

About Auckland Council's Shoreline Adaption Plans
Auckland Council is currently consulting about the future of Council assets in coastal areas affected by rising sea levels. Feedback received so far suggests people want this to be a much larger discussion involving the future of roads and private property, not just Council assets.





The term ahead for the Waitakere Ranges Local Board
I have the privilege of being re elected as chair of the Waitakere Ranges Local Board and Michelle Clayton is the deputy chair.This is an excerpt from my speech to this term’s inaugural local board meeting.

WRLB end of term report 2022 – Three years of living strangely
My review of the past three years on the Waitakere Ranges Local Board. It has been a term like no other with the effects of a global pandemic profound. Despite this we advanced much of what we wanted to do although TItirangi's chickens are still a problem ...

Chair’s report – November 2020 - Derivatives, Open Studio and acknowledging a community hero
My November report where I comment on Council's derivatives policy, talk about the joys of Open Studio, report on Community Waitakere's year and an important speech by their chair David Kenkel, and acknowledge a community hero Ian Henderson.

Auckland's tree protection problem
Currently in Auckland far too many of our magnificent trees are not protected. Here is what I think the Government and Auckland Council should do to change this.








