Auckland Council, Auckland Transport, mana whenua and development partners have spent the last three years reimagining and remaking downtown Auckland. From early in the programme, nana whenua have worked with the design teams to bring their knowledge and understanding of place to every level of design. With a focus on...
A new community recycling and education centre for central Auckland will be developed at 990 Great North Rd, Western Springs Garden. This much-needed centre is one of a number across Auckland. Here is a link to community recycling centres already in existence.
The man who entered closed tracks in the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park in 2019 was today convicted of three offences and fined $5700. Mayor Goff said that, “Flouting rules in place to stop the spread of kauri dieback presents unacceptable risks to the survival of kauri and has consequences …...
A Vision for Auckland: Designing with future generations in mind Watch this conversation here. Auckland’s city centre plays a critical role in the success of both Auckland and New Zealand. In March 2020 a refreshed City Centre Masterplan (CCMP) was adopted by Auckland Council’s Planning Committee. This Auckland Conversation looked at...
Deep sea oil drilling has now ended in Aotearoa, except inTaranaki. However, Austrian oil giant OMV has announced that a programme to drill exploratory wells in the Taranaki Basin has been postponed immediately amid the COVID crisis, and it has no plans to bring a new rig to New Zealand....
The following letter to The New Zealand Herald was published on April 30 under the heading “Bad fellers are running amok in Auckland,” signed by Allan Matson, the President of Civic Trust Auckland: Clearly, the felling of mature urban trees, both exotics and natives, is of increasing concern for Aucklanders,...
The National Heritage Preservation Incentive Fund, administered by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, provides financial incentives to encourage the conservation of privately owned heritage places recognised on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Applications for 2021 consideration open on 4 May and will close with regional offices of Heritage New...
Aotearoa Unearthed: Archaeology for Everyone is a new podcast by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, produced in partnership with the New Zealand Archaeological Association. Eight episodes were released for New Zealand Archaeology Week, April 24-May 2. Katharine Watson, a former president of the New Zealand Archeological Association, said, “The NZAA is...
Tohu Whenua’s goal is to connect New Zealanders with their Kiwi heritage by promoting significant historical and cultural sites around Aotearoa that offer great visitor experiences. It now has a new-look website. The website now includes regional stories (the programme currently operates in Te Tai Tokerau Northland, Otago and Te Tai Poutini...
“Housing in New Zealand” – 15 min, 32 sec In 1935, there were more than 40,000 families in New Zealand who needed homes. This 1946 film surveys New Zealand housing: from settler huts to Ernest Plischke’s modernist flats. Architect William Page bemoans sun-spurning Victorian slums with their unneeded “elaboration.” Michael...