David Batten Archives - Grey Lynn Residents Association

Looking Back On What We Achieved in 2024

31 December 2024 by Brandon Wilcox

Happy New Year from the United Republic of Gay Lynn

Happy New Year! As we close the door on ’24, we hope you thrive in ’25. To prepare for the year ahead, let’s look at the year just gone.

Filed Under: Grey Lynn Residents Association Tagged With: 2023 Auckland Anniversary Weekend Floods, 38 Rawene Ave Westmere, Arch Hill, Arch Hill Reserve, Auckland Council, Auckland Transport (AT), Barfoot & Thompson Grey Lynn, Bike Auckland, Bond Street, Brandon Wilcox, Central Interceptor, Cockburn Street, Cohaus, Cooper Street, Coxs Bay, Dan Salmon, David Batten, Dryden Street, Friends of Grey Lynn Park, Friends of Hakanoa Reserve, Great North Road improvement plan, Grey Lynn, Grey Lynn Park, Grey Lynn Park to Hakanoa Reserve Blue-Green Corridor, Grey Lynn School, Hakanoa Reserve, Helen White MP, Hon Judith Collins, Incorporated Societies Act 1908, Incorporated Societies Act 2022, Joanna Hurst, Kainga Ora, Karangahape Road, Marc Collins, Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS), Melissa Lee MP, Meola Road cycleway, Mike Lee, National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD), Nicola Legat, Niger Street, Nikki Kaye, Northland Street, Paul Shortland, Plan Change 78, Point Chevalier cycleway, Potatau Street, Quiet Sky Waitematā, Rose Road Gully, Steve Willis, Surrey Crescent, Tania Mace, Waitematā Local Board (WLB), Waitematā Safe Routes, Watercare, Western Isthmus Stormwater and Wastewater Upgrades

Great North Road Improvements Project Update, With Timelines.

29 July 2024 by Joanna Hurst

Great North Road improvement plan - street design — Great North Road improvements project plan – street design

Work is underway on the Great North Road Improvements Project in Grey Lynn with stage 1, being underground services, completed in March 2024.

Filed Under: Great North Road Precinct Vision Tagged With: Auckland Council, Auckland Transport (AT), Brandon Wilcox, David Batten, Good Citizen's Award, Richard Leggatt, Waitematā Local Board (WLB)

Great North Road Improvement Plan: Read our Open Letter to AT Board 🤯

27 June 2023 by Brandon Wilcox

The Great North Road improvement plan was approved in 2021, then AT put it on hold. Here’s our last ditch effort to get it back on track…

Great North Road improvement plan - street design — Great North Road improvement plan – street design

Filed Under: Great North Road Precinct Vision Tagged With: Auckland Transport (AT), Bike Auckland, Brandon Wilcox, Bryan Rehutai, Dan Salmon, David Batten, Great North Road improvement plan, Grey Lynn Business Association (GLBA), Hannah Wells, Joanna Hurst, John Diamond, Margie Tukerangi, Newton Central School, Nicola Legat, Paul Stephenson, Peter Bell, Tania Mace

Grey Lynn News – September 2020 – News, Sightings & More!

6 September 2020 by Jess Fowler

Grey Lynn News

Welcome to Grey Lynn News for September 2020: Rallying under lockdown. Jacinda Ardern visits our market. Your guide to action. And more!

Filed Under: Grey Lynn News Tagged With: 48 Nights on Hope St, Arch Hill, ASB Theatre, Auckland Horticultural Council Centre, Auckland Zoo, CNN, Covert Theatre, David Batten, Graeme Hill, Grey Lynn Farmers Market, Grey Lynn Park, Home Street Reserve, Jacinda Ardern, Kelmarna Gardens, Lockdown 2.0, Natures Corner Eggs, Night Lights at Motat, Organic Gardening Basics, Papatuanuku Marae, Plan Change 26, Predator-Free Grey Lynn, Richmond Masters, South East Asia Jungle Track, Spring Flower Show, Sunday Giggles, Tapac, The Guardian, Waitematā Local Board (WLB), West Lynn

Meet the Candidates Agenda – with Satire!

20 September 2016 by Brandon Wilcox

Our Meet the Candidates event is tomorrow night. With script input from an anonymous satirist, there’ll be great entertainment to soften the hard questions!

Auckland Council (AC) and Waitemata Local Board (WLB) candidates will answer your questions, explain what they stand for and why you should vote for them in Auckland’s local elections. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Adriana Christie, Alisdair Long, Allan Matson, Bill Ralston, Brandon Wilcox, Chang Hung, Chris Severne, City Vision, David Batten, Future Auckland, Greg Moyle, Jonathan Good, Judith Bassett, Kurt Brunton, Kurt Taogaga, Margaret Voyce, Mark Davey, Mike Lee, Nicola Legat, Pippa Coom, Richard Northey, Rob Thomas, Shale Chambers, Stella Chan, Vernon Tava