Month: April 2011
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The Maori Advisory Board
Greg Presland I recently had an article published in the Herald about the Maori Advisory Board but following recent events thought that I should review my comments. Mayor Len Brown has been criticised by some for his efforts in reaching agreement with the Maori Advisory Board about its funding. This is unfair. I agree that…
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Public Transport is facing a crisis
By Greg Presland Recently I did something that I have never done before. I spent over $90 on gas filling up my highly fuel efficient Toytoa Prius. This should last me a couple of weeks but for those who do not own fuel efficient cars things must be hurting. Public transport use has exploded. Over…
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The Spatial Plan unleased
Auckland’s Spatial Plan has now been launched. The document is an impressive collection of ideas but short on the technical details which everyone is looking for. It is definitely aspirational and economic growth and environmental protection targets are referred to without really attempting to work out the tensions between the two. The proposals that will…