Month: May 2011
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The Trees are safe for now …
By Greg Presland The Environment Court has struck a blow for tree protection. The Government through changes to the RMA enacted in 2009 removed the ability for District Plans to contain blanket tree protection rules. This really worried me. If my worst fears were realised then all trees on private land in Titirangi and Glen…
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Penny Hulse is right about Super City
By Greg Presland I have known Auckland’s Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse for a while now. We were foundation members of Team West, a progressive coalition that successfully contested the Waitakere City local body elections in 2001 and we were both elected to the Council. While we were on Council we did not always see eye…