Connor Sharp

1 week ago | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

Over the last year, I’ve been writing a book on the story of light rail in Auckland between 2014-2024. A lot happened – much of it public, and quite a lot not – and the history of the project goes to the heart of our struggle to build things in New Zealand. The book will be done when it’s done; hopefully next year, and I’m sure many parts of the story will surprise people.

2 weeks ago | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

“First we shape the cities — then they shape us.”. These words by renowned Danish architect and urban designer Jan Gehl are a simple but powerful reminder of our ability – and perhaps even duty – to shape any city, including our own home of Auckland, for the better.

2 weeks ago | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

This is a guest post by Darren Davis. It originally appeared on his excellent blog, Adventures in Transitland, which we encourage you to check out. It is shared by kind permission. Like the Otago Gold Rush of the 19th Century, its 21st Century counterpart, the gondola rush, has come to town in Queenstown. What is it and will it work? Let me start by stating the obvious.

1 month ago | journals.plos.org | Elisa T. Granato |Jacob Palmer |Christian Kirk |Connor Sharp

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewedResearch Article Citation: Granato ET, Palmer JD, Kirk C, Sharp C, Shillcock G, Foster KR (2025) Horizontal gene transfer of molecular weapons can reshape bacterial competition. PLoS Biol 23(5): e3003095. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003095Academic Editor: Sam Paul Brown, Georgia Institute of Technology, UNITED STATES OF AMERICAReceived: August 29, 2024; Accepted: March 4, 2025; Published: May 21, 2025Copyright: © 2025 Granato et al.

1 month ago | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

On Tuesday this week I watched AT present to the Waitematā Local Board about the Karanga-a-Hape Station precinct integration project (otherwise known as Project K). The same day, I received information in response to my LGOIMA request for documents about the last-minute decision to drastically change the project in March & April of this year, as well as an early return yesterday of documents regarding resolutions from the Traffic Control Committee. I’m going to dig into these below.