Month: August 2016
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This is why Auckland Council should have kept affordable housing provisions in Unitary Plan
I blogged earlier on why I believe Auckland Council made a bad decision in excluding affordable housing provisions from the Unitary Plan. Council had originally proposed that all residential developments of more than 15 dwellings should include provision for “retained affordable housing” of at least 10 per cent of the units. Qualifying units were dwellings…
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Someone in Hamilton is stupid as well as racist
It is election time. Throughout the country billboards are springing up from the ground with pictures of people wanting to be civic leaders and associated words designed to persuade the public that these people understand the job and will represent them best. Graffiti and damage are common occurrences, although thankfully this year much less frequent.…
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Glen Eden apartments approved
The application for resource consent to construct two ten story apartment towers in Glen Eden has been approved. As I previously blogged the Waitakere Ranges Local Board had concerns about the proposal and made submissions concerning the Resource Consent application. We support urban renewal and intensification particularly close to transport nodes as long as the…
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Auckland Future should not blame Auckland Council’s staff
Auckland Future’s week was, how should I put this, less then exemplary. Whau Local Board candidate Savea Harrington’s past indiscretions received a public hearing. From the Herald: A man standing for office in the upcoming local elections stole the identities of dead babies to obtain fraudulent passports. Savea Peseta Al Harrington Lavea – who is…
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I’m not standing for Portage Licensing Trust
I have lodged my nomination forms. I am seeking election to Auckland Council and also seeking re-election to the Waitakere Ranges Local Board. If I am elected to both then the next highest polling candidate gets elected to the Local Board and no by election is necessary. I will not be seeking election to Portage…