Progress after silence for so long? After I posted on the total lack of communication from any one (particularly NZTA) on updates for City Centre to Mangere Light Rail it … Continue reading Imminent Funding Announcement for City Centre to Mangere Light Rail?
Caution: Mild Language While the Northern Hemisphere continues to immerse themselves with Urban Simulators (as the Simulators themselves become more complex reflecting the complexity of cities) it seems an Urban … Continue reading New Zealand’s Planning in One Short Tweet
Where will IKEA go? Okay the worst secret in history is out: IKEA is coming to Auckland AND Christchurch (as well as other locations). However, we do not know the … Continue reading IKEA Coming to New Zealand Although Looking at Three Year Wait for Store (let alone actual location)
Swedish Flatpacker confirms exploring New Zealand opportunities In 2016 I wrote this: IKEA Finally on the Way?. Two and a half years later it seems that question has been answered: IKEA … Continue reading IKEA: Finally, On Its Way
But as said, Punters Hungry for Action! The launch of the Minister of Transport, Housing and Urban Development THUD) (Phil Twyford) Housing and Urban Development Ministry (HUD) earlier this week … Continue reading Housing and Urban Development Department Launches
Twyford knuckles down on the Urban Growth Agenda Last week the Minister of Transport, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Phil Tywford held a large get together to launch the … Continue reading Here Comes the Planning Ministry: Twyford to Introduce Sweeping Changes to Planning and City Building
What the Minister said Below is the released transcript from Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford to the recent Urbanism Conference held in Wellington on Monday and Tuesday. … Continue reading Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford’s Speech to the Recent Urbanism Conference. #letsdothis
Working with our edges in City Building One thing I have been critical of with Auckland and it’s planning is this fetish towards mono-centric planning. That is all focus … Continue reading Looking at Our Cities Differently: Interweaving our Green and Farms into the Urban Fabric
Stop gap measure – still needing Urban Development Authority I’ll post the presser first to give the context that came out from Housing Minister Phil Twyford yesterday: KiwiBuild: Opportunity … Continue reading Next Stage of KiwiBuild Helps Fill Housing Supply Gaps
GPS represents chance to do community and nation building With the Government Policy Statement on transport out we can see the Government will have Safety and Access as the … Continue reading The Government Policy Statement: More Than Transport It Is Also a Community Builder
Talking Southern Auckland 