Month: July 2016
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Apartments for Glen Eden?
The Western Leader recently published a story about a proposal to build two ten story apartment houses in the middle of Glen Eden. From the article: Ten-storey towers of mostly one-bedroom flats have been proposed for suburban west Auckland, prompting local fears they will turn into slums. Developers have applied for non-notifiable resource consent to build…
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Why did Auckland Council reduce funding for Kauri dieback prevention?
Kauri dieback is a scourge in Waitakere, particularly in Titirangi and the French Bay Paturoa area has a high concentration of trees affected by the disease. One of the most prominent sites is the former home of Colin McCahon. The Kauri on his property featured prominently in some of his art. There are 21 significant…
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Is the Government’s infrastructure fund announcement enough?
National has announced at its Annual Conference new policy aimed at addressing homelessness. It is appalling that in a country such as New Zealand homeless should even be an issue, let alone a widespread one. At first glance the announcement looks interesting. But after checking out the detail I can’t help but think that the policy is…