Seeking nominations for Local Boards and Portage Licensing Trust
With local government elections in October 2022, nominations are now open for City Vision candidates for: Albert Eden Local Board (Ōwairaka and Maungawhau subdivisions) Puketāpapa Local Board Waitematā Local Board Maungakiekie Tāmaki Local Board (Maungakiekie...
Cathy Casey to retire
Dr Cathy Casey, City Vision Councillor for Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa, has decided that she will retire at the end of this electoral term in October 2022. When Cathy retires, she will have had 27 years as an elected local government representative, with 18 of those years...
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...