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Public consultation has opened on the proposed change of use for the Anzac Street car park in Takapuna: tinyurl.com/ycnkf77b

Two humble Henderson carparks recently became a focus of international attention.

12.12.17

Food and the City

Highlighting the rich diversity that exists in Aotearoa and especially in Tamaki Makaurau in our food offering is becoming increasingly important. Commercial Operations Manager Connie Clarkson challenges us to consider our city’s food story.

CRL milestone: First foundations laid for twin tunnels - bit.ly/2eMvmes https://t.co/kj8nlq8yEt

26.07.17

18.12.17

The year that was

Panuku Chief Executive Roger MacDonald reflects on his first year in the role

It's throwback Thursday #B4&AfterAKL it's incredible how far we have come since 2009. Congrats @DevelopmentAKL https://t.co/nXoRddfDah

26.07.17

24.11.17

Smart Cities – not just tech smart but human smart

07.11.17

First residents coming to Wynyard Quarter

With the first residents moving into Wynyard Quarter, Panuku Design and Place Director Rod Marler, who recently won an Urban Design Award for his role in the area’s renewal, reflects on what the milestone means.

The stunning Tamaki Estuary this morning https://t.co/fG71vhtOKC

19.07.17

15.09.17

Building skills and careers, as we build Auckland

Wynyard Quarter’s CBD Skills Hub is helping build a vibrant future for a number of Auckland job seekers.

02.08.17

Embracing our foreignness

As a child growing up in a high rise residential building in small town China, Panuku graduate Michelle Li was fascinated by the far off places she glimpsed through souvenirs brought back from her father’s business trips. This led to a love of cities and

Big dig starts on Auckland's City Rail Link - @nzherald - bit.ly/2to1DiI https://t.co/pUBQkmrYei

19.07.17

Learning from others’ successes key to achieving our milestones

Panuku Development Auckland’s Head of Corporate Responsibility Miranda James reflects on some of the inspiring and exciting work happening around the world, as cities involved in the C40 Low Carbon Districts Network work to create low-carbon districts.

Head to Manukau Square to this weekend and see Matariki-inspired digital art projected onto the Civic Building: tinyurl.com/y8y76jf7

07.07.17

26.06.17

‘Bumping spaces’ and building community

We can’t manufacture awkward geography, but we can certainly design places with the aim to encourage spontaneous interactions and ‘bumping spaces’.

12.06.17

More parking isn’t always the answer

Parking & Traffic Consultants, a group of independent advisors, take a look at whether businesses’ perceptions of the importance of car parking to their trade are in line with reality?

29.05.17

Panuku CE Roger MacDonald on how to regenerate Auckland

Paperboy’s Finlay Macdonald talks to Panuku CE Roger MacDonald on his plans to regenerate the city.

23.05.17

Baby and the bathwater

Panuku Development Auckland’s Manager Place Making, Frith Walker, discusses balancing commercial interests and community needs in urban renewal.

08.05.17

Shaking up the status quo

Panuku graduate Tessa Meyer reflects on what’s important to create a truly ‘liveable’ city.

10.04.17

Panuku: embracing sustainability as landlord and tenant

Panuku Development Auckland's Senior Advisor Sustainability, Miranda James, discusses the energy efficiency of office buildings from dual perspectives as landlord and tenant.

15.03.17

DNA of people, place and space

Panuku Development Auckland’s Manager Place Making, Frith Walker, triggers a good reminder that we’re all actually the same in the end.

08.03.17

What lies ahead

Panuku Development Auckland Chief Executive Roger MacDonald reflects on his first three months at the helm of the city’s regeneration agency and the opportunities that lie ahead.

06.03.17

Jobs and Skills Hub makes first placement

An initiative launched in November last year that focuses on recruiting new talent into the construction industry has made its first placement.

25.01.17

Embracing our city-ness - The New Urban Agenda

Panuku Development Auckland’s Manager Place Making, Frith Walker, discusses the adoption of the New Urban Agenda and its importance at a local government level.

16.12.16

Panuku highlights 2016

The end of 2016 marks our first full year as Panuku Development Auckland, and what a year it has been.

16.12.16

Making places that put a smile on people’s faces

The most valuable tools in our shed to create successful spaces are open minds, creative thinking and good sets of eyes and ears.

