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...
24 October, 2023 | Our People, Puketāpapa Local Board
“Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there.” First elected in 2019, I have served as Deputy Chair from 2020-2022 and as Chair of the Manukau Harbour Forum since 2020. In that time we have faced huge challenges – firstly a...
23 October, 2023 | Featured Post, News
E koekoe te kōkō, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū * City Vision is campaigning for #KoolKererū this year as it is the perfect urban bird that we all want to see in our gardens and street trees. The ideal combo of chonky and beautiful, Kererū is a bird we are...
16 October, 2023 | Our People
I’ve been very fortunate to be supported by my community to represent them on the Puketāpapa Local Board for twelve years, and now at the regional level for Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa as a councillor since October 2022. I have a strong track record of working for...
10 October, 2023 | Featured Post, News
On January 27th the world changed for many Aucklanders, and some are still living in uncertainty. Climate change in our city has become more obvious than ever; homes were inundated around stream catchments while the land slid on hillsides and around the coast. Some...
