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June-July 2016 Local Board Member Report

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Vernon Tava

Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during June and July 2016 as Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio; Heritage, Urban Design and Planning portfolio holder; Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee; and, Local Board representative … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Local Board Reports, Waitemata Local Board | Tagged 1 queen, 10-12 Kingdon, 147-149 Victoria Street West, 186-190 Victoria Street West, 19 Morgan, 20 Wharf, 243 Ponsonby, 26 Faulder, 272 Parnell, 47 Albany, 7 Rose, 79-83 Beach, 8 Hereford, 9 Princes, 9-11 Sussex, Auckland, auckland council, City Rail Link, Cycleway, Domain Committee, Feijoa, Greenway, Grey Lynn Park, ground breaking, local board, Quay Street, Waitemata Local Board | Leave a comment

Dial 111: Further loss of Heritage in Herne Bay

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Vernon Tava

As reported in the Herald, the 1912 villa at 111 Jervois Road, Herne Bay, will be demolished on a non-notified basis. I asked the responsible planner at Council to publicly notify the decision in order to allow interested members of … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, Waitemata Local Board | Tagged 111 Jervois, Anne Gibson, Auckland, heritage, Herne Bay, villa, Waitemata Local Board | Leave a comment

Re-Imagining Great North Road

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Vernon Tava

On May 10, the Waitematā Local Board resolved unanimously to approve my motion to allocate $10,000 from its Community Empowerment Fund to the Grey Lynn Residents Association (GLRA) to lead a community-led precinct vision for the area of Great North Road … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Urbanism, Waitemata Local Board | Tagged Auckland, auckland council, community-led, Great North Road, planning, Waitemata Local Board | Leave a comment

Bikelash, meet facts

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Vernon Tava

As riding a bike has become something of a political act and increased funding for cycleways has become a mainstream government position, acclaim for better cycling options has been met in more than equal measure by vitriol. It has been referred … Continue reading →

Posted in Bikes, motorways | Tagged AT, Auckland, Auckland City Council, Auckland Tramways Union, Auckland Transport, Bicycle, Bike, bikelash, David Rankin, fuel levies, Garry Froggatt, motorways, National Land Transport Fund, New Zealand Transit Agency, NLTF, NZTA, registration, road taxes, roads, tolls, transport, Urban Cycleways Fund, Urban Cycleways Programme | Leave a comment

Tole Reserve Renovated Playground Opening: 22 August 2015

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Vernon Tava

This gallery contains 9 photos.

More Galleries | Tagged Auckland, auckland council, Playground, Tole Reserve | 1 Comment

July 2015 Local Board Member Report

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Vernon Tava

Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during July 2015 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee; Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee; Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio; Heritage, Urban Design and Planning portfolio holder; … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Local Board, Local Board Reports | Tagged 1 Farnham Street, 1/4 Williamson Street, 109 Fanshawe, 12 York Street, 133-135 Ponsonby Road, 142-148 Beaumont Street, 145 Nelson, 15 Surrey Crescent, 15 Windsor Street, 150-154 Karangahape Road, 16 Mount Street, 16 Vinegar Lane, 160 Ponsonby Road, 2 Graham Street, 22 Sackville, 230 Ponsonby, 26 Poynton Terrace, 322-324 Karangahape, 33-35 Ponsonby Road, 36 Schofield Street, 38 Fort, 43 Bright Street, 50 Rose Road, 65 St Stephens Avenue, 67-101 Vincent Street, 70 Sale, 7C Seymour, 99 Brighton, Auckland, auckland council, Built Heritage Acquisitions Fund, Farnham Street, Foreshore trail, Fred Ambler, Fred Ambler Lookout, Gladstone Park, Heritage foreshore project, Heritage toilets, LGNZ, LGNZ conference, Magnolia, New Zealand International Convention Centre, NZICC, Oak, PAUP, Port Future, pre-1944, Seismic Exemplar, Seymour Street, special character, Swimming pool fencing, Tole Reserve, volcanic, volcanic viewshaft, Vos Yard, Waitemata Green, Western Springs High School, YEM, York Street, Young Elected Members | 1 Comment

Under Threat in the Auckland Unitary Plan: Special Character, Pre-1944 Building and Demolition Overlay, and Volcanic Viewshaft Protection

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Vernon Tava

The Panel of Independent Commissioners on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP) have issued interim guidance memoranda on matters of significance: special character areas, the pre-1944 building and demolition control overlay, and volcanic viewshaft protection. The purpose of the guidance … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland, Auckland Council, Heritage, Local Board | Tagged Auckland, auckland council, heritage, historic heritage, planning, pre 1944 demolition control overlay, pre-1944, special character, Unitary Plan, viewshaft, volcanic, volcanic viewshafts | 1 Comment

May 2015 Local Board Member Report

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Vernon Tava

Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during May 2015 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee, Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee, Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio, Heritage, Urban Design and Planning portfolio co-holder … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Local Board Reports | Tagged Auckland, auckland council, board, Cox's Bay, Coxs, cricket pitch, Domain Committee, local board, Myers Park Stage 2, Myers Park Stage II, Newmarket Laneway, pre-1944, pre-1944 survey, report, Salisbury Reserve, SHA, Tole Reserve, tranche 7, Victoria Park, Waitemata Local Board | Leave a comment

Mending the holes in the heritage protection blanket: 16-18 Crummer Road, Ponsonby

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Vernon Tava

This story is complex but illuminating as to the state of heritage protection in Auckland. Currently standing at 16-18 Crummer Road are a pair of two-storey Victorian wooden villas built, according to Council Heritage, in the 1880s-1890s. In July 2014, … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Heritage | Tagged 16-18 Crummer, Auckland, auckland council, Crummer Road, Grey Lynn, heritage, Ponsonby, pre-1944 | Leave a comment

February 2015 Local Board Member Report

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Vernon Tava

Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during February 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, Urban Design and … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Local Board Reports | Tagged 820 Great North, Arch Hill Reserve, Auckland, auckland council, Auckland Transport, Great North, Jaggers Bush, K Rd Plan, Karangahape Road Plan, LGNZ, pohutukawa, pohutukawa 6, pohutukawa six, Point Resolution, Seddon Fields, St Luke's Intersection, Taurarua, Western Springs Reserve, YEM, Young Elected Members | Leave a comment

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