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
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Housing Infrastructure Fund Helps 10,000 More Homes in Auckland. Or Does It?
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?
Consents Being Done Online Rolling Out!
Auckland Council rolling out online consents From Our Auckland via Auckland Council: You can now apply for consents online Published: 10 July 2017 You can now complete every step of … Continue reading Consents Being Done Online Rolling Out!
My Feedback to the Auckland Plan Refresh
Views and thoughts Last month I sent in my feedback on the Auckland Plan Refresh to Planning Committee Chair Councillor Chris Darby. The letter outlines some basic premises on … Continue reading My Feedback to the Auckland Plan Refresh
Len and Phil: Two Very Different Approaches to the America’s Cup
Different styles give different results Simon Wilson of The Spinoff – Auckland division delivered a cracker into Mayor Phil Goff pretty much missing the boat on putting Auckland front … Continue reading Len and Phil: Two Very Different Approaches to the America’s Cup
What is Stopping Queen Street Becoming a World Class Pedestrian Mall? Nothing but NIMBYs and Politics
Turn Queen Street into a true Golden Mile Given the amount of times Queen Street is closed for parades and protests without City traffic going to hell in a … Continue reading What is Stopping Queen Street Becoming a World Class Pedestrian Mall? Nothing but NIMBYs and Politics
Future Urban Land Supply Strategy Refresh Agreed. I Disagreed
FULSS agreed on From Auckland Council: Timings agreed for urbanising greenfield areas The order in which 137,000 future homes can be developed in largely greenfield areas of the north, … Continue reading Future Urban Land Supply Strategy Refresh Agreed. I Disagreed
Planning Committee, July 2017 Decision Digests: FULSS Refreshed
Future Urban Land Supply Strategy adopted From Auckland Council: Committee agrees refreshed strategy for future urban areas Auckland Council’s Planning Committee today agreed the refreshed Future Urban Land Supply … Continue reading Planning Committee, July 2017 Decision Digests: FULSS Refreshed
National’s ‘super city’ isn’t working, but not for the reasons National might think
Just adds fuel to the call for Wellington to get out of Auckland’s affairs as I have written here
https://voakl.net/2017/06/12/why-wellington-should-be-removed-out-of-regional-matters-granting-auckland-semi-autonomy/
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The super city is broken, says eminent sociologist Ian Shirley – but it doesn’t need another review. It needs the government to fix the problems we already know about. Recently the NZ Herald published an article by Terry Dunleavy, a member of the National Party, under the headline: National’s ‘su
Source: National’s ‘super city’ isn’t working, but not for the reasons National might think
City Rail Link Limited Formalised to Deliver the City Rail Link
CRL and CRLLs – all go Proof! City Rail Link funding being signed into existence… @phil_goff @stevenljoyce @simonjbridges pic.twitter.com/24BO5Gc2Ks — Patrick Reynolds (@pv_reynolds) June 30, 2017 From … Continue reading City Rail Link Limited Formalised to Deliver the City Rail Link
Talking Southern Auckland 