#Auckland2016 – looking to the future not the rear vision mirror Councillors behaving badly, Councillors being absent from crucial committees and workshops, a mayor who needs to rationalise and not … Continue reading Wanted: One Competent Council and One Visionary but Prudent Mayor #AKLPols #Auckland 2016
Time to shine the light in preparation for #Auckland2016 Metro Magazine ran a brilliant piece on Auckland needing a Mayor post 2016. Metro also had this to say on the … Continue reading Your City Leaders Behaving (In)Appropriately #Auckland2016 #AKLPols
Try on current proposed provisions 316,000 (approximate) short Finally the updated Residential Capacity Model has come out for submitters to use in their Hearings, and for the Unitary Plan Panel … Continue reading Unitary Plan Falls Very Short of Enabling Those 400,000 Homes Needed by 2041
Labour bottles the narrative on an actual valid point That valid point was there is a demand side issue fuelling Auckland’s housing situation (as well as a supply side (something … Continue reading Political Management 101 – Never Bottle the Narrative
Lessons for Auckland as we are in the EXACT same boat “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” — Dr. … Continue reading Weekend Reading: Why the Vancouver Transit Referendum Was Savaged
Government continues to play obstinate Ever since Housing Minister back in late May announce his now rather ill-thought out housing policy for Crown Land (well debatable there in some cases … Continue reading Ngati Whatua and Waikato-Tainui to Take Action in Court Over Government Housing Plan
Consortia in place for enabling works I was forwarded this piece from (NZ) Contractor Magazine yesterday afternoon for a read. Below is an introductory extract: Auckland’s missing link JUNE 12TH, … Continue reading The Missing (Auckland Transit) Link #CRLFacts
Manukau Site belongs to the Council not the Crown Well I already blogged on Monday that the Manukau site announced by the Minister for Housing Dr Nick Smith would run … Continue reading So that Crown Land Actually Belongs to the Council Minister – Ooooops #AKLPols
The American Mall Comeback – Reintegrating them back into the Urban Fabric Yesterday while I was in the Unitary Plan Mediation on the Metropolitan Centre Zone the Council Planners earned … Continue reading Rebirth of the American Mall, And Auckland
Chair announced, groups to be formed From the Office of the Mayor Len Brown Port working group chair announced Auckland Council today announced the appointment of Rick Boven as chair … Continue reading Port Future Study Consensus Working Group Chair Announced #AKLPols
Talking Southern Auckland 