Weekly Roundup 20-March-2026
Welcome to another weekly roundup of all things cities and urbanism, we hope you’ve had a good week!
Our header image this week shows the installation Evanescent in Aotea Square, part of the Auckland Arts Festival. (Photo by Jolisa Gracewood) This week in Greater Auckland On Monday Patrick answered the question of what should the government do about the ongoing fuel crisis.…
23 Comments Weekly Roundup 13-March-2026
It’s Friday the 13th! Hope you’re feeling lucky. Enjoy this roundup of stories that caught our eye this past week. This week in Greater Auckland On Tuesday, Matt did a deep dive into the hidden details of the recent City Rail Link test.…
Weekly Roundup 6-March-2026
Here’s our weekly roundup of things that caught our eye this week. We’ve had a busy week ourselves, with some big posts attracting wider coverage – on brand for March Madness! This week in Greater Auckland On Monday Patrick laid out why CRL should be a transformational metro – and why this requires a different approach to the network
On Tuesday, we had Connor’s deep dive into the $22,000,000,000 Northern Expressway.…
We-told-you-so Wednesday: “the RoNS clause”
A comment on yesterday’s eye-catching post by Connor about the skyrocketing costs of the Roads of National Significance programme (and the enormous opportunity cost it represents), made a request:
It would be good to have a post from Greater Auckland on the National Infrastructure Plan.…
Weekly Roundup 27-February-2026
Welcome to another roundup of all things cities, we can’t believe it’s already the last Friday of February. How time flies! This week in Greater Auckland On Monday we ran Connor’s op-ed on what is going wrong with the next Auckland Harbour Crossing
On Wednesday Matt did a deep dive into the Northwest busway fast track application
On Thursday Jolisa asked for help to make sure AT gets it right on Green Lane West This roundup, like all our work, is brought to you by the Greater Auckland crew and made possible by generous donations from our readers and fans.…
Weekly Roundup 20-February-2026
Hey look, it’s another Friday and it’s been a busy week! And another roundup of recent news, to cap off your week. This week in Greater Auckland On Monday Connor examined what AT is doing to ruin Queen Street and Wellesley Street.…
Weekly Roundup 13-February-2026
Happy Friday 13th – may your luck go the right way today! Welcome to another roundup of stories that caught our eye this week. This week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we ran a follow-up guest post by Kasey McDonnell, on why trams should rebuild Wellington.…
Weekly Roundup 5-February-2026
Here’s our weekly roundup of all things urbanism, a day earlier than usual with Waitangi Day tomorrow and the long weekend ahead. This week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt wrote about the end of the big summer shutdowns – and AT’s planned timetable for once the CRL opens.…
Weekly Roundup 30-January-2026
Another roundup to cap off your week, can you believe its already the end of January? This week in Greater Auckland On Tuesday we ran Scott’s op-ed from Coalition for More Homes about what PC120 will bring.
On Wednesday Jolisa took a deep look into some of the headlines about climate resilience and the recent tragedies.…
Weekly Roundup 23-January-2026
It’s Friday again, following a very wet few days. Our thoughts go out to all of the people impacted by the weather and flooding, as the growing impacts of climate change make themselves increasingly felt across the motu. This week in Greater Auckland On Tuesday Matt took a look at road deaths last year.…
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