Tag: Government

Irony of the Day: Government and Council Policy Creation

October 5, 2015 ·

There is a real sense of irony between this snippet of South Park and how policy is created at Council or Central Government Level.

Enjoy:

Auckland Transport Alignment Project misses the train Last week the Council and Government announced the terms of reference for this much hyped transport accord known as the Auckland Transport Alignment … Continue reading Failure to Understand Auckland’s Transport System #AKLPols #nzpols UPDATED

Former Sleepyhead Site to become housing Well after the proposed Sleepyhead site at Manukau went defunct the 9.1 hectares of land is to be flipped into 900 homes instead. … Continue reading New Special Housing Areas Announced Including One in Manukau #AKLPols

August 27, 2015 ·

How will Government and Council align our transport needs? Today the Government and Auckland Council signed the Auckland Transport Alignment Program at Town Hall. From the Office of the Mayor … Continue reading Auckland Transport Alignment Program Scope Signed #AKLPols

Basically “NO” On Thursday the Governing Body of Auckland Council will consider a Notice of Motion to revoke a Special Housing Area (SHA) in Mangere (Notice of Motion to Revoke … Continue reading Nick Smith’s Warning on Revoking Special Housing Areas #AKLPols

#Auckland2016 – looking to the future not the rear vision mirror Councillors behaving badly, Councillors being absent from crucial committees and workshops, a mayor who needs to rationalise and not … Continue reading Wanted: One Competent Council and One Visionary but Prudent Mayor #AKLPols #Auckland 2016

City Rail Link slated for 2018/19 start date (potentially) From the Office of the Mayor, Len Brown Auckland Mayor welcomes Government infrastructure plan The 30-year New Zealand Infrastructure Plan announced … Continue reading Mayor Welcomes Government Infrastructure Plan. CRL Date About to Be Confirmed? #AKLPols #nzpols

Council states the scheme is a good start Auckland Council which runs its own home insulation scheme has welcomed the Government scheme today. From Scoop: Government move on rental standards … Continue reading Auckland Council Reacts to Government Rental Insulation Scheme

Government brings in insulation scheme for rentals Last month I posted on a basic but effective Housing Warrant of Fitness Scheme the Government could implement on the housing stock. Housing … Continue reading Government Introduces Insulation Scheme For Rentals

Will he follow through though? Minister of Finance Bill English in Question Time yesterday indicated that Auckland might very well needing greater housing density to achieve the aims of … Continue reading English Warm To More Liberal Unitary Plan Rules to Allow Intensification #AKLPols