Category Archives: Demographics

WCC Spatial Plan: Add Your Voice! (Or Ours…)

Posted on 22 June, 2021 by JCA Secretary

WCC Councillors vote tomorrow, 24 June 2021, on proposals for a Spatial Plan that will dramatically change the future shape of Johnsonville. A copy of the JCA presentation outlining our concerns and recommendations will soon be available here. You are … Continue reading →

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JCA on Council’s Planning For Growth project

Posted on 2 June, 2019 by Simon Pleasants

Stand by for 50,000 to 80,000 more Wellingtonians in the next 30 years — with at least 22,000 of this new population moving in to North Wellington — including Johnsonville. North Wellington’s projected population is the greatest of any area … Continue reading →

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Whither Johnsonville Youth? 3 issues

Posted on 7 November, 2016 by graemesawyer

A recent story in the Dominion Post asks whether Johnsonville’s young people are being adequately served by WCC? JCA says no: “For the City Council, ignoring the needs of Johnsonville youth is easy as 1-2-3.” Johnsonville has the highest population … Continue reading →

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JCA submission on WCC Urban Growth Plan

Posted on 27 October, 2014 by graemesawyer

WCC released its Urban Growth Plan for consultation in September 2014. After the shambolic mess that was WCCs District Plan Change 72, where WCC earmarked areas for “intensification” in outer suburbs that were massively at odds with what residents wanted, … Continue reading →

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