Your City Vision team on the Waitematā Local Board chair Pippa Coom, deputy Shale Chambers, with members Adriana Avendano Christie, Richard Northey, Denise Roche and Vernon Tava
At the 2016 local government elections you re-elected the City Vision team to maintain a strong, effective Waitematā Local Board that delivers on issues that matter to you.
The City Vision team stand with you to build a fair, sustainable, vibrant and connected city for everyone to enjoy. Our local communities are diverse, creative and forward looking. City Vision has the values, experience and policies to help Waitematā realise its potential. Our guiding principles are available here.
Your City Vision team on the Waitematā Local Board chair Pippa Coom, deputy Shale Chambers, with members Adriana Avendano Christie, Richard Northey, Denise Roche and Vernon Tava are committed to:
- Meeting community priorities within budget
- Careful financial oversight of parks, libraries, community facilities and pools
- Funding for community groups and community-led projects
- Support community leases for organisations such as Rape Crisis
- Seeking out, listening and responding to community views
- Support seven business associations and local economic initiatives
- Support for events including Parnell Festival of Roses, Myers Park Medley, Grey Lynn Festival, Festival Italiano, Artweek and West End Tennis Cup
- Transport choice, outstanding public transport and safe walking and cycling
- Ecological sustainability and low carbon action plan initiatives
Here is a snapshot of what we have achieved since the 2016 election:
- Eliminated chemical spraying in Myers, Albert, Western and Victoria Parks
- Roll out of city fringe residential parking zones
- Western Park entrance and stairs upgrade
- Myers Park splashpad opened
- Weona Westmere coastal walkway opened
- Working towards a Parnell Plan
- Teed Street upgrade
- Point Resolution steps upgrade
- Ponsonby Road pedestrian improvements
- Supporting TAPAC’s long term development with an arts partnership
- Longer weekend opening hours for the Central Library
- Community-led Grey Lynn Pump Track
- Provide support to community gardens & pollinator paths
- Local playground upgrades across Waitemata
- Symonds Street cemetery enhancements
- Heritage Foreshore Trail installed
- Fukuoka Garden opened
- Grey Lynn Greenway opened
- Award winning upgrade of Ellen Melville Centre opened as a community hub for the city centre
- New Parnell Train Station walkway
- Support for homeless initiatives
- Funding a study to look at tree loss in Waitemata and developing a local urban tree strategy
- New interpretation signage at Te Hā o Hine Place
More highlights are in the Local Board Achievements reports 17/18 and 18/19
The team’s report back to the community will be delivered to households during February 2019.
We are your representatives and are always happy to talk. Do get in touch. Contract a board member directly or call 021 1802 506 (Denise Roche, Deputy Chair, City Vision) or email City Vision at [email protected]
It has been immensely satisfying working with the great City Vision members of the Waitemata local Board to achieve these valuable projects on the ground in the central city and surrounding suburbs- improving the environment and quality of life of residents, workers and visitors here.