The Wrong Side of my Car

The blog that wants to go obsolete

31 Mar 2026

Let’s create urban villages, North Shore edition

So, time for the North shore edition. I’ve written about a few opportunities before, and unfortunately here as well, during the life time of this blog, none of those have materialized yet. Takapuna came closest, with some urban redevelopment, but Takapuna town centre has still almost no population.

Waiwharariki Square is a nice addition to Takapuna, but alas, nobody has it on their doorstep.

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