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...
Auckland Transport unaccountable and out of control
Media Release from Christine Rose 13 August 2013 Christine Rose Will Work to Reverse Auckland Transport Waste and Empire Building “Unaccountable and out of control.” That’s what Christine Rose, Council candidate for Waitakere Ward says about Auckland Transport, the...
City Vision lays down public ownership challenge
City Vision Media Release 14 August 2013 “Aucklanders need to know whether candidates at this year’s local government election will keep assets in public ownership,” says City Vision candidate for Albert-Eden-Roskill Ward Councillor Peter Haynes. “City Vision...
The human side of asset sales
Keeping our community assets is a cornerstone policy of City Vision and it is a policy that is very real to Glenda Fryer and Helga Arlington, City Vision candidates for the Albert-Eden Local Board. Glenda was on the former Auckland City Council when C&R...
Keep our Assets
It has always been a lynchpin City Vision policy that our publicly owned assets should remain in community ownership
Nothing trivial or second rate about local boards
Last week the Conservative party announced their candidates for 22 positions on 15 of the 21 Local Board (NZ Herald story). Party Leader Colin Craig is quoted as saying that the party ” was keeping its best people aside for the party list at the general...
The 2013 local election campaign begins
Teams of City Vision candidates and volunteer supporters were out in force today to erect the election signage which tells Aucklanders that the election campaign is now on. In Waitemata and Albert-Eden-Roskill both Council and Local Board election hoardings were...
Fill the Hall – Kill the Bill
Fill the Town Hall and Stop the GSCB Bill Monday 19 August Auckland Town Hall 7pm Here are the confirmed speakers: (as at 12 August) Dr Rodney Harrison QC (presented the Law Society submission on GCSB Bill) Kim Dotcom (the most high profile victim of illegal GCSB...