Ready to roll up your sleeves for a good cause? Grey Lynn Park trees need your help to stay healthy and vibrant through the coming summer season!
[Read more…]Join Us: Community Working Bee for Mulching in Grey Lynn Park
9 October 2024 by
Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre
11 August 2024 by
Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre attended out last meeting. We love what they do and invited them to contribute this guest post…
[Read more…]Great North Road Improvements Project Update, With Timelines.
29 July 2024 by
Work is underway on the Great North Road Improvements Project in Grey Lynn with stage 1, being underground services, completed in March 2024.
[Read more…]How Plan Change 78 (Intensification Rules) Affects Grey Lynn
26 September 2022 by
The proposed Plan Change 78 rezones all Auckland suburbs. It is open for submissions until 29 September 2022. Make sure you have your say!
[Read more…]Petition to Ban Private Helicopter Use in Residential Auckland
25 September 2022 by
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.
[Read more…]GLRA submission on Government’s new housing rules
16 June 2022 by
Last month Auckland Council sought feedback on their preliminary response to Government’s new housing rules. We submitted on your behalf…
[Read more…]Grey Lynn News – Keeping Up with the Cohaus & More!
4 October 2020 by
Welcome to Grey Lynn News for Oct 2020: Keeping up with the Cohaus. Beating the water shortage. Get biking & get free stuff! And more…
[Read more…]Auckland Water Shortage: How to Beat the Drought
4 October 2020 by
So, it’s official. Another Auckland water shortage faces us this summer and already a ban on watering our gardens is in place. What to do?
[Read more…]Grey Lynn News – August 2020 – News, Sightings & More!
1 August 2020 by
Welcome to Grey Lynn News for August 2020. Grey Lynn Park developments, Plan Change 26, street trees, a leopard seal sighting near Coxs Bay! And more…
[Read more…]Grey Lynn Park playground and other developments
1 August 2020 by
What’s happening with Grey Lynn Park playground and other developments? Our park was a haven for us during lockdown and we’re keen to see it thriving.
[Read more…]PSA: Grey Lynn Park rules & etiquette during lockdown
5 April 2020 by
Following Police visits to Grey Lynn Park yesterday, here’s a public service announcement regarding what you can and can’t do in the park during lockdown…
[Read more…]Grey Lynn Heritage Zone – Rule Change Wanted By Auckland Council!
22 June 2019 by
Auckland Council wants to change the Unitary Plan to make heritage zones more developer friendly. We need to know what you think. Read on, it’s important…
[Read more…]Submission on the Proposed Changes to the Waitemata and Gulf Ward Boundaries
28 April 2019 by
Auckland Council has been consulting on electoral boundaries and representation, which included Waitematā and Gulf Ward boundary changes. We submitted on this proposal…
[Read more…]Proposed changes to the Policy on Dogs and Dog Management Bylaw
7 April 2019 by
Auckland Council reviewed the current Policy on Dogs and Dog Management Bylaw in November 2018 and is proposing changes to improve dog management in Auckland…
[Read more…]The future of Auckland’s transport – an important Auckland Council survey
1 May 2018 by
Tell Auckland Council what you think of their transport plans and you’ll go into the draw to win 1 of 10 $50 vouchers.
Here’s your chance to share your feedback on two documents that will shape Auckland’s transport over the next decade… [Read more…]
Have your say on the future look of Great North Road…
6 October 2017 by
Grey Lynn Residents Association is developing a community-led vision for Great North Road from Ponsonby Road corner to the Surrey Crescent shops.
We want to understand the opportunities and challenges for this portion of Great North Rd from your perspective, so we’re running an online survey.
Have your say here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8788Y3Y
And to thank you for taking the time out, you’ll go into the draw for a spot prize! We have… [Read more…]
Chronicles of our Unitary Plan fight for Grey Lynn
25 April 2016 by
In May the Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel will finish hearing submissions on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. By July Auckland Council will be presented with the Panel’s proposed changes and the Unitary Plan will be one step closer to becoming fully operative.
It seems an appropriate time to review where we are with the plan, and how we have got here.
Final Unitary Plan appearance
Late on the afternoon of Thursday 14 April 2016 Grey Lynn Residents Association representatives Liz Hancock, Nicola Legat and Tania Mace made their final appearance in front of the Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel (IHP).
It all began in 2013
This was the very end of a lengthy process that began in 2013 when [Read more…]
Unitary Plan Petition
10 February 2016 by
Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance has launched a “Unitary Plan Petition” to tell Auckland Council to withdraw their undemocratic “out of scope” zoning changes.
In December last year, just before Christmas (forgive us for being cynical about their timing), Auckland Council announced zoning changes to many Auckland suburbs with no consultation and no ability for ratepayers to give any feedback whatsoever.
