The massive tragedy of COVID-19 and its associated personal, social and economic shocks and disruption, offers a rare and compelling opportunity to rapidly transition to a new order of human affairs. This is to a low carbon, much lower impact and a much fairer and appreciative world with a greater...
The Governing Body has endorsed the proposed membership of the following experts and community advocates for the next term of the Heritage Advisory Panel: Alexander Jorgensen: Expert – law/ archaeology / iwi engagement Bridget Graham: Community Advocate Onehunga Caleb Hamilton: Expert – cultural heritage Dave Veart: Expert – archaeology Elizabeth...
A significant boost in government science funding to combat the spread of kauri dieback and myrtle rust has allowed a comprehensive and coordinated research programme to get underway within New Zealand’s Biological Heritage Science Challenge. The new programme called “Ngā Rākau Taketake – Saving our Iconic Trees” is focused on...
The Waitematā Local Board voted 4/3 yesterday against a resource consent application to fell pine trees in the Western Springs Forest. The Society for the Protection of Western Springs Forest have been working hard to have community views heard on what could happen in this Significant Ecological Area and are...
Submit against the felling of mature exotic trees on the maunga. Information here. The Tūpuna Maunga Authority plans to fell nearly 2,000 healthy, mature exotic trees on all the Auckland volcanic cones. The more people who submit against this, the more likely the Authority are to listen. Submissions are due...
Last Wednesday, a public gathering of about 200 local people and other supporters was held outside the Leys Institute to protest its closure. These included members of the Freemans Bay Residents Association, the St Mary’s Bay Association, and Civic Trust Auckland. Addressing the crowd were Richard Northey, the chair of...
Local boards throughout Auckland are starting the process of engaging with the public to review their three-year plans. One local board says, “We know our community is full of great ideas. Tell us what is important to you and what we should focus on.” Some local boards have organised local...
The Leys Institute in St Mary’s Bay was closed yesterday with one day’s notice. The buildings, designed in the Edwardian Baroque style and built in 1905/6 and are Listed as Category 1 by Heritage NZ and scheduled as Category A by Auckland Council. Together the buildings have provided the...
One of the oldest heritage buildings in New Lynn was demolished on 27 November, ending the community’s long fight to save it. The former St Andrews Church hall on Margan Ave in West Auckland has been ruled unsafe as it is at risk of collapse and “likely” to cause injury...
There is excellent news from the Albert-Eden Local Board regarding the future uses of Chamberlain Park Golf Course. Following the recent local body elections, the composition of members is now evenly split between City Vision and C & R members. They have decided to keep 18 holes at Chamberlain Park,...