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The airport debate and why selling robs Auckland’s future generations
Caption: The same old battle. Auckland Regional Council March 1992. Newly elected Mike Lee ARC member for Auckland Central rises to second the motion which stopped the privatisation of Ports of...
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Farewell to a great Aucklander – Judge Arnold Turner CMG, founder of...
I was honoured to be asked to deliver a eulogy at the funeral of Judge Arnold Turner who passed away recently at the age of 96. Apart from grieving family and friends the funeral was attended by...
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My rise and fall as an AT director
On 27 July on the motion of mayor Wayne Brown I was removed as a director of Auckland Transport (AT) and replaced with Cr Chris Darby. I can’t say the move was unexpected. I never actually asked to...
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Save the Downtown Car Park Building
Shery Gartner is a concerned Aucklander. An accountant, she has been waging a determined campaign to save the Downtown Car Park Building. Shery is convinced that the building’s 1944 off-street car...
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Election disaster for Labour in the year of three prime ministers
There was little doubt in the weeks leading up to the election that this would be one of change – but no-one imagined the scale of it. Not even the most optimistic of incoming PM Christopher Luxon’s...
View ArticlePonui Kiwi for Waiheke?
Letter to the editor Gulf News Dear Editor, In regard to the forthcoming talk by the inspirational Paul Ward hosted by Te Korowai o Waiheke, it’s really encouraging to hear of good news on progress at...
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The Auckland Council war on Auckland’s city centre: the city centre fights back
It’s been quite a year hasn’t it. Looking back to last December I recall a mood of hopeful expectation that the new mayor and council would soon ‘fix’ Auckland Council and its unpopular CCOs. Sadly,...
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It’s time for action to sort out helipad consents
Helicopter on its way to gated community near Owhanake Bay, Waiheke. (Photo Leith Duncan). Helicopters and helipads, the disturbance they cause, the ear-shattering intrusion on neighbours’ quiet...
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The ecological crisis in the Hauraki Gulf – and what to do about it
A view to the north from the west of the Owhanake embayment, looking out over the proposed Hākaimangō-Matiatia marine reserve (photo Mike Lee). I have always been well aware that the name of the...
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Council’s asset stripping Long Term Plan – a long term disaster for Auckland
The Port of Auckland, 100% owned by the people of Auckland and earning $1M a week. Mayor Wayne Brown no longer wants to move the Port – just its ownership. Long Term Plan – or Long Term Scam? On 20...
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