What role for local government?

What role for local government?

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...
Your power team for AECT

Your power team for AECT

Your Power Team is a Labour/Green/Community Independent group supported by City Vision formed to contest the five positions on the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust (AECT) in the October 2012 elections. Our policies included retaining Vector shares in AECT ownership,...
Cathy Casey: Your Councillor

Cathy Casey: Your Councillor

Report card from October 2012 Cathy Casey was rated as one of the Council’s most effective elected Councillors by the NZ Herald  ( Auckland Super City score card: How they rate. 2 May 2012). Hard working with plenty of experience, Cathy has worked hard to bring...
Mike Lee: Leadership, experience and results

Mike Lee: Leadership, experience and results

Report card published in October 2012 Waitemata & Gulf Ward Councillor, Mike Lee stood on his record of leadership, experience and results. He is  Chair of the Transport Committee and Board member of Auckland Transport. Mike is an acknowledged senior leader on the...
Local Government reforms

Local Government reforms

Back your own horse call to Government On 5 September I joined the Auckland Council delegation speaking to the Council’s submission on the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill at the Local Government and Environment Select Committee Hearings I spoke after the...
Jacobs Ladder re-opens

Jacobs Ladder re-opens

Shale Chambers, Chair Waitemata Local Board 31 August 2011 Patient locals have waited over a year  for the rebuilding and  re-opening of Jacob’s Ladder – that wonderful  conection between the  heights of St Mary’s Bay and the western edge of  the...