Tag Archives: Auckland

St Luke’s Pohutukawa Consigned to Removal by NoR Hearing Panel

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Vernon Tava

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 →

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Governing Body Extraordinary Meeting on the City Rail Link in the LTP

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Vernon Tava

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 →

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Franklin Road Christmas Lights

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Vernon Tava
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Launch of Public Transport Users Association of New Zealand

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Vernon Tava

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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Is This A City That Needs More Motorways?

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Vernon Tava

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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Interview on bFM about Lighting in Western Park

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Vernon Tava

I was interviewed by bFM’s Chlöe Swarbrick (then a student journalist, later an Auckland mayoral candidate and Green Party MP) on The Wire on 20 November 2014  talking about why the Local Board is looking at removing the lights in Ponsonby’s Western … Continue reading →

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Lighting Parks at Night

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Vernon Tava

A recent piece in the Sunday Star-Times (SST) has criticised a decision of the Waitematā Local Board, of which I am the Parks portfolio lead, to consider not replacing light bulbs as they fail along the paths through Western Park between Ponsonby … Continue reading →

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Pre-1944 Demolition Control Not Protecting Heritage Buildings

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Vernon Tava

The pre-1944 demolition control was introduced in order to provide a check on the demolition of heritage properties in Auckland. The year 1944 has been chosen as the year from which assessments are based because this was the first year … Continue reading →

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Re-Opening of the O’Connell Street Shared Space

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Vernon Tava

It was one of the highlights of my month to see the O’Connell Street shared space officially re-opened and turned over entirely to people for the night. Paid for by the city centre targeted rate to the tune of $2.25 million, … Continue reading →

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The Mayor’s Proposal for the 2015-2025 Auckland Council Long Term Plan and Lowering Development Contributions

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Vernon Tava

It has been a sobering few weeks for Waitematā Local Board as we discuss the implications of the Mayor’s proposal for the Long Term Plan 2015-2025 (LTP). The LTP is Council’s budget for the next ten years and it is being shaped … Continue reading →

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