We need a smarter response from the Auckland Business Chamber
There’s an often misattributed quote: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” It captures how I felt reading an op-ed yesterday by Simon Bridges, former Transport Minister and now head of the business lobby group the Auckland Business Chamber, whose website says:
Successful business ensures there are vibrant and successful communities, and the Chamber contributes to this through their support and advocacy that delivers the best platform from which business can operate.…
45 Comments Building Consents in July-22
The council’s proposed changes to the Unitary Plan, that are meant to give effect to the governments National Policy Statement on Urban Development and Medium Density Residential Standards, are currently out for formal submissions. We’ll talk about that more in a separate post shortly but last week Stats NZ released the building consent data for July so I thought it was a good time to review what’s been happening in that space in recent months.…
Weekly Roundup 02-September-2022
Header image from the CRL newsletter.
Kua tae mai a koanga – spring has arrived and there have been some truly beautiful days in Tāmaki Makaurau this past week. The week in Greater Auckland
Monday’s post celebrated the opening of Ngā Hau Māngere, and asked why Waka Kotahi is still digging its heels in about trialing a walking and cycling lane on the harbour bridge.…
Southern Level Crossing Removal
One of the goals for Auckland’s rail network is the removal of all level crossings on the electrified network. Primarily this is about improving safety as with more and more trains expected to be running in the future it will mean barrier arms will be down more often, increasing the chance that people will take risks at level crossings to avoid delays.…
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