Tag Archives: Ponsonby

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 →

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Franklin Road Christmas Lights

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Vernon Tava
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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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Interview on bFM about 254 Ponsonby Road

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Vernon Tava

On 14 November 2014 I was interviewed by Anna Bracewell-Worrall on bFM’s The Wire about the options for the development of the 254 Ponsonby Road site.

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