Category: walking and cycling
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Chair’s report May 2020 – Vision West’s food bank, Council’s emergency budget and Titirangi chickens redux
Vision West and food parcels It has been good to get out of lockdown. While I enjoyed the slower pace of life, the quietness of our streets and the cleanliness of our skies it could not last forever. Although I hope that we do not lose what we have learned during that time, including that…
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Auckland Council’s finances and Covid-19
I interviewed westie Councillor Shane Henderson recently. We had a talk about Covid-19 and the implications for Auckland Council. The audio is here if you want to listen. We reviewed the first six months of the new term. It certainly is an interesting time to be in office. Neither of us had any idea it…
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Chair’s report February 2020 – Waitangi day, Watercare and our Greenways Plan
This is my first report for the new year. Already the year is off to a flying start and probably the same as for the rest of you the holidays are a distant memory … Water We are in the middle of a gloriously warm summer. Also dry, too dry for a number of westies.…
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The end of petrol driven cars
The Government has set us a strong challenge, for our country to become carbon neutral by 2050. The rationale is simple. Increasing levels of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses are cooking the planet. And we are beyond the theory stage. We are now seeing in real time the effects as predicted by the overwhelming majority…
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What Auckland Council needs to do about climate change
Australia is currently burning. In the state of Victoria it is estimated that 200,000 hectares of forest has burned. Nationally the figure is 5 million hectares. Sydney has had dense smoke clogging the city for weeks. The Blue mountains have been severely affected. The State of New South Wales has already lost an estimated 30%…