ICOMOS Aotearoa New Zealand has commissioned a research scholar to research The Politics of Heritage. Leah Crisp has mapped the heritage policies of seven parties likely to enter parliament following the general election on 7 November. The report sets out where each party’s published position supports heritage and where it...
These scorecards have been provided by Vote for our Environment and Climate Club to summarise where parties stand on environmental issues. To find out more, go to Vote for our Environment, where you can also sign a pledge to tell all political parties that your vote depends on their commitment...
Here is a video which describes some of the work currently happening at the St James Theatre, including the lighting design for the boxes, work on the tower on Queen Street, and intricate work to restore a series of brightly coloured glazed tiles.
Auckland Council is now responsible for local roads, parking, footpaths, bus lanes, street lighting and speed limits. The changes are part of Auckland’s new transport operating model, which brings many transport functions into Auckland Council and gives elected members greater oversight of transport decisions. Auckland Transport (AT) will continue to...
When the Luxon-led coalition took office nearly three years ago, its war on nature started within days. New Zealand and the world is facing a climate crisis and a biodiversity crisis, and the coalition has been systematically making it worse, with so many anti-environment initiatives, across so many government agencies,...
The 2026 edition of Auckland’s Heritage Counts is now online. You will find it here. Each year this report provides statistics and research demonstrating the public value of heritage. The 2026 edition is organised around four key messages: Heritage connects Aucklanders with places, history and our identity Heritage attracts investment...
In the last three years, Auckland Council has recorded 58 rubbish and recycling truck fires, with many linked to batteries and battery-powered items being disposed of incorrectly. Batteries in household rubbish or recycling bins can be crushed or damaged, causing them to overheat and ignite. Aucklanders now have 10 more...
If you care about climate change being addressed by elected representatives in Parliament, this scorecard is for you. Climate Club’s purpose is to educate communities on the causes and consequences of climate change, and what we can do to fight it. Parties are evaluated against criteria to fight climate change,...
CTA’s event in this year’s Auckland Heritage Festival was a talk about city centre heritage pubs by our president, Allan Matson, in the Shakespeare Hotel on the afternoon of Saturday 26 September. Allan’s generously illustrated talk showed many of the hundreds of places where one could get a drink in...
Auckland needs more homes, but fast-track approval of out-of-sequence greenfield subdivisions is no way to manage the region’s growth. Auckland Council estimates that unanticipated fast-track developments could add 50,000 – 60,000 dwellings and impose billions of dollars in infrastructure costs. The Government’s recent law change allowing higher development contributions is...