Peter Davis: Simpson report presents an opportunity for Auckland
The Health and Disability System Review (known as the Simpson Report after the chair, Heather Simpson) was recently published. It draws substantially on submissions from the sector and has been a couple of the years in the making. It is the most substantial review of...
3.5 per cent rates increase: Key to Auckland’s COVID-19 recovery says City Vision
Have your say on Auckland Council’s Emergency Budget 2020/2021 (feedback form) Auckland Council has produced an Emergency Budget to address the $525m shortfall in revenue due to COVID-19 and in so doing has to make some tough decisions about where to find...
Transforming How We Deal With Waste
NZ has one of the developed world’s lowest waste minimisation levies – $10 per tonne to landfill. MBIE plan to raise that to $50 but an independent study recommends a levy of $140 per tonne!
A call for more kindness from Councillor Casey
Some things can be revelatory in their simplicity. Take, for example, the little piece of paper laying between my cup of tea and lolly wrapper at the hair salon a mere eight days since I was re-elected as Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward councillor. “Kind is the new cool,”...
Mike Lee’s gerrymandering claim rejected
The serious allegations of electoral irregularities and gerrymandering made by Mike Lee (in Gulf News and Ponsonby News) to explain his defeat cannot go unanswered. His arguments set out to undermine a number of important democratic principles. Under the Local...
Final election results 2019
A positive Local Elections 2019 campaign has resulted in a strong result for City Vision. 37 candidates stood across Waitematā and Gulf ward, Albert- Eden-Puketāpapa ward, Maungakiekie subdivision, Auckland DHB and Portage Licensing Trust (ward 1). The final result,...
Careful financial management claim vindicated by Advertising Standards Authority decision
Media Release embargoed until 10am 8 October 2019 Subject: Local Elections 2019 Careful financial management claim vindicated by Advertising Standards Authority decision A bogus budget claim that the City Vision-led Waitematā Local Board, representing central...
Voting has started for our 2019 Local Elections
Voting papers have started arriving in mailboxes from 20 September. You need to be enrolled to vote for Mayor, Councillors, Local Board Members, District Health Boards and in some locations Licensing Trusts. If your voting documents do not arrive by 25 September call...
Meet City Vision’s candidates 2019
The City Vision team is made up of a diverse group of Aucklanders, reflecting the communities we wish to represent. Gender: Two thirds of our 37 candidates are women Ethnicity & nationality: Our candidates identify with a range of backgrounds: Māori, Samoan,...
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CityVisionNZ RT @pippacoom : This is what a strong, functioning democracy looks like. Thanks to @ElectoralCommNZ for making sure all voters had the oppor…
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CityVisionNZ As a local govt coalition of @nzlabour @NZGreens (and community independents) we're absolutely delighted with the… https://t.co/Zi9TFLAScY
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CityVisionNZ Welcome to Twitter @juliejiuli ! Here's Julie, @MissBonhomie , and a box of tissues to let you know what's going on i… https://t.co/ZQ7IZahFkL
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CityVisionNZ RT @pippacoom : The meeting has been adjourned until 25 Nov to allow more time to discuss who is going to be Chair and how the Chamberlain P…
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CityVisionNZ RT @DawaYeshe : Albert-Eden local board swearing in of elected members. Very proud of our successful Owairaka teammates 🌟@cjr_robertson , Mar…
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CityVisionNZ RT @CityAklccrg : Congrats to the Local Board successful candidates @MissBonhomie @AChristie4WLB @SarahTrotmannz Richard Northey @KerrinL …
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CityVisionNZ RT @BikeAKL : LAST day of feedback to the new City Centre Masterplan. The last plan helped us get Lightpath, Westhaven Promenade and the Q…
