Queens Wharf Left vs Right
Look Mum, there's the Party Central tent! The Queens Wharf saga is now becoming a battle between Auckland politicians a few months out from the Auckland supercouncil...
Tears Shed Over Queens Wharf
The big shed on Queens Wharf is going to be saved - but who is going to pay the millions needed to save it? In typical Auckland political fashion, the answer...
Lee: Eden Park Right Place
ARC Chair Mike Lee tonight defended his council’s insistence that the RWC matches should be held at Eden Park, not at a waterfront stadium, as proposed by...
Historic Building Gets NZTA Help
Another good bonus from the Victoria Park tunnel project. The historic Campbell Free Kindergarten in Victoria Park has been abandoned for more than 20 years and...
Nice Work, Newmarket
When I first stumbled upon a revamped Osborne St one night recently when coming out the back of Newmarket’s Rialto cinema complex, I thought I had been transported...
Train Delay Announcement Interrupts Grafton Train Opening Ceremony
It was a reality check of Auckland’s recent rail service performance. At this afternoon’s Grafton train station opening ceremony held on the new platform,...
Grafton Opening: Mike Lee Calls For CBD Rail Loop
ARC Chair, Mike Lee, used this afternoon’s Grafton train station opening to call for the CBD rail loop as the next big project. “I urge the government...
Minister To Open Grafton Station
Transport Minister Steven Joyce tomorrow afternoon officially opens the new Grafton train station, with Auckland’s Mayor John Banks and other dignitaries in...
Banks, Lee Enthusiastic About CBD Loop Plan
Auckland mayor John Banks is enthusiastic about the suggested route for the CBD rail loop – and ARC chair Mike Lee says the suggestion of running the line under...
Two Victories In One Day, One “Loss” - & Time For A Re-think
Auckland Mayor John Banks needs some thinking time Two silly typically Auckland rushes- to-the-head projects have been axed in one day. That’s awesome. The...