Weekly Roundup 31-July-2026
Goodness gracious, where did July go? The upside is that as of tomorrow, CRL opening day could well be “next month”. While we wait, enjoy the week’s most intriguing stories from the realms of cities and transport. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, Connor reported on Auckland Transport’s estimate that it could take five years to restore safer speeds in Auckland’s neighbourhoods and elsewhere.…
9 Comments Weekly Roundup 24-July-2026
It’s Friday again, and here we are with our roundup of the week’s most intriguing stories from the realms of cities and transport. Enjoy! This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we had a guest post from Pippa Coom about the power of Local Board Plans.…
Weekly Roundup 17-July-2026
We hope everyone has had a great week after the long weekend! Here is a collection of all things cities and transport to enjoy! This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, Matt went into how the government has finally admitted the reality of the RoNS
On Tuesday, Patrick wrote about our interview last year with Len Brown, and how the CRL happened.…
Weekly Roundup 10-July-2026
With a long weekend to celebrate Matariki, we’ve pulled together another bumper weekly roundup for you to enjoy. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday Patrick took a look at Te Ara Tupua in Wellington and what we can learn from it.…
Open letter to Chris Bishop
Kia ora Minister Bishop,
Congratulations to you and the government for your work to secure cross-party support for the National Infrastructure Plan.
It is imperative that you now urgently apply that agreement to the Warkworth to Te Hana project, and to the Roads of National Significance (RoNS) programme as a whole, as they run entirely counter to the plan.…
Weekly Roundup 3-July-2026
Wow, it’s already July! Enjoy some stories on all things cities and urbanism ahead of the weekend. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday we had a guest post from the esteemed Darren Davis, looking at what it would take to get passenger rail to Tauranga
On Tuesday Connor shared Greater Auckland’s PC120 feedback to the central local boards in the Auckland Isthmus.…
Throwback Thursday: Imagine, a City
Today’s throwback story by Patrick Reynolds is quite a recent one, from December 2025. We’re sharing it again prompted by Chris Parker – comedian, aka truth-teller – whose positive affirmations of Auckland struck a chord with us, and likely will for our readers, too.…
Weekly Roundup 26-June-2026
We’re at the final Friday of June, meaning we’re now about halfway through the year. Check out this roundup of stories to cap off your week! This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday we ran another guest post by Nicolas Reid, answering some frequently asked questions on his Waitematā Harbour Bridge Proposal
On Wednesday Connor covered our presentation to Council about Nicolas’s bridge proposal.…
Speak up now for more homes in the right places
On Tuesday 9th June, Auckland Council’s Policy, Planning and Development Committee voted on housing policy options to send to local boards and iwi authorities for consultation and engagement.
Narrowly, the vote saw two out of four options proceed: Option A and Option B.…
Weekly Roundup 19-June-2026
It’s another Friday and it’s been a very busy week from us on the advocacy front. We hope you enjoy our roundup today! This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday we did a deep dive into Labour’s public transport fare cap policy
Tuesday saw a guest post from KiwiRail, discussing their approaches to maintenance in the future.…
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