Minister admits RoNS reality is biting – and hard
“Whatever the problem, build another road” has been a hallmark of policy from the current government. And we’ve long suggested that is simply not affordable or practical – including just a month ago, when the latest costs were released for a bunch of the government’s flagship Roads of National Significance (RoNS) programme.…
54 Comments The frequentisation of Tāmaki Makaurau
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. The bad old days To get a full appreciation of just how big a transformation Auckland’s bus network has undergone, you have to look back to the bad old days.…
ATs 2025 Consultation Season
It’s consultation season again at Auckland Transport – where AT pump out a bunch of consultations just before the Christmas period. This gives teams work to do over the summer months and many of these have probably been held up waiting for the election period to be over.…
Weekly Roundup 14-November-2025
Here’s a bunch of stuff that caught our eye this week, during all the hot and humid weather. This Week in Greater Auckland On Tuesday Matt explored what progress has been made on the North Western Busway.
On Wednesday, Patrick took a look at potential improvements to increase accessibility to the Auckland Museum from the City Centre.…
Road Policing Performance
The Police have been in the news a bit recently and for the wrong reasons. One of those was a few weeks ago where it was revealed that there were issues with breath testing:
More than 100 police officers are under investigation after 30,000 alcohol breath tests were “falsely or erroneously recorded”, RNZ can reveal.…
Accessing the Acropolis
Tāmaki/Auckland only has a few public institutions of national significance: the Art Gallery, the Museum, and Auckland University, each housed in nationally significant buildings. Plus only a few truly high quality landmark buildings of similar value: Waitematā Station, Customs House, Ferry Building, West Plaza, and the Sky Tower, say.…
More progress on the Northwest Busway
One of the few major transport projects that we agree with the government on is the Northwest busway and it’s about to take another step closer to reality.
Earlier this year it was announced that the NZTA board had approved an investment case for the project and that more work would happen
“Funding of around $116 million has also already been approved by the NZTA Board in late 2024 for early consenting work and strategic property acquisitions for Brigham Creek and Lincoln Road stations.…
Weekly Roundup 7-November-2025
What great weather we’re having right now, though it’s hard to believe it’s already November. Here’s some stories that we found interesting this week. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt found agreement with Wayne Brown that Auckland needs to become an efficient green city – with less sprawl.…
This government’s legacy for transport in Auckland
The following is an op-ed I wrote which ran in the NZ Herald on November 3. It’s turning out to be even more topical than ever – read to the end for an update with recent events… In July 2016, dignitaries geared up to ride along a brand new cycleway on Quay Street in Auckland.…
How to buy a home in a warming world
This is a guest post from Wellington-based Kasey McDonnell, which originally appeared on their blog threesixtysix,. It is republished here with kind permission.
Kasey’s story is grounded in Whanganui-a-Tara examples, but of course we’re keen to hear from our readers with similar experiences in Tåmaki Makaurau.…
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