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!
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!
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
Government over-riding due process From the Office of the Mayor Phil Goff and the Chair of Maungakiekie- Tāmaki Local Board Josephine Bartle: Aucklanders denied say on Point England’s future The Mayor … Continue reading Passing of Point England Bill Disappoints
Local Board Chair not amused From Josephine Bartley, Chair Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board. With the change in Local Government in Auckland in 2010 the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board is responsible for local … Continue reading Point England Reserve Bill Further Frays Nerves as Minister Dictates on Local Matters
On assignment – blogging slow down I have embarked on a research assignment for the University of Waikato looking in the critiques of the Planning system and its effects … Continue reading On Assignment – Researching NZ Housing and Critiques to our Planning System
No easy fixes While yesterday in my Mayoral Housing Taskforce Report: More Questions Than Answers I had mentioned about getting the first run on the board Simon Wilson from The Spinoff – … Continue reading Our Planning System Flawed? Mayoral Housing Taskforce Report Suggests Yes
One major factor missing Yesterday Mayor Phil Goff lead the charge in the release to the Mayoral Housing Taskforce Report. This is what was said: Taskforce Report recommends major … Continue reading Mayoral Housing Taskforce Report: More Questions Than Answers
An outside the box idea to an upper North Island situation A recent article in The Listener on how things went so very wrong with Auckland (mainly due to … Continue reading Why Wellington Should Be Removed Out of Regional Matters – Granting Auckland Semi Autonomy
Wellington has let us down more than once The history of modern Auckland is littered with triumphs but more of successive failures in planning at Local but more distinctly … Continue reading Auckland’s Lost Opportunities
Long Term Plan and Auckland Transport Alignment Project out of date As I went cruising through the Annual Plan documentation (see: Council to Vote on Annual Plan (Council Budget) Thursday) I … Continue reading Auckland Growth Trajectories Have Exceeded All Planning Documents. Crunch Time for Authorities