Weekly Roundup 13-June-2025
Another roundup after a week of thunderstorms and sunny days, here’s some stuff that caught our attention this week. This week on Greater Auckland For Monday Matt broke down why diverting buses to Maungawhau is a bad idea.
On Tuesday we had a guest post by Darren Davis Queenstown’s Gondola fever!…
36 Comments More Housing Plan Changes on the way for Auckland
The government requiring the council to zone for more housing in Auckland is dead, long live the government requiring the council to zone for more housing in Auckland.
One of the governments key housing polices when was to make optional the Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) requirement for councils to allow up to three storey town houses throughout our cities, something National made a bipartisan deal with the former Labour government to introduce in the first place.…
By shaping Auckland, we shape ourselves
“First we shape the cities — then they shape us.”.
These words by renowned Danish architect and urban designer Jan Gehl are a simple but powerful reminder of our ability – and perhaps even duty – to shape any city, including our own home of Auckland, for the better.…
Gondola Fever Strikes Queenstown!
This is a guest post by Darren Davis. It originally appeared on his excellent blog, Adventures in Transitland, which we encourage you to check out. It is shared by kind permission. Like the Otago Gold Rush of the 19th Century, its 21st Century counterpart, the gondola rush, has come to town in Queenstown.…
Why diverting buses to Maungawhau is a bad idea
Over the last three years the Mayor has come up with a few transport ideas that might sound good at first but just don’t make practical sense – his Harbour Crossing proposal is a classic example – and he’s just added another to his list: diverting buses from nearby arterial routes directly to Maungawhau station.…
Weekly Roundup 6-June-2025
Already halfway through 2025, here’s the first roundup for winter of different stories that have caught our attention! This week on Greater Auckland On Tuesday Patrick did a deep dive into productivity, transport, and the City Centre.
On Thursday Matt examined the Auditor Generals report into the reliability of public transport in Auckland and AT’s response.…
Auditor General looks at the reliability of public transport in Auckland
Reliability of public transport is one of the most important factors in how much trust people have in the system. When PT works as expected, with services, including transfers, turning up on time and whisking you to your destination quickly free from congestion, it is amazing and changes how you feel about the city and your day.…
Richer or poorer?
Patrick Reynolds is deputy chair of the City Centre Advisory Panel, and a previous director of Waka Kotahi/NZTA.
Recently there has been some good attention on New Zealand’s relatively low productivity. Just last week the Mayor led on this issue: Brown stressed that Auckland’s economic future relies on shifting from low productivity and long hours to high-value, scalable innovation.…
Weekly Roundup 30-May-2025
A quieter week from us in after the last one, but here’s some stuff that caught our attention. Feel free to share anything you found in the comments! This week on Greater Auckland On Wednesday, we had a guest post from Darren Davis about the state of rail across Aotearoa.…
What’s up with cycleway ridership? The numbers!
The current government might be inexplicably hostile to cycling as a transport mode, and COVID might have changed the nature of work and thus commuting, especially in places like the city centre. But that’s not stopping people getting on their bike – especially as most trips aren’t even work trips.…
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