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After 3 weeks of petitioning and 3344 signatures later, Tatjana, Jane and Carla were Wellington bound last Wednesday to hand over our petition to Chris Penk on the steps of parliament. Chris commended the community’s intentions and efforts on this petition. And yes, he did…

Please donate to our Givealittle page so that we can engage legal and expert advice and stand a good chance of fighting the approval of this large housing development in its current proposed form.

You’ve asked where you could sign to oppose Waimauku West, we have just launched a parliamentary petition! You can donate through our Givealittle page.

What happens when large-scale housing developments are described as regionally or nationally significant, but the infrastructure, sequencing, flood management, productive land, and local planning questions are still unresolved?

We’re celebrating more than 600 members, thanks for all your support! Our Community”s voice is getting stronger. We had over 100 new and familiar faces in our latest community meeting and have started connecting with community groups from around the country.

Jane’s 22 July presentation highlighted risks in the fast-track consenting pathway. In “Different era, same spot,” she connected earlier attempts to develop the land with the current application. Her perspective is shaped by her former role as an RMA Commissioner, which she chose not to…

Lots of things have been happening, and many people have been lobbying on the community’s behalf to oppose the large proposed ‘Waimauku West’ development. Make sure to come to our next community meeting next week Wednesday 22 July 7pm, Waimauku RSA. Here’s the latest updates.

In summary, I express my own view – and I think on behalf of the majority of the community – that any new development in Waimauku and the rest of northwest Auckland should properly account for the risk of flooding, as experienced previously, and also…

We asked Chris to support our opposition to Waimauku West and to escalate our concerns to Chris Bishop who signed the referral to Fast Track in the first place. Chris Penk keeps telling us he’s “not the decision maker”. All he is suggesting he will…

Under the government Fast Track system, there are distinct differences to the standard RMA (Resource Management Act) process.