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December 2014 – January 2015 Local Board Member Report
Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during December 2014 and January 2015 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee, Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee, Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio, Co-holder of the Heritage, … Continue reading
Posted in Auckland Council, Waitematā Local Board Reports
Tagged 3 Brighton, 43 Arthur, auckland council, Christmas lights, Cox's Bay, Cox's Bay Reserve, Franklin, Fukuoka Gardens, Independent commissioner, Making Good Decisions, New Zealand International Convention Centre, NZICC, pre-1944, RMA course, toilets, Waitemata Local Board, Western Park, Wintergardens
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Radio Live Panel: 25 January 2015
Listen here to my Radio Live panel with Mark Sainsbury and Deborah Coddington. After Mark checks in with me to see that I’ve been watching plenty of television over the summer we move on to a discussion of whether David Bain should receive … Continue reading
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Tagged David Bain, Deborah Coddington, Mark Sainsbury, Radio live, Ratana, Tuwharetoa
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St Luke’s Pohutukawa Consigned to Removal by NoR Hearing Panel
Today the Waitemata Local Board was informed that the hearing panel on the Notice of Requirement (NoR) for the Pohutukawa trees (I’ve written about this in detail at the link) at 820 Great North Road has recommended that Auckland Transport (AT) … Continue reading
Governing Body Extraordinary Meeting on the City Rail Link in the LTP
I attended a meeting of the Governing Body on 9 December 2014, about the response to the Auditor-General’s refusal to sign off the LTP (2015-25 Long Term Plan) with the start to the City Rail Link in 2015-6 when the … Continue reading
Posted in Auckland Council
Tagged Auckland, auckland council, Auckland Transport, City Rail Link, CRL, LTP, rail
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Radio Live Panel: 7 December 2014
Listen to my Sunday morning Radio Live panel with Mark Sainsbury and Deborah Coddington. Talking about Wellington’s proposed council amalgamation; Discussion of match fixing legislation and terror legislation being rushed through the house. Should mothers who smoke and drink heavily whilst pregnant be … Continue reading
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Tagged Amalgamation, Council, Phillip Smith, RadioLive, Wairarapa, Wellington
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November 2014 Local Board Member Report
Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during November 2014 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee, Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee, Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio, Co-holder of the Heritage, Urban Design and … Continue reading
Posted in Auckland Council, Waitematā Local Board Reports
Tagged 820 Great North, auckland council, Bruntlett, community library, CPTED, Fukuoka Gardens, independent commissioners course, Lighting, Making Good Decisions, Myers Park playground, NoR, pohutukawa, pohutukawa 6, pohutukawa six, pre-1944, St Luke's Intersection, Tole Reserve, Waitemata Local Board, Western Park
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Franklin Road Christmas Lights
Posted in Auckland Council
Tagged Auckland, auckland council, Christmas lights, Franklin Road, Ponsonby
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Launch of Public Transport Users Association of New Zealand
I am pleased to be a part of the founding of New Zealand’s newest transport advocacy group, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA). I was elected Deputy Chair at the Initial General Meeting on 20 November. The purposes of the PTUA (from … Continue reading
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Tagged Auckland, Auckland Transport, PT, PTUA, public transport, Public Transport Users Association
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Achievement Unlocked: Internationally-Cited as an Example of Cycle Chic
Taken on the Grafton Gully Cycleway on 2 November. Riding my Gazelle ‘Toer Populair’ in the Generation Zero-organised ride, ‘Blending with the Bruntletts’. This is a tweet from Chris Bruntlett of Vancouver-based consultancy, Modacity.
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Tagged Bicycle, Bike, Bruntlett, chic, cycle, cycle chic, Cycleway, Gazelle
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Is This A City That Needs More Motorways?
Today I’ve been following the debate in Auckland Council’s Governing Body about a referendum (defeated) and consultation (passed) on funding the city’s transport funding gap for motorways. I came across this beautiful image and it prompted the question in my … Continue reading
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