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...
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...
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...
23 September, 2023 | Featured Post, News
Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland Council is currently consulting on the future of Māori representation on council. In October 2023 the decision will be made by the governing body whether to introduce Māori seats for the 2025 local elections. Here Waitematā...
16 August, 2023 | Featured Post, News
In 2009, the “godfather” of zero waste in Aoteaora, the late Warren Snow spoke at a Grey Lynn 2030 public meeting about the concept of a resource recovery centre and the economic, environmental and social benefits it could generate. The vision for a centre was...
6 August, 2023 | Featured Post, News
Every three years Auckland’s 21 local boards prepare strategic plans to help guide investment, funding, advocacy and local projects over the next three years. Local Boards play a big role in shaping your local community so this is a really good opportunity to let your...
28 June, 2023 | Featured Post, News
Auckland Council is asking for feedback on how Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland should grow over the next 30 years, with public consultation now open until 31 July 2023. [updated from the original feedback date of 4 July. Consultation has now been extended] The Future...
19 March, 2023 | Featured Post, News
Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget—and I’ll tell you what you value. President Biden Tāmaki Makaurau is recovering from the impact of covid and devastating flooding while facing a climate and cost of living crisis. We urgently need to invest...
23 November, 2022 | Featured Post, News
Last week Auckland Council’s governing body approved a new governance structure recommended by Mayor Wayne Brown. Two mega committees have been created with a mix of councillors appointed to a number subcommittees. Former Auckland City Councillor and retired...
