Grant McLachlan - Gisborne Herald - Column
Oct 27, 20173 min read
Gisborne needn't be end of the line
To view the published column, please visit this link. The original column is shown below. The section of the Gisborne-Wairoa railway...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Oct 25, 20173 min read
Phil Goff painting himself into corner over North Rodney
To view the original article, please click here. Auckland Mayor Phil Goff's position against a North Rodney referendum to break away from...
Seven Sharp
Oct 5, 20171 min read
Seven Sharp – Could this be New Zealand's worst intersection?
Grant is involved with the Fix Hill Street Now action group to fix New Zealand's worst intersection. He features in this item from TVNZ's...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Oct 4, 20173 min read
Protected trees are falling to council incompetence
To view the original article, please click here. The Auckland Council is causing serious environmental damage due to decisions based on...
Grant McLachlan
Sep 30, 20175 min read
FACT CHECK: Was the Boathouse Bay decision predetermined?
The decision by Auckland Council to grant resource consent for a 33-dwelling intensive development called Boathouse Bay has shocked many...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Sep 27, 20173 min read
Helping form new govt untried strategy for Peters
To view the original article, please click here. For all the reasons Winston Peters should support a National or Labour-led government he...
Grant McLachlan
Sep 27, 201710 min read
FACT CHECK: Did Didsbury bury his complicity in Boathouse Bay?
If you view this year’s 1 March issue of Mahurangi Matters, one thing stands out. Can you spot it?
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Sep 4, 20173 min read
Snell's Beach historic pine exposes law's weak protection
To view the original article, please click here. The Lawrie's Norfolk is now on the New Zealand Tree Register. The recent decision by the...
Checkpoint - Radio New Zealand
Jul 26, 20171 min read
Little town wants a big roundabout
Grant is involved with the Fix Hill Street Now action group to fix New Zealand's worst intersection. He features in this episode of Radio...
TVNZ, Greenstone TV
Jun 8, 20171 min read
Gutsful – Episode 4 – NZ's Worst Intersection
Grant is involved with the Fix Hill Street Now action group to fix New Zealand's worst intersection. He features in this episode of...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Mar 8, 20174 min read
NZ should raise the bar on corruption
Click here to view the original article. Nicky Hager's exposure of the underside of politics led to his privacy being violated by police....
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Sep 4, 20163 min read
Worst highway junction just got worse
To view the original article, please click here. The Transport Agency hasn't factored into calculations how dangerous the Warkworth...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
Aug 30, 20164 min read
Pig-headedness the cause of Auckland Island pig facility closure
To view the original article, please click here. What future awaits the Auckland Island pigs at Awarua? Following the decision by a...
Grant McLachlan - Hawke's Bay Today - Column
Aug 30, 20163 min read
No fault and no responsibility
We have a no fault system for personal injury and, in the light of the Havelock North water contamination epidemic,has ACC made us gormless?
Amelia Wade - New Zealand Herald
May 19, 20162 min read
Traffic-jam ordeal 'solved'
You can find the original article here. Frustrated former planner reckons replacing lights with 2 roundabouts will fix traffic nightmare....
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
May 18, 20164 min read
Christchurch-Queenstown Winter Olympics could fix a lot of problems
The original article can be found here. A Russian speed skating team at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Grant McLachlan argues...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
May 4, 20163 min read
Planners blinded by big picture
Warkworth’s Hill St intersection is the poster child for bureaucratic incompetence. Please click here to visit the published column. If...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Mar 25, 20164 min read
Flag Referendum Post Mortum
Now that the referendum result is final, we wish to provide some thoughts. The second flag referendum result has some interesting...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Mar 17, 20163 min read
For and against: Waterfront stadium
Original article can be found here. A waterfront stadium could synergise Central Auckland, creating an entertainment hub that would...
Grant McLachlan
Dec 7, 20152 min read
NZ in 800 Words
If self-deprecating is a noble trait, then the new TV series 800 Words is subliminal genius. The team at South Pacific Pictures have...
