For Auckland

Committee for Auckland

For Auckland is a very civic podcast of conversations with people working to create and sustain a better Auckland for all. Hosted by Timothy Giles of the Committee for Auckland, produced by The Spinoff.

Owen Gill on how this local body election will define Auckland’s future

Owen Gill on how this local body election will define Auckland’s future

Auckland in 2019 is in the same moment as Los Angeles was in 1945. What we do now will define our future.

By For Auckland | 29th September, 2019

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Next Penny Hulse will not be on the Auckland Council for the first time in 27 Years (Image: Tina Tiller).

Councillor Penny Hulse: We’ve failed to represent the diversity of Auckland

For Auckland host Timothy Giles talks to longtime Auckland councillor Penny Hulse about her time in council, why she's stepping down and her hopes for the future.

By For Auckland | 26th July, 2019

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Grace Stratton. Photo: Andre Kong

For Auckland: Grace Stratton on how accessibility is more than just building ramps

Timothy Giles speaks to Grace Stratton about accessibility in fashion and in life, for the latest episode of For Auckland.

By For Auckland | 18th July, 2019

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SOUL co-leader Pania Newton (left) with Dr Haare Williams at Ihumātao in 2018. PHOTO: Qiane Matata-Sipu.

‘The fight for Ihumātao is a fight for all Aucklanders’

For Auckland is a new Spinoff podcast of civic conversations with people working to create and sustain a better Auckland for all. This episode, host Timothy Giles talks to Pania Newton about the fight for Ihumātao.

By For Auckland | 1st June, 2019

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Gaurav Sharma (right) interviews Bollywood star, Sidharth Malhotra who had been named as New Zealand’s tourism ambassador for India (image: JK Images).

Podcast: the unheeded warnings in the leadup to the Christchurch attacks

The ignored warnings of Sri Lanka’s terror attacks are echoed here, where warnings of the threat in Christchurch were also disregarded. For Gaurav Sharma, this knowledge is turning grief into anger.

By For Auckland | 15th May, 2019

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Why our construction industry is broken, and how it can be rebuilt

Why our construction industry is broken, and how it can be rebuilt

For Auckland is a new Spinoff podcast of civic conversations with people working to create and sustain a better Auckland for all. In episode three host Timothy Giles spoke to Mark Spencer about how to build a construction sector that can build a world-class city.

By For Auckland | 16th April, 2019

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Auckland’s two million person problem

Auckland’s two million person problem

For Auckland is a new Spinoff podcast of civic conversations with people working to create and sustain a better Auckland for all. In episode two host Timothy Giles spoke to Pauline Winters about migration.

By For Auckland | 8th April, 2019

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First grief, then change; Tayyaba Khan on what New Zealand does now

First grief, then change; Tayyaba Khan on what New Zealand does now

For Auckland is a new Spinoff podcast of civic conversations with people working to create and sustain a better Auckland for all. In episode one host Timothy Giles spoke to Tayyaba Khan about the effect of the tragedy in Christchurch on the Muslim community, grief, identity, and what happens next.

By For Auckland | 28th March, 2019

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