Weekly Wrap Up: 8 December 2025

Each week I’m providing a quick summary of the meetings and events I’ve attended as a member of the Howick Local Board (HLB). This is my report for last week, starting Monday 8 December and will be my last for 2025 as we wrap up.

On Tuesday evening I attended the public meeting on Plan Change 120: housing intensification. Given the potential impact of the changes, it was no surprise that there was a strong turnout with over 400 residents turning up. There were representatives from most of the local residents associations and other community groups as well as Councillors and Local Board Members (read more here).

⚠️Reminder that public submissions close at 5pm this Friday 19 December - make sure you’ve had your say: https://akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/aucklands-future-housing-plan

On Thursday we had our last Howick Local Board workshop for the year. This included an overview of Pest Free Howick, an update on Auckland Transport projects, and beginning of our next strategic plan Howick Local Board Plan 2026. The highlight was definitely the update on the Flat Bush Pop Up Library which is due to open in early 2026 (read more here).