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Character Coalition - an umbrella group representing heritage, historical and special interest groups The Coalition has no formal structure of its own.

We have joined together out of a sense of frustration that the community is not being listened to. We have watched with despair as precious buildings and areas have been destroyed to make way for, often inappropriate, new developments. We have felt shut out of the decision-making process that determines development in our local environments, a process that seems designed to disempower ordinary cit

izens. All member groups retain their own structures and purposes and these are not affected by membership of the Coalition. There is no commitment to belonging and a group can withdraw at any time. The purpose is at this stage is focused on the Unitary Plan and ensuring proper protection of character and heritage. A broad view of character and heritage is taken by the Coalition and it encompasses the physical environment as well as built heritage.

02/08/2026

This development must not be allowed to go ahead.

03/07/2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions_auckland/657510/local-board-votes-for-widespread-intensification-in-auckland-s-central-suburbs

An example of a Local Board following its ideology not the will of its people. The evidence of the dangers of flooding that residents presented was compelling but the Board voted for more intensification. Hopefully they will be held accountable at the next election.

This story was corrected on 3 July - it should read 500 special character status homes, not 5000.

16/05/2026

Read our latest Newsletter to find out what's happening to your city. Council are still sticking with the high levels of intensity within a 10 km radius of the City Centre. Most of our Special Character Areas are inside. Is your property inside or outside the 10km circle?

https://mailchi.mp/400f92755f81/submissions-on-the-rma-10364401

12/05/2026

There are ways to retain character and add more housing. Great work Ross Quidilla for not demolishing these character homes.

Two cottage on the Lower Hutt road were destined for the wrecking ball, until the developer listened to his heart.

22/04/2026

We’re now live on Instagram 📍

We’ve launched a new page to share the Character Coalition campaign. It's focused on Auckland’s housing conversation and protecting the city’s special character.

The aim is to keep the conversation clear, balanced and accessible, while exploring some of the key questions around growth, affordability and how Auckland evolves.

You can follow along here:
https://www.instagram.com/charactercoalition/

We’ve started with a short series of posts (including a quick poll) and would really value your input.

Feel free to follow, share, and let us know your thoughts.

03/04/2026

Latest on Plan Change 120 -

The Hearing Panel has instructed Auckland Council to release the 10,500 public submissions, so they are now available at the below link. This is the first time that councillors and the public have had access to them. Note that they are in raw form and not grouped, with only limited searchabilit...

31/03/2026

This will make no difference for our character suburbs if the Auckland Council sticks with its plan to keep all the density inside a 10km radius.

The government has made yet another change to legislation setting out the plan to accommodate new homes in Auckland in the coming decades.

Address

P. O. Box 25 971
Auckland
1740

Website

http://charactercoalition.org.nz/

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