What Would You Improve in the West?

Kylie C.

👍 3

Get rid of the badly made speed tables in Glen Eden. Reinstate the left hand turn from the Glen Eden/Glenview Rd to West Coast Rd intersection by train station. Better playgrounds in Awaroa Rd, more cafes and eateries walking distance from homes. No more boxed houses with no parking options. More security around transport hubs and train stations.

Transport + Housing

Dennis R. · Adrian D.

💬 thread

Dennis: "Never Happen." → Adrian: "If it did, what would it look like?" → Dennis: "An overbridge on railway would ease traffic flow." → Adrian: "I hear a tunnel or bridge MIGHT be in the cards again — but you know politicians in election days eh."

Transport

Roberto O.

👍 1

Get rid of AT completely.

Council / AT

David C. · Adrian D.

👍 2

Buses definitely need to be maintained or upgraded — it's either the hop card reader, back door, stop button or sign not working properly. When the sign is working it shows a bus coming then it disappears with the bus not turning up. "If you travel by bus regularly you will find many faults."

Transport

Megan K.

👍 9

Having train services that work 7 days a week consistently.

Transport

Geri E.

👍 5

Having a train service that at least has some service during school holidays, instead of having prolonged "maintenance" for weeks at a time.

Transport

Meriel C.

👍 3

Trains all the way out west.

Transport

Jennifer N.

👍 1

Train service extended to Huapai.

Transport

Janika ter E.

👍 1

Uninterrupted bus lane to city ASAP.

Transport

Sandi W.

👍 1

A proper bus lane to the city that doesn't take 45 mins and doesn't impede the rest of the traffic. Get rid of all the bike lanes that are so useless the cyclists won't use them!! Remove the paid parking requirement at Park & Ride.

Transport

Paula L.

👍 1

Public transport to the airport that doesn't take 2 hours for a 30-minute drive.

Transport

Leon S.

👍 2

Better public transport and more cycling routes.

Transport

Jacques C.

👍 2

Better public transport mainly means fast-tracking the SH16 busway in my view. Also greater sea depth — would love swimmable beaches and be able to windsurf into downtown.

Transport

Matt D.

👍 11

The complete joke that is the traffic light phasing for the entire section of Hobsonville Road from Westpark Drive to Hobsonville Point. Traffic/road planning in general.

Transport

Lisa R.

👍 2

If we even had one intersection which had all its lanes open and not coned off would be amazing.

Transport

Michelle S.

👍 3

Enough cosmetic surgery for the roads. That whole Henderson blue paint intersection and plants in the middle of the road was insanity. I'm happy about the improvement of the train crossings but they are overdoing it with speed bumps.

Transport

Sharon B.

👍 4

And the bloody rail crossing in Glen Eden... get rid of those stupid little islands.... hang those lights like they do in the USA.

Transport

Paul M.

👍 5

The mess of an abortion in Glen Eden township. Remove all speed bumps. Fix the level crossing. The list goes on.

Transport

Ann G.

👍 10

The bridge across the motorway from Northside Drive to Spedding Road to be built/completed. (Note: one commenter says it's now been marked to be demolished.)

Infrastructure

Linda B.

👍 3

Remove the speed humps that are unnecessary — specifically Sinton Road near New World, Brighams Creek Road in Whenuapai, and some of the large number on Wiseley Road.

Transport

Wendy C.

👍 1

Fix the roading. Been a disgrace from the beginning. Total mess.

Transport

Nevenka E.

👍 3

Widen the roads (where possible) so cars can park on one or both sides without impeding traffic flow. All new builds to have off-street parking.

Transport + Housing

Neil W.

👍 1

Remove the recently installed "safety measures" on Godley Rd.

Transport

Tegan R.

👍 1

People indicating at roundabouts.

Transport

Kevin P.

👍 18

Stop the development of multi-tenanted 'dog boxes' with no off-street parking. Stop any intensive development until all infrastructure is adequate. Yellow 'no parking' lines on ALL affected streets. Bring back the community constable and local councils.

