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The promise of PC120: saying yes to more homes - Greater Auckland This piece originally ran as an

“Last year, 200 people packed a town hall in Mt Eden to protest apartment buildings being constructed near train stations – and therefore their house.

Last year, 72,500 Kiwis left NZ. That’s nearly a whole Mt Eden town hall per day.”

A @scootfoundation.bsky.social op-ed on the power of yes. #YIMBY

The CFMH 2025 Local Elections Candidates Survey : The Coalition for More Homes A lack of secure, high-quality housing in the right places continues to be one of the biggest issues facing Auckland. We know it's something you care about, so to help you discover your ward candidate...

More Homes is pleased to share the results of our 2025 Auckland Local Government Elections!

Note: Our survey focused solely on Ward Councillors, not Local Boards🧵

www.morehomes.nz/news/the-cfm...

The candidate for the last century:

one simple trick to fix auckland city centre:

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ah :( thanks for the update though

Do you know if there are any updates on the Hobson/Nelson St footpaths by any chance?

Fenton Street Bridge

Fenton Street Bridge

Maungawhau Station

Maungawhau Station

Maungawhau Station

Maungawhau Station

they are building a tunnel under auckland

let me in

'Stuck in traffic': AT slammed over CRL station precinct plans The CRL should create a more pedestrian-friendly city, but critics say that won't happen.

I presented to Auckland Councils Transport, Infrastructure, and Resilience Committee last week about AT's last minute Project K changes. Felt like a pretty positive reception.

Simon Wilson did a bit of a write up today in the Herald about the issue:
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/city-rail...

Te Hā Noa Victoria Street

Te Hā Noa Victoria Street

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Open Letter to Auckland Transport about Project K - Greater Auckland This is a letter we will be sending to Auckland Transport to ask they return to the original consulted and endorsed plans on the join our circle of supporters here, or support us

We (@greaterauckland.bsky.social) have written an open letter to AT asking to reverse their last minute changes to the Karanga-a-Hape Station precinct integration project.

Find the letter here with our contact details if you would like to sign onto it:
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/04/14/o...

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Putting aside the abject failure to uphold agreed plans (no small feat by AT!) The secrecy in of this is really corrosive to public engagement. It's a betrayal of trust - projects decided by a few figures agitating behind closed doors, plus a meek authority. The lack of transparency is remarkable.

Getting Cross with AT's awful last minute re-designs of Project K - Greater Auckland A few weeks ago, I wrote a post extensively on Substack! Cross Street Let’s start on Cross Street, where Auckland Transport has decided to preserve on-street carparking, which means choosing not to ex...

We are spending $5.5 billion on a transformational rail project, only for Auckland Transport to bring back cars and traffic right outside stations, by last minute redesigning a well supported project.

Something needs to change.

www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/04/09/g...

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do you know if the footpath renewals are still happening?

CityNerd — I Went to New Zealand, and I Have Thoughts I traveled to the southern half of our planet to get some perspective. There's a lot going on in New Zealand's largest city, let's check it out!

New for the Nebulized! Now was as good as any time to get away from the U.S.
nebula.tv/videos/cityn...

For Auckland central urbanists. Come along to this.

“what if we spent billions of dollars on an expensive underground train station and then didn’t let you build an 11 storey building in the catchment 🙂👍 - @thirdculturebot.bsky.social

Unbelievable! 🤦‍♀️Surrounded by car parks and is in the city-centre, which allows for “as much density as possible”.

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Quay Street

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Māngere Bridge

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