Tree protection for urban trees to be restored
The Government is set to overturn the previous National Government’s laws that prevented proper protection of urban trees and which has seen a stampede of urban tree removal.
The term ahead for the Waitakere Ranges Local Board
In arts and culture, auckland transport, climate change, Community, elections, Environment, ethnic diversity, kauri dieback, Maori, Maui's dolphin, Michelle Clayton, resource management act, urban design, Waitakere Ranges, waitakere ranges heritage area, walking and cycling, watercare
I have the privilege of being re elected as chair of the Waitakere Ranges Local Board and Michelle Clayton is the deputy chair.
This is an excerpt from my speech to this term’s inaugural local board meeting.
WRLB end of term report 2022 – Three years of living strangely
In Affordable Housing, arts and culture, auckland transport, Chickens, city rail link, climate change, Community, Glen Eden, Greg Presland, kauri dieback, poverty, titirangi, waitakere ranges heritage area
My review of the past three years on the Waitakere Ranges Local Board. It has been a term like no other with the effects of a global pandemic profound. Despite this we advanced much of what we wanted to do although TItirangi’s chickens are still a problem …
RIP John Edgar
Westie artist John Edgar has died. He was immensely influential and was directly responsible for the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Act being passed.