Housing and city planning
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The CBD is emptying and it is a good thing
Recently, on the days when I come into the CBD, I am acutely aware of how I am dragging my …
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Wellington in 2021: a look back
Over the past few months, I have extensively covered the airport and its greed-driven expansion plans at any cost, especially …
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Three interviews to understand a vision
A couple of months ago, I started a journey. In the beginning, there was a painting, a fresco almost. I …
Transport
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A new bus depot at the Miramar cutting
The City Council keeps on delivering for the Eastern suburbs. Shelly Bay is going ahead, and so is the Airport …
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Wellington in 2021: a look back
Over the past few months, I have extensively covered the airport and its greed-driven expansion plans at any cost, especially …
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A conversation with Sean Rush
Mid-July, I wrote an article called “A mid-term City Council assessment and the Eastern mega developments”. This piece was an opportunity to …
Airport
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The status quo between WCC and the airport is impossible
Should WCC openly oppose the airport expansion? On the 12th of May, the Mayor of Wellington and the City Councillors …
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Wellington in 2021: a look back
Over the past few months, I have extensively covered the airport and its greed-driven expansion plans at any cost, especially …
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Is WCC abandoning the community on the airport?
In a post earlier this year, I talked about Wellington Airport’s plan to expand over Miramar’s golf course. This week, …
Climate
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A conversation with Tamatha Paul
One year, to the day, after the vote on Te Atakura – First to Zero implementation plan, I met with …
Engagement
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12%
A couple of months ago, the Wellington City Council released its 2022 edition of the Resident Monitoring Survey. This document is …
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We need an overhaul on consultation
During the first months of this year, I haven’t been nearly as present on this blog as I’d like. I’ve …
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Three interviews to understand a vision
A couple of months ago, I started a journey. In the beginning, there was a painting, a fresco almost. I …
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