5 September, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board
This article was first published in the September edition of Ponsonby News We all have a personal connection to Ponsonby Road. It is far more than just a thoroughfare. It is a celebrated destination and home to many residents and businesses. Over the years plans have...
5 September, 2013 | Featured Post, News, Waitemata Local Board
It was really sad news for members of the Waitemata Local Board team to learn of the death last night of a man in Myers park. The death occurred in the area of the park that is central to the Board’s imminent plans to upgrade the line of sight and visibility of...
4 September, 2013 | City Vision, News
At the “Do Women Matter?” forum last night, City Vision candidates signed up to the Living Wage pledge. We confirmed that City Vision cares about our city and all its residents and is striving for community well-being through decent wages. We...
3 September, 2013 | Albert Eden Local Board, Our Projects
The sight of ugly infrastructure can make our streets look very unloved – however Point Chevalier received a bit of loving recently with two utility boxes getting makeover. I proposed the sites as stand out candidates for the transformation. While the library got a...
3 September, 2013 | Albert Eden Local Board, Our Projects
One of the key projects that Margi Watson, Deputy Chair of the Albert Eden Local Board has pushed is for free, community based, family friendly events. No such events had featured on the Council agenda and it needed to change. “On the ground, there appeared to be...
2 September, 2013 | Featured Post, News
Day 4 of the Unitary Plan decision making marathon started at 9am this morning going through till 7pm. Significant gains were achieved for the Waitemata communities. Mike Lee’s motions, seconded by Sandra Coney (with strong supporting advocacy from Waitemata...
1 September, 2013 | City Vision, Featured Post, Local Government, News
“A living wage is the income necessary to provide workers and their families with the basic necessities of life. A living wage will enable workers to live with dignity and participate as active citizens in society.” – Living Wage Aotearoa “We urge the...
