5% Rates Rise secure ATEED Tax – no so much Tomorrow the Finance and Performance Committee will convene in Town Hall to vote through the Annual Plan 2017/2018 ready … Continue reading Council to Vote on Annual Plan (Council Budget) Thursday
#Budget2017 Auckland Redux: Growth Needs Support of the Government Rather Than Government Being Allergic to that Support
Compiling Auckland’s growth issues along with Government’s debt issues I am going to compile both my #Budget2017 Lacks Vision for Auckland. So I Crunch Some Numbers and State Infrastructure Banks and Housing – … Continue reading #Budget2017 Auckland Redux: Growth Needs Support of the Government Rather Than Government Being Allergic to that Support
State Infrastructure Banks and Housing – Take 2
How the Government can lower development costs Housing and Government debt seem to be ignored by the Budget and pundits alike. Why when the two are linked I don’t … Continue reading State Infrastructure Banks and Housing – Take 2
South Auckland and the Media – Part 2: An Interview
Brandon gives his thoughts in an interview to 95bFM Last week Brandon Ulfsby gave permission to publish an extract of his essay about South Auckland and the media (see: South … Continue reading South Auckland and the Media – Part 2: An Interview
#Budget2017 Lacks Vision for Auckland. So I Crunch Some Numbers
Nothing for our Major City I can understand this article entirely (Average family: ‘You get quite despondent even reading Budgets’) given Finance Minister did not exactly announce anything new … Continue reading #Budget2017 Lacks Vision for Auckland. So I Crunch Some Numbers
Should Parking Be Subsidised in a Development? (Parking Minimums)
No Parking minimums (that is a development needs to have a certain amount of parking regardless of demand) have been a hot topic issue and still is as the … Continue reading Should Parking Be Subsidised in a Development? (Parking Minimums)
New Bylaws for Indoor Domestic Fires
Important information From Auckland Council New bylaw for indoor domestic fires Auckland Council’s Governing Body today approved a new bylaw that sets out rules for how Aucklanders can use … Continue reading New Bylaws for Indoor Domestic Fires
Waterview Tunnels Has a Million Problems and Traffic is Ironically Not One
Technology continues to plague the Western Ring Route connection Sprinklers, dodgy concrete issues, fans and ventilation, and emergency widening of State Highway 20 because someone in NZTA couldn’t count. … Continue reading Waterview Tunnels Has a Million Problems and Traffic is Ironically Not One
May Finance and Performance Committee Digests: Land Cleared for Hotel Development
What Councillors decided to do with your money Yesterday the Finance and Performance Committee met to discuss various financial policies. From Auckland Council: Finance and Performance considers disposals and … Continue reading May Finance and Performance Committee Digests: Land Cleared for Hotel Development
South Auckland and the Media: A South Auckland Perspective
Sharing the media narrative and bias on South Auckland Brandon who is a media student at AUT resides in South Auckland (as I do as well) decided to pen … Continue reading South Auckland and the Media: A South Auckland Perspective
Talking Southern Auckland 