Government needs to get a serious clue (and so does the Opposition) I have seen the articles and radio interviews this morning about Auckland Council turning down three Greenfield Special … Continue reading Auckland (and NZ) Can Not Afford More Sprawl
City nor even New Zealand are not united behind the Opposition I spotted this on Twitter yesterday and Retweet quoted it with my reply underneath it: Tenby Powell @tenbypowell This is … Continue reading Leadership on the Port? Opposition Continues to Fail There
Lack of wharf space = cruise ships not visiting NZ entirely I suppose this is a natural consequence of the Isthmus and North Shore Councillors playing silly buggers over the … Continue reading Did Auckland’s Isthmus and North Shore Councillors Interfere with Other Region’s Economies?
Why the Split on Geographic Grounds? On Thursday the Governing Body resolved through the Mayor’s casting vote to allow the Port of Auckland compromise (extending one wharf rather than … Continue reading Geographic Split on the Port Debate
Close vote This afternoon the Auckland Council Governing Body resolved in a draw vote (thus needing the Mayor’s casting vote to pass it) to allow a compromise on the Port … Continue reading Port of Auckland Wharves Compromise Passes
Port continuing work against wishes of Auckland Council The Port of Auckland saga keeps on going. News out this morning shows the Chair of Port of Auckland giving a long … Continue reading Will Council Push THE BIG RED BUTTON and Go Thermonuclear
On the All About Auckland Show Tonight (and later on demand) I am on location this time to talk Ports of Auckland again as the Future Port Study starts … Continue reading I Talk Ports of Auckland – Again
In short and as one said in Parliament: Time to Cut The Crap Those were the firing lines from Auckland Development Committee Chair and Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse in … Continue reading BOYS, Let’s Talk Housing – Says Deputy Mayor Hulse
How to convince a ‘cool’ Council One thing I applaud with Generation Zero is getting out there and mobilising people to have their say in Council (and Central Government) plans … Continue reading The Auckland Plan Transport Networks vs The Essentials Transport Budget
Stop picking on Industry – unless you want a bankrupted City As Auckland prepared to “debate” the Port of Auckland Question (see graphic below on the Auckland Development Committee … Continue reading Industry: Not “Sexy” But BIG Part of “Most Liveable City”
Talking Southern Auckland 