City Vision members instrumental in Council vote to protect Mount Eden pōhutukawa
(from Our Auckland 8 June 2021) A prominent pōhutukawa that could have been at risk after being omitted from the Notable Trees Schedule in error, will now be protected after a proposal to amend the schedule was approved by Auckland Council’s Planning Committee. The...
Gender balance in local government?
Kate Sheppard would be horrified to learn that women in New Zealand – the country that first gave women the vote – are still grossly underrepresented in the ranks of elected councillors in local government and very few hold leadership roles.
The bicycle’s contribution to women winning the right to vote
On Suffrage Day 2017 Councillor Cathy Casey spoke at the National Council of Women (Auckland Branch) event held at the Suffrage Centenary Memorial in celebration of 124 years of NZ women having the right to vote. Here is Cathy’s speech looking at the way the...
Electric bikes save time, money and the environment
Councillor Cathy Casey discusses the joys of commuting to the Auckland Town Hall by e-bike. It’s all Sam Trowsdale’s fault. In April last year he invited me to go for a cycle ride with him down Dominion Road to check out some safety issues. He even lent me...
Council wants more Government help with homelessness
Media release from Auckland Council 1 December 2014 Auckland Council, in a briefing to the new Government, is asking for more help as it tries to deal with the growing issue of homelessness and the need for emergency housing. The briefing paper asks the Government to...
Councillors unite to get tolling referendum
Media Release: Auckland Councillors are uniting to ensure the people of Auckland are given the opportunity by way of referendum on the question of alternative transport funding options, including a motorway network charge. In an historic precedent that unites left...
Don’t blame the dog – it’s up to us
This opinion piece by Dr Cathy Casey, Albert-Eden- Roskill Ward Councillor was first published in the NZ Herald ‘It is not the dog’s fault” was the message I delivered in my speech when opening the Kennel Club’s national dog show at the...
Good news for the Khartoum Place Suffrage Memorial
Good news for the Auckland Women’s Suffrage Memorial, Margaret Wilson and the National Council of Women. Cr Cathy Casey moved the last amendment at the end of 5 days of Unitary Plan meetings to get support for lifting the proposed draft Unitary Plan designation...