Gender balance in local government?
Kate Sheppard would be horrified to learn that women in New Zealand – the country that first gave women the vote – are still grossly underrepresented in the ranks of elected councillors in local government and very few hold leadership roles.
A Living Wage for Auckland Council: an investment in people
“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...
Reining in Ports of Auckland
One of the major controversies of the first three years of the new Auckland Council has been the behaviour of the wholly Council owned company Ports of Auckland (POAL). POAL are one of those entities deliberately put at arms length from democratic control under Rodney...
CCO’s and Accountability
One of the big concerns of people at the time of the Supercity reforms was a loss of democracy. A particular concern was that many important Council functions were being packed away into “Council Controlled Organisations” (CCO’s) with little...
What role for local government?
Peter Haynes, Chair, Albert Eden Local Board Readers can be forgiven for missing the debate about whether local bodies should have their role severely curtailed. Despite the prospect of the most far-reaching reforms to local government in a generation, there has been...From our Facebook page
Waitematā Local Board back at the full complement of members after the resignation of a previous board member. ![]()
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Glenda Fryer has masses of experience in local body politics. She is ready and able to represent the many varied and wonderful people of Waitematā.![]()
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Competitions for kids in lockdown! Sandringham Kids' Heritage Project has a colour-in contest and also a Draw A Heritage House one, check it out and spread the word!![]()
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This October, SPiCE is running some competitions as part of the launch of the Sandringham Kids Heritage Project. We have twenty DIY Poi Packs to give away so make sure to follow our Facebook or...
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CityVisionNZ Te Auanga is a fantastic community project, championed by our friends at @roskillcv - it's amazing regardless of th… https://t.co/m6sWf61ZJE
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CityVisionNZ Great 🧵 from Councillor Coom. https://t.co/21s9LdPzxU
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CityVisionNZ RT @pippacoom : 6 years ago today Leilani Tamu organised an impromptu protest to stand up for our free, fair & transparent democracy. She wa…
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CityVisionNZ RT @lancewiggs : $541,000paid last year between the Entrust trustee fees and the 2 self appointed Vector directorships. 3 year terms. The…
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CityVisionNZ The Entrust dividend has been decreasing under the watch of the C&R trustees. Here's why this election is importan… https://t.co/ctZpNViRLQ
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CityVisionNZ RT @tracklocross : Posted my Entrust vote today supporting @moreforyouAKL - get your votes in the post by this Tuesday so they arrive on tim…
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CityVisionNZ RT @bobbythekiwi : Yay now all @roskillcv elected members are fully vaccinated!! With our powers combined... @CityVisionNZ
