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• Out and about in Sandringham and Avondale

  Monday, 31 October 2011

  

  With the Rugby World Cup over now, election campaigning is well underway. Last Saturday I joined with Sandringham locals for their annual Spring Festival. Cameron Bennett and I were asked to open up the festival with a couple of songs. I also enjoyed sampling the many different… Continue reading

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• Last week on the David Shearer Show

  Monday, 19 September 2011

  

  This week I interviewed Joshura Arbury, a writer at the Auckland Transport Blog (http://transportblog.co.nz). I discussed with him the RWC opening night fiasco, pedestrianizing Queen Street and some of the major transport challenges facing Auckland City. Check out the podcast here… Continue reading

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• McCully ‘in charge’ again...

  Wednesday, 14 September 2011

  

  McCully doesn’t need to apologise, yes he micro-managed the RWC, but everyone it seems screwed up except him. So in his mind it’s perfectly logical he takes charge. A question: did McCully inform Key before he invoked the emergency legislation that cut the Auckland Council off at the knees… Continue reading

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• First world event, third world rail

  Monday, 12 September 2011

  I just hope that Saturday night’s transport debacle stimulates some real thinking about Auckland’s transport. The fingerpointing is out: bigger crowds than expected, alcohol, idiots pushing the emergency stop button, though that happened at the U2 concernt and should have been factored in. But a world class event being held with a third… Continue reading

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• Please take my quick survey

  Friday, 26 August 2011

  I’d be grateful for your feedback on: The purchasing age of alcohol The provision of Kiwisaver services at our local post offices The underground rail link that will connect the southern and western lines at Britomart. Click here (http://tiny.cc/1sene) to fill this survey in. Continue reading

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• The Inner-city Rail Link is more popular

  Friday, 19 August 2011

  

  A recent NZ Herald/Digi poll on building an underground city rail link found that 63% of Aucklanders support it compared to just 24% who support the proposed Puhoi to Wellsford motorway. Auckland needs a world class transport network rail service that will link south and west of the city… Continue reading

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