Concerned about the rate of development in Warkworth, and Council’s delay to start planning for growth, a group of locals has prepared a proposal on the potential use of land in future urban areas. Spatial Plan Consultation Document The proposal is intended to generate community thought, discussion and feedback to inform a community-led spatial plan, which will be submitted to Council so it can be used for detailed structure planning and future zone changes. The proposal aims

Newsletter #41 - 29 June 2017 We’ve secured a date to present our submission to Parliament’s Transport & Industrial Relations Committee in support of our petition. We will be flying to Wellington to present on Thursday 27 July 2017. If you would like to donate to fund this trip, please find details of how to at the end of this issue. As you can imagine, this week’s issue takes on a nautical feel as we contemplate the upcoming race between hosting the America’s Cup and getting

Newsletter #40 - 22 June 2017 Over the past week our team has been busy with preparing our submission to Parliament. After many refinements, today we lodged it. We look forward to speaking to it in Parliament at the end of July. We were also at the intersection on Friday getting our photos taken for an upcoming TV promotion. Thanks to everyone who honked and waved. While we were at the intersection, we noticed several things that are the subjects of this issue. YOU CAN’T DO T

To view the submission that accompanied the petition tabled in Parliament please click here. #submission #petition #Parliament #NZTA #AucklandTransport #FutureZoning #futuregrowth #design #safety #pedestrians #tourism #holidaytraffic #ideas

Newsletter #39 - 15 June 2017 What a week! Some of our team haven’t been able to walk down the street without being approached by locals who saw Gutsful last Thursday. Thank you all for your support as, honestly, it is about making our community a better place to live. Still, we got a few trolls who went to the effort of visiting our website, bypassed all the factual material, and sent us a message bleating out all the myths that our website debunks. Oh well, you can't win wi

Early in our campaign, Greenstone TV approached our team with an idea for a TV show. Taking two of the many problems with the Hill Street intersection, they dedicated an entire show to our campaign, which aired on primetime on TVNZ2. Watch the show by clicking on the image below where you will be directed to the TVNZ On Demand website. #Gutsful #disruption #worstintersection #NZTA #safety #emergencyservices #interview #ideas #MarkMitchell #futuregrowth #congestion

Newsletter #38 - 8 June 2017 Welcome to this special edition of our weekly newsletter. This newsletter is also being circulated to every person who signed our online petition. Thank you for your support. This issue is dedicated to providing an update on the petition and also letting everyone know that a primetime TV show tonight is dedicated to our campaign. WE’RE ON TV TONIGHT @8:30 on TV2! Yes, we’re on TV2 @8:30pm on TV2. You can later watch it on demand at: https://www.tv