Blog - Grey Lynn Residents Association

New Committee for 2023

26 March 2023 by Nicola Legat Leave a Comment

The GLRA held a well-attended AGM at the RSC on March 6. We were very pleased to have Local Board members Genevieve Sage, Alex Bonham and Greg Moyle in attendance.

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Great North Road Improvements – Open Letter to AT

28 February 2023 by Brandon Wilcox Leave a Comment

*Great North Road improvements and linking routes map*

Yesterday we wrote to the Board of AT confirming our support for the Great North Road Improvements programme, and two other road programmes.

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How Plan Change 78 (Intensification Rules) Affects Grey Lynn

26 September 2022 by Tania Mace

Plan Change 78 could mean these Grey Lynn villas are zoned for apartment buildings unless the "special character" overlay is retained — Plan Change 78 rezones these properties in Selbourne St to allow 5-storey apartment buildings as they are within 200m of Grey Lynn Local Centre (Surrey Cres Shops) – a local shopping centre that Council considers “large”. They are currently zoned single house and are not covered by the special character overlay.

The proposed Plan Change 78 rezones all Auckland suburbs. It is open for submissions until 29 September 2022. Make sure you have your say!

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Filed Under: Intensification Tagged With: Arch Hill, Auckland Council, Auckland Unitary Plan, Burns Street, Dickens Street, Great North Road Grey Lynn, Grey Lynn, Grey Lynn Local Centre, Grey Lynn Park, Kainga Ora, Mackelvie Street, Maidstone Street, Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS), Mixed Housing Urban zone, National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD), Nixon Street, Plan Change 78, Pollen Street Grey Lynn, Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby Town Centre, Putiki Street, Qualifying Matter, Scanlan Street, Special Character Areas Overlay, StatsNZ, Terrace Houses & Apartment Buildings (THAB) zone, Upzoning, Walkable catchments, Williamson Ave Grey Lynn

Petition to Ban Private Helicopter Use in Residential Auckland

25 September 2022 by Brandon Wilcox

Potential helicopter landing pad sites in Coxs Bay, Westmere, Auckland, which would threaten important roosting and foraging site for threatened indigenous birds.

Sign Quiet Sky Waitematā’s petition to ban private helicopter use in residential Auckland areas to protect fauna & flora, and community amenity values.

A resource consent application for helicopter activity at 38 Rawene Ave, Westmere is requesting four movements per day, which is 1,460 landings and takeoffs per year.

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Filed Under: Transport Tagged With: 38 Rawene Ave Westmere, 74 Paritai Drive, Auckland Council, Ban private helicopters from residential areas, Banded Dotterels, Briscoe Group, Caspian Terns, Change.org, Chris Darby, Coxs Bay, Don Mathieson, Dotterels, Helicopter Landing Pads, Helicopter use in residential areas, Helicopters, Herne Bay, Ōrākei Local Board, Petition, Quiet Sky Waitematā Inc, Rod Duke, Sentinel Beach, South Island Pied Oystercatchers, Stanley Pt, Stuff.co.nz, The Jetsons, Transport Emissions Reduction Plan, Variable Oystercatchers, Waitematā Local Board, Westmere

Efeso Collins in conversation with Simon Wilson

19 August 2022 by Brandon

Community Notice of event this weekend. Find out more about mayoral candidate Efeso Collins – both his policies and Efeso the person.

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Filed Under: Events

GLRA submission on Government’s new housing rules

16 June 2022 by Tania Mace

Urban development in Grey Lynn — *An example of urban development in Grey Lynn*

Last month Auckland Council sought feedback on their preliminary response to Government’s new housing rules. We submitted on your behalf…

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Filed Under: Auckland Plan Tagged With: Auckland Council, Auckland Unitary Plan, Environment Court, Freemans Bay Residents Association, Herne Bay Residents Association, Independent Hearings Panel (IHP), Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS), Minister for the Environment, National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD), St Mary’s Bay Association, Western Bays Community Group

Now Is the Time to Make Your Voice Heard on the Future of Grey Lynn

9 May 2022 by Nicola Legat

Most of you will have heard by now about Auckland Council’s planning maps which show the potential for a radically reshaped city. The Council is asking for feedback on this from residents, and this blog sets out to explain to Grey Lynn residents how you can submit your views.

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Filed Under: Auckland Plan Tagged With: Arch Hill, Auckland Unitary Plan, Cohaus, Cox's Bay, Grey Lynn, Grey Lynn Park, Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS), National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD), NPS-UD, Qualifying Matter, Resource Management (Enabling Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, Special Character, Walkable catchments

Where Have All The Awnings Gone?

5 May 2022 by David Batten

The Turing apartments by Ockham on Great North Road, Grey Lynn

The April “Apartment Special” issue of Ponsonby News set us thinking… How do the featured developments compare to the published findings of the Community-led Vision for Great North Road?

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Filed Under: Great North Road Precinct Vision Tagged With: 217 North, 428 Dominion Road, Ariki Street Grey Lynn, Countdown Ponsonby, Eden View Apartments, Great North Road Grey Lynn, Harcourt Street Grey Lynn, Ockham Residential, Paul Brown & Associates, Pollen Street Grey Lynn, The Crest, The Dylan, The Feynman, The Greenhouse, The Grey, The North, The Turing, Williamson Ave Grey Lynn

Grey Lynn News July 2021

18 July 2021 by Jess Fowler

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Filed Under: Auckland Plan, Events, Grey Lynn News, Home Street Reserve Tagged With: Auckland Transport (AT), Hakanoa Reserve, Home Street Arch Hill, Home Street Reserve, Matariki Festival, Plan Change 26, Safer Speed Zone, Wellpark Reserve, Wellparkers

Love your local park

17 July 2021 by Jess Fowler

*From overgrown to enchanting – many local hands have helped transform Hakanoa Reserve on Hakanoa Street.*

Great things happen when Grey Lynn-ers get together. The transformation of Hakanoa and Wellpark Reserves are two recent examples – join us at Grey Lynn Community Centre on Wednesday 28 July to hear how they did it and get your favourite green space next on the list.

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Filed Under: Parks, Wildlife Tagged With: Hakanoa Reserve, Pest Free Grey Lynn, UrbanArk, Wellpark Reserve, Wellparkers

Home Street welcomes Matariki

11 July 2021 by Jess Fowler

A light-covered star marks Matariki on the steps of Home St Reserve, Arch Hill

More than 100 children, parents, grandparents and residents braved a chilly but perfectly clear evening to celebrate the start of Matariki at the recently regenerated Home Street Reserve in Arch Hill.

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Filed Under: Home Street Reserve, Parks, Waitemata Local Board Tagged With: Adriana Alverado Christie, Home Street Arch Hill, Home Street Reserve, Matariki Festival, Richard Northey, Waitematā Local Board (WLB)

Change on the horizon as Council drops plan

11 July 2021 by Jess Fowler

Plan Change 26 - which rules apply in Special Character areas?

Auckland Council have advised us that they have decided to withdraw Plan Change 26.

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Filed Under: Auckland Plan Tagged With: Amenity, Auckland Unitary Plan, Herne Bay Residents Association, National Policy Statement on Urban Development, NPS-UD, Plan Change 26, Special Character Areas Overlay

Expert backs bold vision for Grey Lynn’s Great North Road

30 May 2021 by Jess Fowler

A senior University of Auckland architecture lecturer has lent his voice to the call for Auckland Transport (AT) to listen to the community before rushing through any changes to Great North Road.

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Filed Under: Great North Road Precinct Vision Tagged With: Arch Hill, Bill McKay, Great North Road, Grey Lynn Business Association, Urban issues