Council continues reactive planning – to the cost of everyone As an Urban Geographer I find myself disappointed Auckland Council has again engaged in reactive planning to a residential … Continue reading Council green lights next step to unlock $300 million housing fund – Condemns Area to Semi Permanent Grid Lock
People first Given the carnage on the roads and our urban areas just being plain ugly for people to walk about it is time to have a talk about … Continue reading Time to Talk Speed – That is Residential Speed Limits Being Lowered
Doing the business Given there seems to be a bit of chatter around ATEED’s expenses (again) and now one on staff travel (I am neutral on this providing a … Continue reading Council Continues to Streamline Procuement in Benefit of Auckland
Million Problems and a stadium isn’t one Of all the problems Auckland faces right now with housing, transport, the communities and our environment Mayor-elect Phil Goff goes on radio … Continue reading Goff Commits Third Fatal Error. Stadiums, Really
Reporting and Relationships Today I have the privilege of giving a guest lecture at AUT on the recent Local Government elections. The content matter is on reporting of the elections … Continue reading Guest Lecture on #VoteAKL at AUT
Compulsory reading Some compulsory reading for either elected representatives of Auckland Council wishing to be reelected or candidates wanting to seek election and become those elected representatives. From Auckland … Continue reading Council Pre-Election Report Illustrates Challenges and Opportunities #Auckland2016
Rather crude way of getting housing going? I am not sure what Mayoral candidate Victoria Crone is trying to tell us but what is effectively a Bach Tax is … Continue reading Did Mayoral Candidate Crone Suggest a Bach Tax? #Auckland2016
Government increases threats on Unitary Plan with housing While Budget 2016 is certainly a flop to the point a national disgrace I have seen Finance Minister Bill English and … Continue reading English Gives Strongest Hints on Auckland Commissioners with the #UnitaryPlan
Not cheap In light of the Rural Urban Boundary cluster-fudge caused by Labour’s Phil Tywford the housing and Unitary Plan debate has gone entirely amok after it had calm … Continue reading $17b is the Cost to Service Greenfield Sprawl in Auckland #AKLPols ($121k per new house)
That said Government can… With all the fuss thanks to Labour over the the Unitary Plan (see: Akl house prices build unlikely political alliances) Auckland Council has sent out the … Continue reading Council Not Government is the Decision Maker with the #UnitaryPlan
Talking Southern Auckland 