Weekly Roundup 30-October-2026
Kia ora and welcome to our regular roundup of stories that caught our eye this week. Today’s header image
This Week in Greater Auckland
A short week after a long weekend: On Wednesday, Patrick refreshed and re-upped a plan for the future of Auckland to Hamilton rail, in response to this week’s Waikato Regional Council report on same – building on posts from 2017 and 2024.…
Comment Weekly Roundup 23-October-2026
Kia ora and welcome to our regular roundup of stories that caught our eye this week. Today’s header image, by Jolisa, shows Sky Tower at sunset as seen from Albert Park.
IMPORTANT: If you plan to vote in this election, the rules have changed: you must be registered to vote by midnight on Sunday 25th October.…
We asked about policies for Auckland – which parties responded?
At the beginning of last week, we reached out to the main political parties with a questionnaire about their policies for transport and infrastructure in Auckland. We asked some yes/no questions, and some open-ended ones.
You can see the questions and the responses below.…
Weekly Roundup 16-October-2026
Kia ora and welcome to our regular roundup of stories that caught our eye this week.
This Week in Greater Auckland
On Monday, Matt looked at options for solving post-event crowding at Kingsland Station. This story rumbled on for a few days, with the Mayor also weighing in (NZ Herald):
“Before anyone starts calling for uncosted and expensive new infrastructure, we need to establish the facts and make sure existing plans and procedures are being followed properly,” Brown added.…
Weekly Roundup 9-October-2026
Kia ora and welcome to our regular roundup of stories that caught our eye this week.
This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we took some time to analyse the election campaign transport announcements…
…and on Tuesday, we editorialised about what the recent campaign announcements mean for Auckland
On Wednesday, we ran a guest post book review by George Weeks, about rethinking parking…
…and on Thursday, we ran a throwback post from 2018, about rethinking Mill Road.…
Throwback Thursday: Rethinking the Mill Road Corridor
With Mill Road back in the news, as a campaign headline from the National Party (see our Tuesday coverage), it’s the perfect time for a look back at our previous coverage of this overscaled project.
The post below, by Harriet Gale, first ran in February 2018, and attracted vigorous discussion, with over a hundred comments.…
Transport policy on the campaign trail
Election campaigning is now in full swing. We’ve previously reported on the (unwise) promises about fuel taxes from the two major parties re fuel taxes, and will continue to cover transport policies as they appear – and specifically, what they mean for Auckland.…
Weekly Roundup 2-October-2026
Kia ora and welcome to October, or Whiringa-ā-nuku! With daylight saving settling in and spring on the way, it’s time for another roundup of stories that caught our eye this week.
This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we had a guest post from our pal Darren Davis: a letter to Santa about public transport.…
Weekly Roundup 25-September-2026
Kia ora and welcome to another weekly roundup of stories about cities – including our own – and what makes them great. This week’s header image shows tram bowling, at the European TramDriver Championship 2026 in Warsaw (via Tram-EM). This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we had a guest post from All Aboard, about Better Moves for transport planning.…
Weekly Roundup 18-September-2026
Kia ora, and welcome to our weekly roundup of stories about transport, cities and housing. Our header image is by Scott Caldwell, and shows a celebratory banner over Karangahape Road this week: “We’ve got a new train!” This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we reported on the sights and delights of Day One of the City Rail Link, great stuff all round!…
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