Tag: Ben Ross

New Zealand First’s Auckland Port Move Makes No Sense What So Ever

The port will move just not as someone wants New Zealand First’s port move just makes no sense what so ever. Why move the primary import port to … Continue reading New Zealand First’s Auckland Port Move Makes No Sense What So Ever

Relief value for Auckland Yesterday I gave a guest lecture to Environmental Planning at the University of Waikato on inter-regional planning and sustainability. My thanks to Professor Iain White … Continue reading Guest Lecture: Inter-Regional Planning and Sustainability

What are these contraptions NOTE: This post was written in 2017, and needs to be updated for the 2025 environment! In my Regional Rapid Rail, Inter-Regional Planning, and a … Continue reading The Planning (Super) Ministry and the NZIA. What Are They?

Either way the South wins The South has been receiving a bit of attention as Election 2017 continues on. Whether it is Labour’s pledge on the Congestion Free Network, … Continue reading Southern Auckland at Receiving End of #Election2017 Lolly Scramble

Regional Rapid Rail opens up opportunities Greater Auckland’s Regional Rapid Rail has certainly opened the discussion on rebuilding the regional rail network across the upper North Island. From Greater … Continue reading Regional Rapid Rail, Inter-Regional Planning, and a Planning Ministry. Transforming and Unlocking Places

Something for everyone With the announcement from Labour to fast track the Northern and Southern Airport Lines (see: Labour Wants to Get Auckland Going – Southern Airport Line Committed To) there … Continue reading How Do the Northern and Southern Airport Lines Work? A Short Redux into the twin Airport Lines

Contrast between leadership and management Two leaders (well one leader and one manager), two Parties, two announcements and two very different results. In Wynyard Quarter sounded by 500 people … Continue reading Labour Wants to Get Auckland Going – Southern Airport Line Committed To

Got to keep the momentum going With the array of recent announcements including two new rail stations, the battery-powered electric trains and the City Rail Link Limited entity being … Continue reading Presentation to the August Planning Committee – Building on Momentum Forward

What do residents have preferences for Yesterday in Amenities and Residential Development. What Goes Missing When Planning? I wrote: A question often asked in the real world as well as Cities Skylines: How … Continue reading Amenities and Residential Development. What Goes Missing When Planning? Part Two

July 14, 2017 ·

Lessons from 2014 and 2015 still not being learnt Yes I penned together an opinion piece for the Auckland community papers (Western Leader, Manukau Courier etc) on why the … Continue reading Housing, Jobs, Special Housing Areas, Infrastructure and Dumb Planning. A Redux!