23.11.16

Auckland at home among world’s leaders

Over the last two decades, cities around the world have increasingly appreciated the unique characteristics of the space where their urban land meets the water, and the inherent potential that lies within that space.

07.09.16

Getting a foot in the door

Communications and Marketing student Olivia Mune explains her experience as an intern at Panuku.

06.09.16

Changing face of Avondale

Avondale is a suburb that’s got everything going for it. It’s a short train commute to the city centre and enjoyable drive to the west coast’s rain forest and beaches, has one of the city’s best high schools, and its busiest Sunday market.

21.07.16

Density done right

It’s encouraging to see the progress being made with some of our Support projects.

23.06.16

I dream of a town

Communications intern Olivia Mune muses about her dreams for Auckland.

20.05.16

Innovation: a help or hindrance?

Innovation, defined as way to create new ideas, processes, products, is often considered the gateway to business and societal success.

19.05.16

Waterfront connections across the globe

Despite being very different cities, LA, Guangzhou and Auckland are all reconnecting with their waterfronts.

15.03.16

Six months of Panuku

CEO John Dalzell reflects on six months since the establishment of Panuku.

15.03.16

Place, far greater than the sum of its parts

Guest blogger Jonathan Smales from UK-based Human Nature (Places) to share with us his perspective on fundamentals of a great urban development.

22.02.16

The Sense to be Flexible: Another run on the board for WQ Smart

Panuku and NEC collaborate together bringing new technologies into Wynyard Quarter.

13.01.16

The Green Wave

Summer intern, Rebecca Christeller considers the importance of sustainability to the survival of our cities.

08.12.15

We must be bold to tackle record growth

With commercial nous, top planners and a team committed to the community, Panuku will attract investors and make projects happen.

16.06.14

Much ado about sustainability

Sustainability needs to be re-branded and to be given meaning and relevance. This is where the work of Waterfront Auckland is really at the forefront.

26.06.14

Stuck on daldy street

The name ‘sticky streets’ so succinctly describes streets that encourage you to linger.

24.07.14

Wynyard Quarter grows up

On August 6 2011, we opened the first stage of the Wynyard Quarter redevelopment to the people of Auckland.

07.08.14

A changing climate

It is hard to believe on a day like today, that is calm, serene and idyllic, that the piece of Auckland of which we are so proud is at risk.

28.08.14

Urban design: fast, cheap and easy

Effective public spaces are extremely difficult to accomplish, because their complexity is rarely understood.

04.03.15

Who doesn't love getting something for free?

I have found a new addiction – the on-line dashboard for the solar generation unit on our home. It is fascinating to be able to track how much energy we are capturing from the sun and using in our home. And to think that the energy from the sun is basic

12.03.15

Getting the building blocks right

Catering for the massive forecast growth in the Auckland region over the next decade is a subject of much debate at present. The need to develop more homes, with better transport connections, as quickly as possible, is paramount.

25.03.15

Neighbours day 2020

Remember when we thought by the time 2020 rolled around we would all be driving around in flying cars and holidaying on the moon?

25.03.15

Let the neighbourhood rise up and shimmy

Here’s a little snapshot of a part of my central city neighbourhood experience.

02.04.15

Soaking up the stories of the waterfront

I had a great day recently at North Wharf during the Volvo Ocean Race. Having watched a Chinese culture group I headed up the public ramp on the side of the VEC to take in the view, and then headed to Jack Tar for a beer. And there the theatre unfolded.

15.04.15

Principles of placemaking: Episode two – Forethought

This principle, Forethought, the one from which all our work springs, is a really tough one to make sound groovy and off the cuff – because it is fundamentally the opposite of that.

24.04.15

Filling the missing teeth

In a city centre transformation area like the Wynyard Quarter, we realise the place has to grow incrementally and strategically over time, evolving an industrial ‘brownfield’ condition to a memorable urban waterfront where Aucklanders live, work and play.

19.05.15

Bringing the 'perform' in building performance data to life

One of the strong recurring themes at the Green Property Summit in Auckland in March was on shifting the focus from design to ongoing building performance.

11.07.15

Principles of placemaking: Episode three – Research

Grab your anoraks and notebooks. Frith talks all about research and really understanding a space.

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