How to fix Auckland - Sir Bob Harvey asked me to contribute to a Metro magazine feature "How To Fix Auckland". The brief: 250 words on a "wild crazy and if necessary wise take on… … Continue reading "How to fix Auckland"
Auckland Conservation Board update - I was appointed to Te Runanga Papa Atawhai o Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland Conservation Board (ACB) in August 2023. The Board has an advisory and community liaison role in the conservation… … Continue reading "Auckland Conservation Board update"
Beyond Bikelash: Building and maintaining momentum - How do we move beyond "Bikelash" and the stoking of a harmful culture war against active transport? This is what Sara Templeton and I considered in our presentation to the… … Continue reading "Beyond Bikelash: Building and maintaining momentum"
Submit for a healthy transport future for everyone in Aotearoa - I’m making a submission on the Draft Government Policy Statement on land transport 2024-34 (GPS) by the cut off midday on Tuesday 2 April. The GPS sets the funding priorities… … Continue reading "Submit for a healthy transport future for everyone in Aotearoa"
What a difference a year can make - A reflection on the Mayor of Auckland to end 2023 posted on facebook and LinkedIn (please head there for any comments) At the Helen Clark Foundation Christmas drinks last week… … Continue reading "What a difference a year can make"
Shutdown the clown show Mayor Brown - It would be reasonable to expect the Mayor of Auckland and his team to be working constructively, positively and respectfully with Councillors to land an annual budget ahead of a… … Continue reading "Shutdown the clown show Mayor Brown"
Oh Waiheke - The final breakdown of elections results confirmed I won in Waitematā (city centre and central suburbs) but unfortunately it was a very different picture on Waiheke. I wrote the following… … Continue reading "Oh Waiheke"
It’s a wrap after 12 years on Auckland Council - Now that the official results are confirmed it is time to call a wrap on the election campaign and my council career. It certainly wasn’t the result I was hoping… … Continue reading "It’s a wrap after 12 years on Auckland Council"
Prudent and responsible management of Auckland Council’s budget - Anyone claiming “council’s debt and spending is out of control” or that council is “virtually broke” (and there are plenty of candidates who really should know better) needs to talk… … Continue reading "Prudent and responsible management of Auckland Council’s budget"
Reflections on the Auckland Council term 2019-2022 - Kia ora, this is my final Councillor report for the 2019 – 2022 triennium of Auckland Council. I have reported monthly throughout my time as Councillor for Waitematā and Gulf. … … Continue reading "Reflections on the Auckland Council term 2019-2022"