Housing

Vanessa R. + others

👍 9

Stop masses of cars parking on the side of the road because townhouses don't have off-street parking. It blocks the view of those trying to see oncoming traffic when exiting their property. Jess, Lynette and Bianca all agreed — "Many roads are just plain dangerous now!"

Housing

Micheal F.

👍 1

Less condensed housing — the West has taken the lion's share of condensed housing. Based on other cities around the world, we've just created modern slums. Many developments have one road in and one road out — prime for gangs to set up operations.

Housing

Giselle I.

👍 4

Multi-tenanted housing needs to provide a minimum number of carparks per house (based on number of bedrooms) so streets don't become gridlocked. Infill housing needs to be distributed Auckland-wide, not just in the West.

Housing

Tanya E.

👍 3

No more removing family homes and replacing them with awful blocks of flats.

Housing

PastelWolf7600

👍 2

Developments need in-house rubbish collection so there isn't 80 bins in one spot all week. Regulation requiring at least one off-street park per new duplex. So many streets are now one-way most of the day.

Housing

RichBee111

👍 2

Better parking around Westgate townhouses.

Housing

Sara A.

👍 1

A break from the constant building of multiple housing developments in our tiny street. We've had waterworks, electricity upgrades, and multiple developments constantly for the last few years — the noise and constant traffic is getting tiring.

Housing

BrightOctopus5587

👍 14

Get rid of this super city council and go back to Waitakere council.

Council

Chris D.

👍 8

Better council representatives that aren't politically backed and actually respond to constituents' concerns — not just appear for photo ops.

Council

BreathtakingGiraffe4859

👍 9

Council focus on back to basics — stormwater, maintaining roads and parks. No more vanity projects or bike lanes that no one uses. West Auckland always seems to be forgotten by council.

Council

W Brett H. + Adrian D.

👍 5

W Brett: "For someone to nuke Auckland Council." → They charge us a lot of money and waste it on overpaid contractors. Adrian: "I remember that Henderson debacle with the planters on the road, rerouting, and the blue painted intersection." → "And some of the same people who did that got voted back in."

Council

Carolyn T.

👍 3

Yes, get rid of the Super City.

Council

Peter V.

👍 1

Try and find a person in the council responsible for anything.

Council

Christopher W.

👍 1

Crooked councillors with predetermined agendas.

Council

Glenn W.

👍 2

I'd like to be able to vote for New Zealand First and ACT candidates in New Lynn this year.

Council

Liz S. · Liz P.

👍 4

Get rid of the Trusts!! They are so out of date for today's society.

Council / Trusts

Denis B.

👍 3

Get rid of trust.

Council

Jack F.

👍 2

Abolish the Waipereira Trust.

Council

Ash M. · Gayleen M.

👍 2

The Beer Spot wasn't allowed to open here. The Trust said it wasn't "a good partnership" — really because it doesn't have pokies and sells quality craft beers without profiting from people's addictions. "We def would have walked down there."

Trusts / Licensing

Tracey G.

👍 10

Safer bus and train stations.

Safety

CapablCitiz3n

👍 9

Roaming dogs and excessive dog barking sorted.

Safety

UnderstandingCapybara3324

👍 4

No idiots on dirt bikes doing wheelies up and down the road. Feel like running off the road!

Safety

ProductiveCaterpillar5164

–

Roaming and aggressive dogs — there has been a massive increase in the problem over the last year.

Safety

MemorableNectarine9640

–

Crack down on anti-social behaviour including aggressive behaviour, bad drivers, roaming dogs, and dumping of rubbish — so many things that have gotten worse since 2020!

Safety

Ben D.

👍 3

Seconding the points about roaming dogs and safer train stations.

Safety

Sadie J.

👍 4

80% the social services improvements and 20% a plan for the meth crisis. Meth kids in schools are having a hard time, folks.

Safety + Health

Frank V.

👍 1

Community safety — cut back on WOF/rego checkpoints, put back patrol cars (as a start).

Safety

Tania G.

👍 3

People begging outside the mall.

Safety

Malcolm M.

