Weekly Roundup 7-June-2024
Welcome to another Friday roundup! Here are some recent links and stories that caught our eye, perfectly timed for your watercooler discussions and weekend reading. As always feel free to share more in the comments.
Our header image this week is by Patrick Reynolds, and shows Te Komititanga from above.…
23 Comments Weekly Roundup 31-May-24
Winter starts tomorrow, although on the bright side it begins with a long weekend (happy birthday to all the kings and queens of urbanism out there), and another Rāmere Roundup! Here are a few things that caught our eye this week.…
Weekly Roundup 24-May-2024
Another Friday, another Rāmere Roundup! Here are a few things that caught our eye this week. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, our new writer Connor Sharp roared into print with a future-focused take on the proposed Auckland Future Fund, and what it could invest in.…
Weekly Roundup 17-May-2024
We’re at the end of another week. Here’s some of the things that caught our attention this week. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt asked if the Herald’s poor journalism will cost lives
On Tuesday Matt covered Wayne Brown’s proposal for public transport in the Long Term Plan
On Wednesday Matt looked at the governments Roads of Regional Significance announcement LTP Passes
Yesterday the council’s Long Term Plan was passed yesterday, including Wayne Brown’s recent changes for public transport.…
Weekly Roundup 10-May-2024
Brrr, the first cold snap of the year. Hope you’re rugged up nice and warm. Here are some stories that caught our eye this week… This Week on Greater Auckland On Monday, we had a post from a new contributor, Connor Sharp, who dug into the public feedback on the Long-Term Plan.…
Weekly Roundup 3-May-2024
Here we are in May already! And here are a few of the stories that caught our eye this week.
This Week on Greater Auckland
On Monday, Matt highlighted that it’s been a decade since Auckland’s rail system was electrified.
On Wednesday, Matt looked at AT’s rollout of new ways to pay for your public transport journeys.…
Weekly Roundup 12-April-2024
Welcome back to another Friday. Here’s some articles that caught our attention this week. This Week in Greater Auckland On Wednesday Matt looked at the latest with the Airport to Botany project.
On Thursday Matt covered the revelation that Auckland Transport have to subsidise towing illegally parked cars.…
Weekly Roundup 5-April-2024
It’s Friday again and here are some articles that caught our attention this week. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday we ran a post for April Fools that the government were banning walking. It seems it struck a nerve, and is already our most viewed post ever – by a large margin.…
NZ Government announces ban on walking
RNZ reports:
As part of their ‘100 Day Plan – Phase 2’, the government today announced a ban on walking on streets and in most public spaces.
Transport Minister Simeon Brown says the move is part of the Government’s plan to boost economic growth and productivity.…
Auckland Council’s astute feedback on the GPS
There are now only a few days left to give feedback on the Draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Land Transport 2024-34. See our earlier posts on GPS submission guides, and on the disparity between funding rail and funding RoNS.
As we’ve reported, the GPS is a disaster for Local Government, so we’ve been particularly interested to hear Auckland Council’s take.…
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