Not the Corridor that bothers me, it is what they want in terms of Regional Development The 4-lane de-facto urban motorway that is fast becoming the moniker for the Redoubt … Continue reading Mill Road and Regional Development (We Are Not Achieving The World’s Most Liveable City)
4,500 possible homes + 1,000 more in Takanini/Papakura Area + more else where I was flicking through the monthly ‘Our Auckland’ magazine yesterday when I came across the following titbit … Continue reading Wesley College SHA Even Larger
Port continuing work against wishes of Auckland Council The Port of Auckland saga keeps on going. News out this morning shows the Chair of Port of Auckland giving a long … Continue reading Will Council Push THE BIG RED BUTTON and Go Thermonuclear
Misconceptions abound and not helpful to either side I think we have a problem Auckland Council and Auckland Transport, one that seems to be a perennial issue: It came from … Continue reading Auckland Council and Transport – We Have A Communication Problem
Possible It seems our uncanny Mayor has yet again pulled off another deal from the brink, something Mayor Len Brown is known to do. In this instance it seems a … Continue reading Has a Port Deal Been Struck?
Talk next time perhaps? From Auckland Council Rate issue solved just as section about to be sold An Auckland ratepayer who owed $59.393 for rates and penalties and was on … Continue reading Rates Forced Sell Off Avoided
An Update First off a thank you to readers, commenters and Local Board member Julie Fairey on the discussion that has taken place about the Monte Cecilia Park situation. The situation … Continue reading Updates on the “Playground Needing 44 Car Parks In Place of Occupied Existing Residential Dwellings?” Story
Local Board to sponsor pitch to keep Pasifika Festival This year owing to the Fruit Fly saga in Grey Lynn the Pasifika Festival was moved from its historic home in … Continue reading Pitch For South Auckland to Retain Pasifika
14 Special Housing Areas Could Face Please Explain Letters Forgive me if I see some irony between this: And this from Radio NZ: Few in line for Housing Accord clampdown … Continue reading Special Housing Areas – Please Explain
Still a bit to work through before October target date Last night I gave my presentation to the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board for the two parklets proposal in Manukau City Centre. … Continue reading Manukau Parklet Presentation Done – So Where Next
Talking Southern Auckland 