Removal of redundant flyover could free up land for development

Removal of redundant flyover could free up land for development

Days Numbered for Dominion Road Flyover? People have long wondered about the purpose and need for the flying viaduct which curves high above the Dominion Road/New North Road intersection.  Last year Albert-Eden Local Board member Graeme Easte proposed demolition of...
Outrage over lack of public say on controversial SHA

Outrage over lack of public say on controversial SHA

Press release: Cathy Casey 12 October 2015 Two Auckland councillors (Councillors John Watson and Cathy Casey) are criticising the recent decision to exclude the public from any input into the controversial Oruarangi Road Special Housing Area which borders the Otuataua...
Auckland Council calls for transparency and consultation on TPPA

Auckland Council calls for transparency and consultation on TPPA

Media Release: Barry Coates Its our Future – Kiwis concerned about the TPPA  8 October 2015 Today the Auckland Council’s Regional Strategy and Policy Committee passed a resolution on the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). The...
Update on the mammoth task of finalising Auckland’s Unitary Plan

Update on the mammoth task of finalising Auckland’s Unitary Plan

The mammoth task of finalising Auckland Council’s Unitary Plan continues apace, with hearings before an independent Hearings Panel and Council staff preparing responses to huge volumes of submissions. The size and importance for Auckland of this important task...
Get Kate

Get Kate

On 19th of September, 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to grant all women the right to vote.  It was an identify defining moment for our young nation, and a source of great pride for all New Zealanders.   On Suffrage Day, we...
Introducing the City Vision team for AECT

Introducing the City Vision team for AECT

Auckland Energy Consumer Trust election How we use energy is on the verge of a massive transformation.  Electric cars, home solar and wind, smart meters and of course the Tesla batteries are all on their way, and they’re going to fundamentally change how we use...
Women’s Suffrage Day 2015

Women’s Suffrage Day 2015

Today is Suffrage Day – a day to celebrate those feisty women who worked so hard for New Zealand to become the first country in the world to give women the vote. As we celebrate today with the suffragists of the Auckland women’s suffrage memorial looking...
New dog access rules in Albert- Eden

New dog access rules in Albert- Eden

Media Statement Auckland Council 16 September 2015 Dog Access Review in Albert-Eden Dog owners and their pets will have greater access to Point Chevalier Beach, following the Albert-Eden Local Board’s review of dog access rules in its area. “Over the five-month summer...
Ellen Melville Hall and Freyberg Square upgrade

Ellen Melville Hall and Freyberg Square upgrade

Major upgrades are planned for the city centre’s only community centre and the square in front of it, and Aucklanders are being asked for their thoughts on the draft concept design. The redesign of Freyberg Square and refurbishment of Pioneer Women’s and Ellen...