“Separation penetrates the disappearing person like pigment and steeps him in a gentle radiance.” Walter Benjamin. I didn’t sleep that well last Friday night – I kept thinking of my friend Phil English –...
“Not only will thousands of people come to experience the open sanctuary – but be in no doubt that these birds will be coming to visit you – the local residents of Whangaparaoa, the Hibiscus coast and beyond.”
8th of June is always going to be an historic day for tram lovers as today the first trams to run on central Auckland streets since 1956 were landed Jellicoe Wharf at the Port...
The Minister of Transport’s announcement yesterday which sought to demolish the business case for Auckland’s long planned Central City Link (aka CBD loop) is a major set back for Auckland. While for diplomatic reasons...
Last Friday morning I escaped from a round of seemingly endless Auckland Council meetings to go and do what I used to do a lot of back in the ARC days – I ...
ANZAC Day Address by Auckland councillor Michael Lee on behalf of the Governing Body Auckland Council, Civic Commemorative Service Cenotaph, Auckland Museum and Domain. Today we gather to solemnly remember the sacrifices...
First published 25/04/11 Paragraph Ponui Island (its literal translation means ‘big night’) which is just 18km from downtown Auckland is one of Waiheke’s closest neighbours (only 2km away) but one of those quiet neighbours...
Yesterday on this site I picked up a request from Martin and Lynn Plom who having just bought a bach at Thames discovered that it was an old tram: Their request to this site...
Hello Mr Lee, My name is Jasper Middleton, I am a graduate architect from Auckland, currently living in Paris. I keep a very watchful eye on Auckland’s progress, as I’m a fervent supporter of...
There was a very large turn-out of mourners for the funeral of Professor John Morton at Saint Mary’s Anglican Church in Parnell last Friday. The size of the crowd reflected the stature of the man and...
