tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17633663160928651032024-03-13T12:31:57.942+13:00Reflections on Auckland PlanningJoel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.comBlogger726125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-9043823386581548692023-10-30T14:42:00.003+13:002023-10-30T14:42:39.551+13:00Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Gabrielle What’s the difference between Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Gabrielle? The answer is: wind speed and air pressure. But apart from that, what happened in Hawkes Bay in those deluges around the time of Gabrielle is a carbon copy, already for-shadowed, by what Cyclone Debbie did to Edgecumbe in 2017. I visited New Orleans 13 years after Katrina and many low-lying parts of the city were Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-89035445838528398642022-12-02T13:53:00.001+13:002022-12-02T13:53:16.865+13:00Water: Sense and SensibilityI write on 3 Water Reform - again unpublished by NZ Herald - as a former Auckland Councillor and Regional
Councillor now Mangawhai resident. This post focuses on the idea of co-governance....
After decades of immersion in Auckland’s centralised and
old-school water, wastewater and stormwater solutions, I have found Mangawhai’s
evolving approach liberating, receptive to new ideas, and locally Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-57896691246105179362022-07-28T15:16:00.003+12:002022-07-28T15:16:55.609+12:00Hidden Cost of Three Water ReformAfter 12 years Auckland Councillor; Watercare Shareholder Representative; Three Water specialist; and Mangawhai Ratepayer Representative, and other stuff - I wrote an OpEd for NZ Herald on 3 Waters.....Here's the draft OpEd which wasn't published:Government’s Three Water proposals risk costing the country more in the long run, hide from the public the true cost of traditional engineered Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-87759805197661582182022-06-17T12:35:00.000+12:002022-06-17T12:35:09.005+12:00Why is Central Government Reducing Local Government and Democracy? This is an OpEd piece sent to NZ Herald a couple of weeks ago. Unpublished. So here it is:While it is concerning that all of Auckland’s and
Northland’s mayors are resigning ahead of
upcoming Council elections, it is not particularly surprising given the
unprecedented and unrelenting attacks that have been aimed at Local Government
by the present Central Government and which threaten Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-12511876077564281092020-06-17T16:11:00.001+12:002020-06-17T16:11:20.913+12:00COVID kills DOLPHINSAs a s.274 party I have just received a joint memorandum of the Environment Court recording that Panuku wishes to surrender resource consent CST60323353 authorising the construction of the Queens Wharf mooring dolphins and the parties request that the Court close its files.....
Such a good outcome for Queens Wharf and for Auckland - in my opinion.Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-48606293387311855412020-06-12T06:32:00.003+12:002020-06-12T06:32:50.880+12:00Commercial Bay in a COVID context
A few days before official opening it was all go in the covered laneway that runs between Lower Queen Street and Lower Albert Street, and is where Queen Elizabeth Square used to be.
The public space is coming together - and those of us who walk through there each day to and from work will breath a sigh of relief. And look forward to other parts of this massive project to come to a conclusion.Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-84257881382939234732020-06-11T18:48:00.003+12:002020-06-12T06:07:35.320+12:00Auckland Water Shortages and Watercare
It seems like yesterday to me, but 1994 was a while ago. Auckland had a much bigger water crisis than we're experiencing now, and it was part of my political education. At the time Watercare was owned by the Auckland Regional Services Trust (ARST), having been put there after a hefty dose of central government driven local government restructuring. Parts of Auckland local government services Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-70614036237163034622020-06-09T18:05:00.003+12:002020-06-10T14:31:35.876+12:00When does Tiny House need Building Permit?
A two storey Tiny House was towed to this residential site in Mangawhai a couple of weeks ago, and since then the owner has been systematically preparing it so he and his partner can live in it part-time.
The planning question this sort of activity poses is when does such a development require a Building permit?
