Is Auckland Council planning to raze the inner suburbs?
Almost exactly three years ago, Auckland Council notified “Plan Change 78” (PC78) in response to government direction to allow apartments near major centres/transit stations and to allow townhouses throughout the suburbs.
Since then, Council has fought that government direction tooth and nail, while also facing extreme weather events like the infamous Auckland Anniversary floods in 2023.…
48 Comments Just asking questions about bike helmets
The media’s tendency to seize on anything bike-related and turn it into a scandal took a new turn this week, after it was revealed David Seymour, in his role as Minister for Regulation, had asked for advice about removing the mandatory helmet requirements for people on bicycles.…
The City Rail Link is a bargain…
Patrick Reynolds is deputy chair of the City Centre Advisory Panel and is running for council in the Waitematā & Gulf ward in this years local elections.
As the City Rail Link (CRL) nears completion amid talk of city deals and rates caps, I thought it worth looking at what that project can tell us about the nation-city relationship.…
Weekly Roundup 15-August-2025
Whaddya know, it’s Friday again! And here’s our regular roundup of recent news about cities, transport and making Auckland a little bit greater. This week’s header image shows an idea for High St, featuring bollards at the Shortland St entrance. See related item below.…
How rapid is our Rapid Transit
Last week Auckland Transport released their new rapid transit map for after the City Rail Link opens sometime next year. The implication that the rapid transit network (RTN) should be fast is right there in the name, but for the avoidance of doubt, the Auckland Rapid Transit Pathway has a high-level description of the RTN of:
Rapid transit is fast, frequent, and reliable public transport.…
Te Huia to Tauranga?
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. Tauranga – the weakest leg of the Golden Triangle
Aotearoa is a top-heavy country.…
Weekly Roundup 8-August-2025
Another week almost down and to go with it, another weekly roundup for your Friday morning delectation. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt looked at the government’s obsession with a Northern Expressway.
On Tuesday Matt reviewed AT’s first official map of the CRL.…
Fuel Taxes to go
The government look set to make things easier for big gas guzzling vehicles with the announcement yesterday that they’re progressing with plans to replace fuel taxes with road user charges. Cabinet has agreed to a series of important legislative changes to enable the transition of New Zealand’s 3.5 million light vehicles to paying for our roading network through electronic road user charges, rather than petrol tax, says Transport Minister Chris Bishop.…
This community chooses 30km/h
This is a guest post by Charmaine Vaughan, Secretary of the Meadowbank St Johns Residents’ Association, about how her community took the initiative in the face of recent mandatory speed raises.
In Meadowbank on a sunny Saturday afternoon not so long ago, the streets were filled with the sounds of birds singing and kids out and about by themselves.…
AT’s First Official CRL Map
The City Rail Link is going to be one of the most transformative projects Auckland has ever seen and it is now, most likely, less than a year away. Auckland Transport are more visibly starting to get ready for it, and yesterday they officially unveiled their rapid transit map for once CRL opens, including what they’re calling each of the lines.…
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