Local Board and Councillor NIMBY Hotel Development Tomorrow at the Finance and Performance Committee there will be a decision whether the Committee is to ‘dispose’ of Reserve land in … Continue reading I Smell NIMBYism in Denying South Auckland Employment and Hospitality
Auckland pulls through but questions need to be asked From Auckland Civil Defence: Aucklanders band together through watery times Aucklanders have had a week of water-related issues and challenges, … Continue reading Aucklanders Band Together after Monster Storm. Questions for Watercare
A recap on Tuesday’s committee From Auckland Council: Environment and Community Committee approves forward work programme Auckland Council’s Environment and Community Committee met today with business including the approval … Continue reading Environment and Community Committee Digests – March 2017
If we were to get a new stadium….. The last few days has been a rather odd mix of stadiums, Watercare saying ‘save water’ as the Ardmore Treatment Plant … Continue reading Stadiums, Watercare and Housing Do Not Mix
Applying Urban Geography to Southern Auckland As the Auckland Plan goes for its refresh the question still remains in where to house 200,000 new residents and around … Continue reading Auckland Plan Refresh: Spatial Development Ideas for Southern Auckland
Point raised were points mentioned Yesterday I had presented to the Auckland Council Planning Committee on the Auckland boom placing pressure on Southern Auckland. You can listen in on … Continue reading The Auckland Donut: A Presentation to the Council Planning Committee
Development is happening like a donut No I am not talking about obesity although the consequences have a great impact on activity and obesity: @BenRoss_AKL @lukechristensen we're going gangbusters … Continue reading Auckland: The Donut City
Build enabling infrastructure The Government announced a $1 billion loan i that Councils nationwide could tap into to help accelerate infrastructure developments along so as to speed Greenfield housing supply … Continue reading What To Do With That $1 Billion Infrastructure ‘Grant?’
Agenda, and presentation We are back into the meaty stuff with the Council Committees of the Whole with the Planning Committee taking on a very large agenda. The agenda … Continue reading UPDATED: Planning Committee March 7 Agenda + Presentation to Committee on Auckland’s Boom
First public input session under Goff Administration On the 7th of March (so next week) I will be presenting to the Auckland Council Planning Committee (Public Pnput section) on: … Continue reading Off to the Council Planning Committee. Topic: Auckland’s boom, the pressures facing Southern Auckland
Talking Southern Auckland 