When is the sod turning for North West Light Rail? On Friday I had the privilege of joining Mayor Phil Goff, Transport, Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford, and Waitakere … Continue reading Infrastructure Loan Enables Development in Auckland’s north-west
The timing reshuffle worked out fine – live stream wise The Planning Committee went a bit side ways with the Public Input session taking over 90 minutes today … Continue reading Presentation to Planning Committee on Auckland to Hamilton Integrated Spatial Planning – Lots of Cogs Moving
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
CRL Comes Full Circle I’ll start with the announcement from Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Mayor Phil Goff on the City Rail Link: Full steam ahead on CRL expansion … Continue reading City Rail Link to be Built Properly and Future Proofed – a First for Auckland!
Minister plans to relax Unitary Plan rules Also: KiwiBuild eligibility Yesterday in a KiwiBuild summit the Transport, Housing and Urban Development Minister (the Minister of THUD) dropped this surprise … Continue reading Are our Metropolitan Centres About to Become Super (Sized) Metropolitan Centres? Minister Explores Relaxing Unitary Plan Rules. Also KiwiBuild
GPS signals chances to how we invest in transport Integrated Planning Also Mentioned Yesterday the Transport Minister (Phil Twyford) released the final version of the Government Policy Statement for … Continue reading 2018-2028 Government Policy Statement (on Transport) Adopted. Large Changes Towards Rail and Transit
Prefab housing on its way In the week Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford laid out the land on how Prefab housing (housing built offsite to standardised designs, … Continue reading 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! PREFABS ARE A GO. Prefab Housing Inches Closer. Need to Make Sure it Caters to Typologies
Now for some legislation I have believed that we need a Planning Ministry that oversees both Planning and urban development in New Zealand. The Australian State Governments have their … Continue reading Housing and Urban Development Minister Twyford’s Urban Development Super Ministry Draws Closer
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
Next up Update from the NZ Superfund NZ SUPER FUND STATEMENT ON AUCKLAND LIGHT RAIL PROJECT Posted On: Wednesday, 9 May 2018 The NZ Super Fund confirmed today that … Continue reading UPDATE: NZ Super Fund Puts in Bid to Design, Build and Operate Light Rail in Auckland
Talking Southern Auckland 