Divide up into smaller pieces By now you would have seen the doom and gloom Herald articles about the Isthmus’s sewer network spilling sewerage into the harbours on a … Continue reading How to Handle Auckland’s Growth: Do We Divide Up or Go All In?
Tag: New Zealand
Tauranga Suburban Dystopia: Could Learn Urbanism from Auckland
Tauranga could learn from Auckland example After Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers wrote a lot of tripe (you could say Alternative Facts) how Tauranga should be an example of how … Continue reading Tauranga Suburban Dystopia: Could Learn Urbanism from Auckland
New Zealand to Hit 5 Million by 2020
Need a second international City Statistics New Zealand are reporting that due to continued high immigration and high birth rates (looks like we are above the population replacement rate … Continue reading New Zealand to Hit 5 Million by 2020
Councillors Realise Social Response needed for Auckland’s Growth 5 Years Late #AKLPols
Deja vu moment as Elected Representatives realise human element missing from planning Reading the following statement from Auckland Council below it seems our Councillors and for that matter our … Continue reading Councillors Realise Social Response needed for Auckland’s Growth 5 Years Late #AKLPols
Greens Commit to Rail and Shipping with Freight
Want Goods moved efficiently? Try rail and boat From Transport Spokesperson for the Greens Party – Julie Ann Genter: Greens launch Safer, Cleaner Freight policy to get trucks off … Continue reading Greens Commit to Rail and Shipping with Freight
Tauranga is Indeed Beautiful. If Only Getting There Wasn’t a Problem
The way-less travelled A couple of pieces today on Auckland and Tauranga. Both beautiful places both places I enjoy greatly and have done so since childhood. The problem? Getting … Continue reading Tauranga is Indeed Beautiful. If Only Getting There Wasn’t a Problem
Auckland Makes up 65% of GDP Growth, Regions Lag
City also now accounts for 36.6% of national GDP Latest figures out from Statistics New Zealand paint a very imbalanced picture in terms of growth. From Statistic New Zealand: … Continue reading Auckland Makes up 65% of GDP Growth, Regions Lag
Question: What To Think of Auckland? #AKLPols
Hmmm No It was asked over on Transport Blog whether ““Is the Auckland super city out of control?” Computer says “no”.” after it was raised on the Paul Henry … Continue reading Question: What To Think of Auckland? #AKLPols
Irony of the Day: Government and Council Policy Creation
You have to wonder some days
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:
When Someone Doesn’t Do The Final Checks
Spot the errors From Tourism NZ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11523726 From Auckland Transport: I’ll leave you with that.
Talking Southern Auckland 