Category: waitakere ranges heritage area
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Housing affordability and urban form
Hugh Pavletich of Demographia has released its annual review of housing affordability. The results are not surprising. New Zealand continues to perform poorly on any matrix associated with affordable housing. From Radio New Zealand: The annual Demographia International Housing Affordability shows New Zealand has continued to be one of the most unaffordable countries in the world to buy…
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The big blue Waitakere report and fixing our water quality
The Waitakere Ranges Local Board has commissioned a report into water quality on the Manukau Harbour and the West Coast. The report, titled Big Blue Waitakere, has now been released for public comment. To be frank the water quality is appalling. This local board area has half of the region’s trouble spots. Wood Bay and Laingholm…
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Chair’s report May 2018 – the Power of Community
Civil Defence and Piha Recent events at Piha have provided a good opportunity for Council to review its preparedness for emergencies. A major storm caused power outages for extended periods of time and then localised heavy rainfall caused flooding in Glenesk Road. Flooding had also occurred there in January after another localised downpour. A more…
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Auckland Council consulting on special rates for kauri dieback and improved water quality
Consultation on Auckland Council’s budget for the next ten years is now open. Auckland Council is consulting on how much it should rate and what it should spend this on over the next decade. On the income side a general increase of 2.5% is proposed. Individual increases will vary according to the value of your…
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If you want to walk in the Waitakere Ranges and respect the Rāhui …
Te Kawerau a Maki has updated its list of tracks and areas where people can walk and not breach the Rāhui. From a press release by TKAM: Executive Manager Edward Ashby said “We’d like the public to celebrate and enjoy all the beautiful parts of the park not covered in trees, so we thought we’d…