Simon Wilson
Senior Writer at New Zealand Herald
Senior writer NZ Herald: politics, climate, urban issues. Wed column, weekend features & more. Author HomeGround: The story of a building that changes lives
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Dogs and their people at Mission Bay in winter. Photo / Alex Burton Opinion by Simon WilsonSimon Wilson is an award-winning senior writer covering politics, the climate crisis, transport, housing, urban design and social issues. He joined the Herald in 2018. Learn moreThis is a transcript of Simon Wilson’s weekly newsletter Love this City – exploring the ideas and events, the reality and the potential of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Dogs dogs dogs! Dogs on the beaches, dogs in the parks?
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Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick during her Budget 2025 speech at Parliament. Photo / Mark MitchellOpinion by Simon WilsonSimon Wilson is an award-winning senior writer covering politics, the climate crisis, transport, housing, urban design and social issues. He joined the Herald in 2018. Learn moreTHE FACTSThe Green Party has released a “fiscal strategy”. The strategy supports its other plans released this year, including a Green Budget, emissions reduction plan and industrial strategy.
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Climate Change Minister Simon Watts (left) and Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk record a selfie video to promote the new rules for rooftop residential solar panels. Photo / Simon WilsonThe song Four Seasons in One Day was not written, as many people assume, about Auckland. Songwriter Neil Finn has explained more than once that he was thinking of Melbourne, where he used to live. But it could have been Auckland: the two cities have similar weather patterns.
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RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop, flanked by Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown and Minister for Auckland Simeon Brown: Agreement on the scope of a new housing density deal for the city has been reached. Photo / NZMEOpinion by Simon WilsonSimon Wilson is an award-winning senior writer covering politics, the climate crisis, transport, housing, urban design and social issues. He joined the Herald in 2018.
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Opinion by Simon WilsonSimon Wilson is an award-winning senior writer covering politics, the climate crisis, transport, housing, urban design and social issues. He joined the Herald in 2018. Learn moreTHE FACTSCycleways account for about 1% of transport spending in Auckland. Mayor Wayne Brown has a long list of instructions for Auckland Transport that includes cheaper cycleways. Minister for Auckland Simeon Brown is an enthusiast for a boardwalk cycleway in Hobson Bay.
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If you ask me, the closure of clothing boutiques like this have nothing to do with parking etc etc and everything to do with people shopping online. If we want shops, we have to buy things in shops https://t.co/1SRHDTSGdY
Also had a remarkable outcome. Mike Lee and Wayne Walker fulminated about saving the "heritage value" of the western end of K Rd (gravel car park, anonymous buildings, empty lot) and not a single other councillor supported them. The rump is down to two
Wayne Brown just proposed a compromise solution to the Whangapāraoa and Waiheke councillors trying to downzone the city centre, and it resulted in a beautiful moment between him and his deputy mayor https://t.co/eZwKEwzZof
RT @simonbwilson: Ah yes, obey the rules. Not wanting to say we shouldn't have any rules, but we all know what it means when those with pow…