👍 1

Less hoons on the streets.

Safety

Linda B.

👍 8

How about tidying up Te Atatu Peninsula Town Centre which hasn't seen a tidy up or lick of new paint since 1995. Time for smaller West Auckland town centres to have some money spent on them. They all look so shabby!

Amenities

Aj D. · Owen M. · Steve H.

👍 13

TAP Shopping Centre: one side is all new — tidy up the opposite side too. Coastal theme, hanging flower baskets, new signage. Owen suggests: "refronting all the shops, smart and uniform — maybe a stone and wood facade like you'd find in Wanaka or Arrowtown." Steve: "Shop keepers used to sweep outside their stores — now everything looks bad."

Amenities

Nova G.

👍 6

Henderson town centre: fix the footpath outside Pak n Save, fix the water leak on Alderman Dr, broken yellow lines down Takapu St and Matuhi Rise, water blast the walk bridge to Trading Place and give the railings a paint job, clear dumped rubbish quickly.

Amenities

TrustworthyDragon8324

👍 3

Improvement at Glen Eden shops — it looks so run down.

Amenities

Chris R.

👍 5

New Lynn needs a 50m public pool and a Pak n Save. Why not combine both?

Amenities

Gayleen M.

👍 2

The swimming pool needs to incorporate activities for youth along the lines of Zeal in Henderson — music studios, or a local youth radio station. Imagine that!

Amenities

BeautifulPeapod4571

👍 1

A cafe with outdoor seating in Te Atatu South. A regular weekend market.

Amenities

Sarah W.

👍 6

A second public pool, fix the camber on the speed mountains on West Coast Rd, more consideration of parking for new developments, better security at the transport hubs, and when stuff breaks get it fixed in a timely manner.

Amenities + Infrastructure

OK_Boomer76

👍 3

Titirangi desperately needs more pizza and kebab shops. 😄

Amenities

George van den H.

👍 1

Free public transport.

Transport

Rachel R.

👍 1

Stop the dumping of rubbish on our berms, footpaths, and reserves. Once a year one cubic metre inorganic collections are clearly not enough.

Infrastructure

Debbie G.

👍 1

Make taking a load of rubbish to the dump more affordable for people so they don't have to dump their rubbish illegally.

Infrastructure

Leeanne B.

👍 3

Waste water / sewage infrastructure to be fit for use.

Infrastructure

Inge K.

👍 3

Better footpaths.

Infrastructure

Mark A.

👍 1

Protecting the Waitakere Ranges from council changing the rules.

Infrastructure + Environment

Rave C.

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Ranui side streets full of cars parked, causing driving in the middle or on the wrong side of the road.

Infrastructure

Lynda S.

👍 16

Shorter wait times at ED in Waitakere Hospital (so more staff and resources). Mental health crisis team west having more staff and resources.

Health

Corinna G.

👍 8

To have a surgical team at the Waitakere Hospital, so we do not have to go all the way to the North Shore for surgical appointments.

Health

Owen M.

👍 6

More staff at Waitakere Hospital, bring back the 132 direct service to the city, street parking problems fixed, and NO MORE SHOEBOX HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS!!!

Health + Transport + Housing

Liz S.

👍 11

Stronger, more accessible and sustainable wrap-around support for our local whānau — especially kids, rangatahi, and vulnerable elderly and disabled living well below the bread line. "The need is great and many still slip through the cracks." Come visit us at Massey Matters at the Massey Community Hub or Mānutewhau Community Hub for a cuppa.

Community

Vanessa H.

👍 4

West Auckland to be classed as being part of Auckland! We are given less resources than any other part of Auckland — from medical resources to parks and playgrounds to lack of pool complexes. We are completely under-resourced and under-represented but still expected to pay the same in rates.

Community

Soana H.

👍 3

Cheaper food and grocery delivery. Those who are sick, elderly, and disabled often pay the same Uber fees as everyone else and get zero discounts. Meals on Wheels is often inaccessible for those with disabilities. Those with mental health issues are often too afraid to approach services.

Community

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