I'm interested in your views please. Use the comment facility of the blog to Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-32070232156075574052020-05-29T10:20:00.002+12:002020-05-29T10:29:51.507+12:00Submission Kaipara District Council Plan Change 78 Mangawhai CentralAccording to Kaipara District Council website information:
Private Plan Change 78 (PPC78) was lodged on 3 December 2019 by Mangawhai Central Limited. PPC78 seeks to rezone 130ha of land contained within the Estuary Estates Structure Plan of the operative Kaipara District Plan 2013 (the District Plan), PPC78 area comprises of 83 Molesworth Drive, and Lots 1 and 4 DP 314200 Old Waipu Road, Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-38957786641892894832020-05-04T14:04:00.001+12:002020-05-04T17:53:43.929+12:00NZ's Covid-19 Truth is Hiding Behind Numbers Science and Sensibility
Long ago, in my post graduate studies and my London based operations research working career I did a lot of computer modelling of scientific systems, and built computer models. The study of Pandemics relies heavily on computer modelling. I've done some reading and produced this piece which is a contribution to New Zealand's Covid-19 public policy debate....
Each dayJoel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-22841606107117263022020-05-04T13:57:00.001+12:002020-05-04T13:57:31.710+12:00Resilient Cities need Balanced Capital Investment
The impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic are still being understood, but it seems clear that this crisis will force changes in cities, physically and socially, that will echo for generations.
Central and Local Government institutions are rolling out short term economic relief packages across New Zealand. A strategy of road and rail “shovel ready” development projects is under consideration Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-90092287974640317372020-04-19T14:47:00.003+12:002020-04-19T14:47:54.261+12:00Who is Auckland's CBD for?
COVID19 is like no other disruption we’ve seen in a lifetime. A gift from hell considering its dramatic and universal impact on human health. A gift from god considering the opportunities opened up as governments, communities and people have rapidly adapted.
Lockdown has provided unprecedented opportunity to reflect on what we do, and how we live, particularly in cities. It has focussed as Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-46864065537811231932020-04-18T07:58:00.001+12:002020-04-18T07:58:13.058+12:00Missing the Point - Moving the Port
For a good while now, NZ Herald has been publishing opinions about Auckland's port, and when, where, if, and how it might be moved. Its opinion writer of the year, Simon Wilson, can't let the story go. But much of the coverage doesn't properly explain this very big public policy issue. I'll try and explain my reasoning below, using Simon's article from today's NZ Herald.
But first a little Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-82095515400737745922020-04-17T11:10:00.000+12:002020-04-17T11:10:14.183+12:00Essential Development Vs Shovel Ready Planning
The following text was penned for NZ Herald a few days ago....
New Zealand’s immediate response to the pandemic includes
prioritisation of essential services and protection of essential workers.
Central Government has focused upon the food, health and financial needs of
people, families and communities across the country in the sort of forced
paradigm shift not seen since the Great Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-43285244232843500912020-04-17T11:00:00.002+12:002020-04-17T11:00:44.585+12:00Mangawhai Interlude PicturesIt's been almost two years since my last post. Been distracted since going to New Orleans. Smelling the roses a bit more. However this COVID19 pandemic has got me thinking. In the meantime - a single Mangawhai sunrise...
Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-9653309387792945632018-06-09T10:26:00.002+12:002018-06-09T10:41:55.440+12:00Murals - Not Advertising Signage Readers will be painfully aware of the visual pollution evident throughout Auckland streets - where there is commercial activity - because of our city's highly permissive rules on advertising and signage. It's not until you visit cities which regulate instead in favour of architecture and street art that you see what might be possible in a repainted Auckland.
I've just included here 3 street Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-38270856179838468012018-06-09T10:09:00.000+12:002018-06-09T10:40:50.509+12:00Driverless Bus in Perth
Another field trip at the PIA (Planning Institute of Australia) conference held in May in Perth. This time to learn about Australia's first driverless electric shuttle.
