Albert-Eden needs you!

Albert-Eden needs you!

 Auckland Council’s 10 year budget – Have your say There are only a few days to go for feedback on Council’s ten-year budget. Your  Local Board has been fighting hard on many issues, but with budgets so tight, it is imperative Albert-Eden people make their...
In defence of the CRL

In defence of the CRL

Letters to the Editor, New Zealand Herald, [email protected] Re: Opinion Piece – “Bumpy Ride to the Field of Dreams”, published 28th November Dear Sir, Loren Portnow’s damning critique of the Central Rail Link is based on a number of erroneous assumptions. He is...
Councillors unite to get tolling referendum

Councillors unite to get tolling referendum

Media Release:  Auckland Councillors are uniting to ensure the people of Auckland are given the opportunity by way of referendum on the question of alternative transport funding options, including a motorway network charge. In an historic precedent that unites left...
Janette Sadik-Khan at Auckland Conversations

Janette Sadik-Khan at Auckland Conversations

On the evening of 26 May, I attended a long awaited talk by Janette Sadik-Khan, former Commissioner of New York City Department of Transportation from 2007-2013 under the Bloomberg administration. Her most celebrated project was a conversion of a segment of Broadway...
5 reasons to vote City Vision: #4 – Congestion Free Network

5 reasons to vote City Vision: #4 – Congestion Free Network

We all know that Auckland’s transport system is one of the pivotal issues for our city. Congestion reduces economic productivity, it’s bad for our health, and it makes life in our communities far less pleasant than it should be. Our current problems are...