Water sensitive design is being implemented via the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act which implements the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP). Special Housing Areas have allowed Auckland Council to test planning provisions to encourage water sensitive design (WSD) in greenfields and brownfields scenarios.
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What are the roles and responsibilities of local government in the face of a changing climate? Auckland Council chief sustainability officer John Mauro – and a panellist at the recent Australia-New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference – shares his views.
What natural hazards will we face as a result of climate change?
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On the fifth birthday of what has been described as New Zealand’s most radical local governance restructure – the creation of Auckland City, Vicki Jayne looks at what has so far been learnt from the process of creating Australasia’s biggest council.
If size were the primary criteria of success, there’s no doubt Auckland City is...
