Or a cynical attempt at pork sprinkling by Gerry Brownlee? At the moment I dread opening up Twitter and the bulk of our Main Stream Media online … Continue reading Government Fast Tracking the City Rail Link?
Tag: Auckland Council
Auckland’s Commuting Journeys – A Series. #Major non City Centre Employment Centres Overview
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SkyPath Resource Consent Lodged
Next stage of Skypath getting under way
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Resource Consent lodged for SkyPath |
August 20, 2014
The charitable trust behind the SkyPath project is celebrating the lodgment of SkyPath’s Resource Consent application.
AHB Pathway Trustee Alex Swney says “SkyPath is the link to enable safe and pleasant walking and cycling between the North Shore and the heart of the City, it’s what every other international harbour city has. We’re excited to see Waterfront Auckland’s walking and cycling promenade through Westhaven under construction and welcome NZTA’s advice that they plan to have the ‘SeaPath’ link to Takapuna built in time for SkyPath.”
Project Director Bevan Woodward says “This is a marvelous example of what a community initiative can achieve. We’ve developed a professional and comprehensive solution for a complex and challenging environment. It’s taken longer than expected but our Resource Consent team have been very thorough in considering all the issues and there have been many stakeholders to engage with.”
AHB Pathway Trustee Christine Rose says “This is a huge milestone, it’s all about making SkyPath a reality, a reality that is generations overdue. It will transform our Harbour Bridge from a ‘vehicles only’ motorway crossing to a bridge that represents a more accessible and sustainable Auckland.”
Andy Smith, Trustee and President of Living Streets Aotearoa said “This is a great step that connects the shores of the Waitematā and makes Auckland a more walkable city.”
The Trust has requested that the Resource Consent application be fully notified to ensure all interested parties can provide their input. The process for public notification will be confirmed by Auckland Council in due course.
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More on Skypath can be found here: http://www.skypath.org.nz/
Next “Auckland’s Commuting Journeys – A Series” post is Coming
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Coming Up At the Following Committees
Economic Development, and Finance and Performance Committees meeting this week The Economic Development sub-Committee, and the Finance and Performance Committee are due to meet this week. The Finance and … Continue reading Coming Up At the Following Committees
General Property Values Out. Some Key Information. (UPDATED)
Please read the post very carefully. A 41% hike in your rateable value does not mean a 41% rates hike next year…. The general property revaluation cycle has completed … Continue reading General Property Values Out. Some Key Information. (UPDATED)
Auckland’s Commuting Journeys – A Series. #The City Centre
A look at who commutes to the City Centre and where from I will be running a series of posts on Auckland’s commuting journeys from home to the … Continue reading Auckland’s Commuting Journeys – A Series. #The City Centre
Council Cutting the Spin
Well reductions in the Communications, PR and Marketing Department
In the continued drive for efficiencies and cost control (despite an OPEX surplus at $212 million on the last set of audited figures) the Marketing Department is next up on the blocks (after Planning) for the “review.”
From Radio NZ and Todd Niall
Auckland Council cuts marketing budget
Updated at 6:56 am today
The council has cut 38 jobs and brought more work in-house to save $4.3 million this year, and slightly more after that.
The spending on communications and marketing will fall to nearly $8.5 million.
The council said work has been centralised, and around $1.5 million saved through less outsourcing.
The re-structuring of communications and marketing is the largest cut from a series of reviews that have been underway. It has made 109 other staff redundant over the past year.
A larger review is nearly complete in the chief planning officer’s department which employs 538 staff.
Auckland Council has gone on the front foot, announcing the cuts in communications and marketing, 10 days before it unveils the first version of its proposed 10 year budget.
While there is no direct link between the two, the council is keen to portray itself as being rigorous with internal spending, before beginning debate on how much should be spent around the city.
The council has lifted its target for efficiency savings to $240 million a year, as it begins the task of setting the 10-year budget, called the Long Term Plan.
That may bring new charges for Aucklanders and a multi-billion dollar cut over the next decade, to the previously-forecast level of spending on new assets.
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Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/252342/auckland-council-cuts-marketing-budget
You can hear report Todd Niall’s take on here:
I will be interesting to see what has happened to the Planning Department after their review. We shall know the results next month.
Auckland’s Commuting Journeys – A Series. #Introduction
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The Special Housing Areas. Generation Zero Presents
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Talking Southern Auckland 