21 December, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
As we wrap for the summer break we’d like to share with you the year in review from each of our Waitematā, Albert-Eden and Puketāpapa Local Board teams. 2023 has been full of highlights but also some significant challenges. Storms and Cyclone Gabrielle were...
17 December, 2023 | Featured Post, News
City Vision’s Albert-Eden Local Board members Liv Roe, Julia Maskill, Margi Watson and Christina Robertson report back on a full 2023. The year has been full of highlights but also some significant challenges. The Anniversary Weekend floods resulted in Albert-Eden...
13 December, 2023 | Featured Post, News
City Vision’s Waitematā Local Board members Alex Bonham, Anahera Rawiri and Richard Northey report back on 2023. This year has been hard in many ways – floods, cost of living – and council has pivoted to address them all. However, behind the headlines, there...
3 December, 2023 | Featured Post, News, Puketapapa Local Board
Puketāpapa Local Board members Jon Turner and Bobby Shen report back on an eventful year. 2023 started off with record-breaking rainfall in January that took a serious toll on Puketāpapa residents and wider Tāmaki Makaurau. In our area we saw many houses flooded...
20 November, 2023 | Albert-Eden Local Board, Our People
I’ve been a member of the Albert-Eden Local Board since 2019. My background is in research and education, and I came to local politics through transport advocacy – getting a bike some years ago opened my eyes to how much work we need to do to make our transport system...
16 November, 2023 | Featured Post, News
First published in Ponsonby News November 2023 City Vision celebrates arts and events this Spring in Ponsonby and beyond. Arts and Events make up a tiny fraction of council budgets but they can be the most joyful and memorable. You might even argue they are necessary....
12 November, 2023 | Featured Post, News
Opinion piece first published in Stuff’s community papers October 2023 Julie Fairey, Councillor for Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward For twenty years, I’ve lived in a Kāinga Ora dominated neighbourhood called Waikōwhai, south of Mount Roskill. We bought a 1960s...
29 October, 2023 | Albert-Eden Local Board, Our People
I have lived and brought up my family in Albert-Eden since moving here in 1986 to work as a lawyer. Whilst I love living here, I know there are ways we can change and improve. We urgently need to reduce carbon emissions, travel times and road accidents, so I continue...