The Golden Arches - "A temple to gluttony and consumption"

[Brent George]

The Suburban Community versus the Big Mac
Stuff - Auckland: 7-Mar-2024

Residents of Auckland’s wealthy eastern suburbs say they are aghast by the loss of an Anglican church, seemingly to be replaced by a temple to gluttony and consumption.

A resource consent application by McDonald’s to build a new 24/7 restaurant on the site of the St James on Ōrākei’s Kepa Road saw the involvement of local politicians and a petition with over 2000 signatures.

[You've got to admire the emotions involved here....]

[Ian Gillespie]

“People are sensitive to the character and dynamic of their neighbourhood and that wrongly gets called NIMBYism,” he said.