Albert-Eden Ōwairaka Subdivision and Portage Licensing Trust Ward 1 selections this weekend
There’s another round of important selections this weekend. Please come along and help us select candidates for the Ōwairaka subdivision of Albert-Eden Local Board, and for Ward 1 of Portage Licensing Trust. All City Vision supporters are invited to the Zoom...
Report – Julia Maskill, Albert Eden Local Board Member (Ōwairaka Subdivision) for February 2022
This is my update after two years as a first-term City Vision member of Auckland Council’s Albert Eden Local Board (Ōwairaka subdivision).
Light rail crucial to Auckland’s future – Press release
City Vision has praised plans just released for light rail to be built through central Auckland. The new rapid transit system connects Māngere and Onehunga with Mt Roskill and the City Centre. It will shape our city and our lives, bringing opportunities for a better...
Tunnelled light rail for the long-term
The preferred option sees a solution that would avoid significant disruption on roads across the isthmus during construction and fewer properties being taken.
City Vision members instrumental in Council vote to protect Mount Eden pōhutukawa
(from Our Auckland 8 June 2021) A prominent pōhutukawa that could have been at risk after being omitted from the Notable Trees Schedule in error, will now be protected after a proposal to amend the schedule was approved by Auckland Council’s Planning Committee. The...
By-election results 😥
Bad news. Unfortunately Bernadette missed out by just 24 votes! What if we’d just door-knocked another street? Or rung those other mates to remind them to vote… It wasn’t to be, but it shows how every vote counts. A good reminder for the local body...
Another win for City Vision and for the environment.
A big day for City Vision today – a dawn blessing for the new Community Recycling and Education Centre in central Auckland with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. This is a City Vision project, and our members on Albert-Eden and Waitematā Local Boards have made it happen....
City Vision leadership wins better access to future train station
The City Vision-led Albert-Eden Local Board, Waitematā Local Board and Ward Councillors are pleased that Auckland Transport has relented and agreed to our request to provide for a second (western) entrance to the new Maungawhau rail station. While the new station,...
First Moon Festival highlights vibrant, diverse community
Last weekend’s inaugural Dominion Road Moon Festival was a giant step towards making Albert-Eden a more exciting and vibrant place. “City Vision promised we’d make Albert-Eden an attractive place to do business and to live, work and play, and we’ve delivered,” says...From our Facebook page
Our Albert Eden Ōwairaka team joined up with Redelond Tsounga and Julie Fairey, our Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward candidates, to run a playground hop in Pt Chev. Thanks to those who came along for a chat! Margi Watson, Julia Maskill, Christina Robertson, Julie and Red discussed housing, transport, the future of John A Lee corner, tree protection, the Wai-O-Rea community recycling centre project, parks, bikes, and more. Let us know if you want us to come to your local park 🙂
Sunny cup of coffee in West Lynn today by part of the Waitematā team Richard Northey Glenda Fryer and Antony Phillips before venturing out to knock on doors. The rest of our team Anahera Rawiri Rosemary Peppermint and Stephen May are the Sunday contingent.