19 August, 2013 | Events, Featured Post, Local Issues, News, Puketapapa Local Board, Roskill Community Voice, Roskill Community Voice
The Roskill Community Voice team, who are standing for the Puketapapa Local Board had a successful launch of their Vision for Three Kings policy package over the weekend. The RCV team, who have been represented by Julie Fairey and Michael Wood on the Board over the...
7 August, 2013 | Events, Local Issues, News, Richard Northey
Following on from the very successful launch of the Bury the Pylons campaign by the Roskill Community Voice team several weeks ago, there has been a huge upswell of community support for this issue. The latest development is that a public meeting has been called for...
23 July, 2013 | Local Issues, Waitematā Local Board
There is a proposal for a new liquor store to be located at 515 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn ( in between Grey Lynn Tavern and the Laundromat ) in the Surrey Cres shopping centre. The application proposes that alcohol be available from 10am to 11pm, 7 Days a week! The...
22 July, 2013 | Local Issues, News, Waitemata Local Board
Bunnings have plans to build a superstore on Great North Road, from the corner of King street to almost Bond Street. Bunnings bought the site at 272-302 Great North Rd, which is on the border of Arch Hill and Grey Lynn. Building a superstore on this site is a...
18 July, 2013 | Local Issues, Waitematā Local Board
Waitematā Local Board members receive a high number of complaints about parking in Freemans Bay. The streets are clogged with commuters often leaving residents driving round in circles looking for a park or having to deal with blocked driveways. Following the St Marys...
28 February, 2013 | Local Issues, News, Waitemata Local Board
Shale Chambers, Chair, Waitemata Local Board Old habits die hard. The many headed monster that was the resource consenting and planning department of the old Auckland City Council we hope has finally had its last gasp and is now dead. Using the old Auckland City...
9 February, 2013 | Local Issues, News
Statement by Chair of Accountability and Performance Committee, Cr Richard Northey, at the Committee Meeting, 9 February 2012 The concerns I believe that Auckland Council as owner on behalf of Auckland residents and businesses can legitimately have about the Ports...
1 February, 2013 | Local Issues
Mayor Len Brown has kicked off a debate about how to fund the City Rail Link [Herald Dialogue Page, 30th January]. But before figuring out how to raise the money to pay for it we should first discuss what the funding gap for Auckland Council will actually be. The...
27 October, 2012 | Local Government, Local Issues, News
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...
27 April, 2012 | Local Issues, News
Shale Chambers, Chair, Waitemata Local Board The Ports of Auckland is an integral part of the economic, social, historic and cultural life of our city. The founding fathers and mothers who arrived here in the mid 1800s saw the Waitemata Harbour and the waterfront...
