by Ben Addington | Apr 22, 2020 | Land Development, Planning, Sustainability
Four issues have been identified: Our native freshwater species and ecosystems are under threatWater is polluted in urban, farming, and forestry areasChanging water flows affect our freshwaterClimate change is affecting freshwater in Aotearoa New Zealand A must read...
by Ben Addington | Mar 10, 2020 | Housing, Land Development, Planning, Subdivision
I was taking a deep dive on the Tauranga Growth Strategy recently and found a fascinating drawing by Arkhefield + Urbis. It shows ‘conceptually’ how a neighbourhood could change over 40 years from 2010 to 2050. It was a lovely drawing of single family...
by Ben Addington | Mar 2, 2020 | Laws and Regulations, Local Government, Planning, Sustainability, Waste
I’ve been really interested in recent work around waste minimisation and in particular The Truth About Plastics Recycling report by WasteMINZ. It highlights the three principles of the circular economy: Design out waste and pollution Keep products and materials...
by Ben Addington | Feb 15, 2020 | Land Development, Landscape Architecture, Laws and Regulations, Local Government, Planning, Sustainability
Consultation on the proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity closes soon and some of the submissions by local government are fascinating. The ones I have seen (through Council Committee agendas) almost all reference a perceived tension between...
by Ben Addington | Feb 8, 2020 | Laws and Regulations, Local Government, Planning
The Dunedin Town Belt Story Map combines text, maps and multimedia to tell the story of the Dunedin Town Belt. I’ve been fascinated by Story Maps ever since I found out about them from the team at e-Spatial. I think that Story Maps could replace the traditional...
