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...
Feedback on AT’s excessively restrictive private planting guidelines
Auckland Transport has been promising to draft grass verge (berm) planting guidelines for some time. The guidelines are needed because there is a lot of interest from people who would like to make use of the berms outside their homes for more than just grass. Private...
AECT trustees to be scrutinized over poor Vector results
Media release from City Vision for AECT Subject: Auckland Energy Consumer Trust Election AECT trustees to be scrutinized over poor Vector results 29 October 2015 The five incumbent Auckland Energy Consumer Trust (AECT) Trustees will be held to account and asked to...
Election on target for record low turnout
Media Release: City Vision for AECT Date: 26 October 2015 Only 7.3% of eligible voters have returned voting papers in Auckland Energy Consumer Trust (AECT) election compared with 13.25% at the same time in the last election. With only 2 more days for the approximately...
Refusal to remove misleading election signs
City Vision media release: Auckland Energy Consumer Trust Election Date: 23 October 2015 Following complaints to the Electoral Officer overseeing the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust election the right-wing C&R ticket have refused to remove or modify misleading...
Setting the record straight on the Auckland Council TPPA vote
On October 8th the Regional Strategy & Policy Committee of Auckland Council voted to seek greater transparency on the TPPA and an opportunity to discuss it with Government prior to ratification. Perversely, the NZ Herald story published online and in print told...