As the Auckland Council elections enter the final few days, voters face a choice between City Vision’s positive, policy-forward vision for a thriving, inclusive and liveable Auckland, and a fear-mongering campaign from the National Party-aligned C&R dictated by the coalition government’s agenda to slash local government services.

On 24 September 2025 Auckland Councillors voted to withdraw Plan Change 78 and take its replacement, Plan Change 120, to the next stage. Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Councillor Julie Fairey voted for the change. 

There’s a lot of discussion and information flying around ahead of Council’s decision on 24 September whether to proceed with Plan Change 78 or replace it with the new draft proposal. Julie Fairey explains in this post how we got here, how the new proposal differs, and where to next, and will host a webinar with Q&A on Monday 15 September.

With voting papers for the 2025 local elections being posted out from today, Aucklanders have a clear choice between candidates who have a positive vision for Auckland and will work to make it reality, and candidates who will hold it back.

City Vision held a meeting on Epsom Campus. Files from the meeting are available here.

City Vision welcomed the legislation for Auckland Transport reform announced today, but cautioned that the changes mean voters face a choice this election between evidence-based policy and a failed 20th-century approach, exemplified by C&R elected members, that will only worsen congestion. 

City Vision does not support private helipads in residential areas – the impacts on direct neighbours and wider neighbourhoods are too great.