The Royal Autoclub of Australia, with support from West Australia State Government and the City of Perth is trialling a fully driverless electric shuttle bus on a small route in a part of urban Perth. Groups of delegates were Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-80958784811624881242018-06-09T07:52:00.002+12:002018-06-09T07:52:20.251+12:00Texas Property Files
During my recent trip to New Orleans I spent a week in Austin, Texas. There for music and culture and a bit of an explore. Prior to this trip I had attended the PIA planning conference in Perth where I met Chris O'Connor - an Aussie planner currently working in Austin. He spoke to conference about "Keeping Austin Wierd" - one of the city's most popular slogans - and one which represents a Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-89871172720237885732018-06-08T15:41:00.001+12:002018-06-12T12:19:16.760+12:00New Orleans: French or Spanish?
I spent a wonderful week in New Orleans in May 2018. This posting reflects the little learning I picked up while there about the urban morphology of the French Quarter part of New Orleans in particular. I was there to immerse myself in local music - blues, soul, jazz - but there's so much more to experience and learn about here. (You will see my other post here about Katrina.).
One of the Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-52010257766188677812018-06-08T13:12:00.000+12:002018-06-12T12:36:47.295+12:00New Orleans and Katrina
Visited New Orleans a couple of weeks ago. Stayed in French Quarter. Spent a couple of day trips exploring the area of New Orleans hardest hit by Katrina floods - known as Lower 9th. It's taken a while to get my head around the geography, so I've put a few maps here to explain...
New Orleans is the main city of the state of Louisiana. Flood and storm damage threats to New Orleans come from twoJoel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-31189951182630262712018-06-08T12:32:00.002+12:002018-06-08T12:32:34.052+12:00Bad rap for Auckland public transport
I was following up an NZ Herald newslink, and stumbled across this World Economic Forum research into relative/comparative global city costs of commuting using public transport. It's apparently based on the cost of a one month ticket. You can see it here.
The key information is contained in this table....
Auckland fares badly, according to this international measure.
Interestingly, the Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-42586909693138686882018-06-07T12:15:00.000+12:002018-06-07T12:15:52.344+12:00Crazy Prices: Home and Land in Perth
I attended the Planning Institute of Australia conference held in Perth 9th-11th of May 2018. In my role as Policy Adviser to NZ Planning Institute I've also been to the previous conferences held in Sydney (2017) and Brisbane (2016). Increasingly, the topic of housing affordability and rapid urbanisation has moved to the top of the conference programme.
The focus of this posting is a field Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-64276127446090658912018-03-25T18:10:00.001+13:002018-03-26T11:47:23.865+13:00Submission: Panuku's AC36 Syndicate Hosting ApplicationThe following is my submission to the Panuku resource
consent applications BUN60313877 and BUN60313923 for America’s Cup 36 Base
Infrastructure and Event, and Fishing Fleet & Ferry Relocation
Executive Summary
1. These submissions address the need to protect and maintain the internationally recognised
waterfront legacy that has been planned for and implemented over the past ten years at Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-70117508775749717582018-03-01T16:05:00.001+13:002018-03-01T16:06:42.288+13:00Volvo Event in Auckland's Waterfront without Fuss This montage of pictures was taken at lunchtime on 1st March 2018. It shows the way the round-the-world Volvo yacht race is being hosted in Auckland's waterfront over period of about 4 weeks using pop-up buildings and facilities - all of which contribute to this being a very visual, exciting and attractive event.
Here is what you see on the way from Quay Street. Lots of hospitality, Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-18987606696646575452018-02-15T07:10:00.001+13:002018-02-17T16:33:56.373+13:00Team NZ Threaten America's Cup Success
Yesterday was a good day for Auckland's waterfront.
The perspective image above was available from MBIE's website. Part of a joint release from Minister David Parker and Auckland's Mayor Goff after they had reached an agreement in the course of this very Auckland tussle over the next development of Auckland's waterfront.
The key changes from the option which Auckland Council and Panuku and Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.com0