A Metro for Auckland?
The City Rail Link (CRL) is routinely described as transformational. An overused term for infrastructure projects, but one that is surely appropriate in this case – as you’d hope, given the size of the investment. $5.5b ought to get us something truly new, not just another lane and more traffic.…
4 Comments Weekly Roundup 27-February-2026
Welcome to another roundup of all things cities, we can’t believe it’s already the last Friday of February. How time flies! This week in Greater Auckland On Monday we ran Connor’s op-ed on what is going wrong with the next Auckland Harbour Crossing
On Wednesday Matt did a deep dive into the Northwest busway fast track application
On Thursday Jolisa asked for help to make sure AT gets it right on Green Lane West This roundup, like all our work, is brought to you by the Greater Auckland crew and made possible by generous donations from our readers and fans.…
Help Auckland Transport get it right on Green Lane West
NOTE: on Friday 27 February we received an update on this project from Auckland Transport – you can scroll to the bottom of the post to read it.
Picture this.
You’re a Council, keen for more housing in a compact, liveable city.…
NW Busway Fast Track Application
The Northwest Busway is one of Auckland’s most important upcoming transport projects. In April last year it was announced that the NZTA board had approved an investment case for the project and that more work would happen on design with the aim of getting designations for the busway, likely via the Fast Track process.…
Auckland’s next harbour crossing: A costly failure that needs fixing
The following is an op-ed I wrote which ran in The Post on February 13th 2026. We need cross-party consensus for good long-term political decision-making, especially when it comes to major infrastructure. Right now, this isn’t happening. Worse: political parties may agree about the wrong things, seriously undermining our future at huge cost.…
Weekly Roundup 20-February-2026
Hey look, it’s another Friday and it’s been a busy week! And another roundup of recent news, to cap off your week. This week in Greater Auckland On Monday Connor examined what AT is doing to ruin Queen Street and Wellesley Street.…
Midtown Trial: Who wants to ruin Queen St?
Earlier this week, I detailed how Auckland Transport is messing up Midtown with a proposed trial on Queen Street and Wellesley Street.
AT’s trial will: Reopen the section of Queen St between Wakefield and Wellesley to general vehicles, from 7pm – 7am (Currently, this is a 24/7 AVO zone – Authorised Vehicles Only – used by buses, bikes, mopeds, motorbikes, emergency vehicles, and registered goods vehicles.)…
For whom the harbour bridge tolls…
Many people want a new harbour crossing, but do they want to pay $9 for it every time they cross the harbour?
Yesterday Te Waihanga, the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission released its National Infrastructure Plan (NIP). A lot of their case feels very familiar to many of the arguments we’ve made over many years, especially about transport investment.…
Midtown Trial: How AT are making a mess of Queen St & Wellesley St
Just before Christmas, Auckland Transport (AT) let slip a plan for a two-year “trial” of bringing back overnight traffic along Queen Street.
Specifically, they want to reopen the section of Queen St between Wakefield and Wellesley to general vehicles, from 7pm – 7am.…
Weekly Roundup 13-February-2026
Happy Friday 13th – may your luck go the right way today! Welcome to another roundup of stories that caught our eye this week. This week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we ran a follow-up guest post by Kasey McDonnell, on why trams should rebuild Wellington.…
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