Building a world-class city
Date: 07/02/2018
People wanting a world-class city ‘the sexy stuff’ but having little regard for the dirty industries essential in building basic infrastructure ‘the unsexy stuff’.
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Hydrodynamic map showing faecal contamination
Date: 01/11/2017
This latest animated hydrodynamic map showing faecal contaminated wastewater overflowing the city’s wastewater system when it rains and being circulated around our Waitemata Harbour by tidal currents, is compelling stuff.
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Less car parking for Glen Eden?
Date: 09/10/2017
Auckland Council suggests selling Council asset in Glen Eden to help fund improvements in the township. Is this really a better use of Council assets as suggested, or just a cash-strapped Council liquidating assets.
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2017 Local Board Plans like chalk and cheese.
Date: 28/06/2017
While the Henderson-Massey Local Board actively seek's a prosperous future for its communities through smart growth the neighbouring Waitakere Ranges Local Board uses a green doctrine to obstruct progress.
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Double standards in the Heritage area.
Date: 18/05/2017
In 2008 the Waitakere Ranges rang with the singing and partying of many West Auckland politicians and environmental pressure groups as they heralded in the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act. Why now, is there a deafening silence from these groups.
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Council uses CLIMATE CHANGE excuse
Date: 31/03/2017
Phil Goff suggests recent floods in Auckland are our own fault. The Mayor says with climate change and global warming we all have to expect more of these extreme weather events and says “we need to plan for that. No mention of Council’s woeful performance
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The right to access our big blue backyard
Date: 11/01/2017
It is Auckland’s quickly rising population that is putting pressure on our communities, not a possible rise in sea level. Every New Zealander has a right to access their big blue backyard, it’s our heritage.
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Down but NOT OUT
Date: 22/10/2016
Time to park-up WestWards in the garage beside the old Mustang for another three years.
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MEET THE CANDIDATES
Date: 29/09/2016
Last night I attended the Forest & Bird, Waitakere Ranges Protection Society & Waitakere Ranges Conservation Network, combined ‘Meet the Candidates’ meeting.
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THE UNITARY PLAN
Date: 28/09/2016
Auckland Unitary Plan is 6961 pages long (give or take a page or two for amendments). Presuming each page is printed on both sides, this is the size of the document.
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A VISION FOR AUCKLAND
Date: 26/09/2016
A VISION FOR AUCKLAND THAT INCLUDES THE SILENT MAJORITY. Auckland with its diverse ethnic population and outstanding geographic location, has most of the ingredients, which has made other Cities world class.
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Ethnic Board Public Meeting
Date: 19/09/2016
The public meeting at Kelston Community Centre held by the Ethnic Board last night, to meet the candidate’s, was another reminder of how the public are not kept informed of these events.
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The Unitary Plan
Date: 30/08/2016
The only thing I am sure of about the Unitary Plan is that it will cause a huge increase in everyone's costs when attempting to get consent for anything.
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Living Wage Meeting
Date: 19/08/2016
The agenda was to call on all candidates for Auckland Council to show support, or not, for 7 questions grouped under three headings; A Living Wage, Transport and Housing.
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Manukau Harbour Port
Date: 02/07/2016
I will firmly drive a stake in the ground now, the Manukau Harbour Port option will never be more than an Option. Any money spent on more intensive review and specifications will be wasted.
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Housing Meeting
Date: 13/06/2016
I attended another evening meeting, this time Cabinet Ministers, Paula Bennett and Nick Smith spoke about housing.
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Transport Minister Meeting
Date: 18/05/2016
I attended the National Party public meeting, held at Glen Eden Baptist Church, where Transport Minister Simon Bridges gave an address about government spending on Auckland roading projects.
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How Many Men to Prune a Tree
Date: 01/05/2016
It would have been a telling story to follow this bus with its polystyrene roof extrusions along Kinross Street, (below) in Blockhouse Bay.
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