Media release: City Vision
Subject: Local Government Elections 2016
6 April 2016
City Vision Team for Waitematā combines experience and new talent
City Vision has selected a strong team of experienced elected representatives and new, diverse talent to contest the seven seats on the Waitematā Local Board, covering Auckland’s city centre and central suburbs.
“With candidates including three Local Board members, a former Councillor, a young social entrepreneur, a teacher, and a media professional, we are confident we have a strong, broad-based, progressive team to advance the interests of our Waitematā communities” says current Local Board Chair and City Vision candidate, Shale Chambers.
Our talented City Vision candidates for the Waitematā Local Board are as follows:
– Shale Chambers, current Chair of the Waitematā Local Board and Ponsonby lawyer
– Adriana Christie, social entrepreneur and young environmentalist
– Pippa Coom, current Deputy Chair of the Waitematā Local Board
– Chang Hung, media personality
– Richard Northey, former Auckland Councillor
– Kurt Taogaga, teacher and community volunteer
– Vernon Tava, current Waitematā Local Board member and business broker
“Our candidates are grounded in the local community and will stand up for the things that matter to local people: transport and housing choice, care for our environment and heritage, keeping assets in public ownership and making Council work effectively through strong community engagement.”
“Our candidates will be working hard from now right through to the local government election in October to listen to our communities and win their support. Our communities deserve a strong community voice”, says Shale Chambers.
Contact:
Shale Chambers 0274 765 284
Notes:
City Vision is a coalition of Greens, Labour and community independents that contests the Auckland Council elections in the areas covering the Albert-Eden-Roskill and Waitemata & Gulf wards.
Current City Vision Waitematā Local Board members, Deborah Yates and Christopher Dempsey, did not seek reselection.
Postal voting in the 2016 Local Government Elections starts on 16 September and ends on election day 8 October