13 March, 2014 | News, Waitemata Local Board
UPDATE: Read the full story HERE Media Release: Grafton Cricket Club An Auckland cricket club has lauded a decision by the Waitemata Local Board to limit non-sporting use on Victoria Park. The Waitemata Local Board’s historic decision in favour of sports clubs –...
5 November, 2013 | Featured Post, News, Waitemata Local Board
Chair’s Inaugural Meeting Address, 4 November 2013 E nga Reo E nga Mana E nga Waka Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Ki nga Mate Haere, haere, haere. Te whare e tū nei – Tena koe Te Papa e takoto nei – Tena koe. E Kui mā E Koro mā E Tama mā Tena koutou...
4 October, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board
City Vision candidates for the Waitemata Local Board all back the goal of resilient and healthy communities and sustainable environment, with focused care for our environment by reducing pollution – water, air and land. We support and endorse a current survey being...
3 October, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board
The Waitemata Local Board started a project this year of painting utility boxes with a difference. We asked local community and business groups to select one or two utility boxes in their area that they would like to see painted with a mural. These groups were also...
30 September, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board
Three years ago the City Vision team on the Waitemata Local Board pledged to be a strong local board and responsive to the local community. We have worked hard from day one to deliver on issues that matter to local people. Here are the highlights of what we have...
20 September, 2013 | News, Waitemata Local Board
Murals around Progressive ‘s Vinegar Lane site ( formally called Soho Square) 18 months ago a Ponsonby group –‘ Colour of our Community’ (COOC) – entered into an agreement with Progressive to paint murals on hoardings surrounding the development...
18 September, 2013 | Mike Lee, News, Waitemata Local Board
At the first super city election former Auckland Regional Council chair Mike Lee swept away the opposition with a clear win. Right-wing candidates Alex Swney and Tenby Powell were left in the dust with a combined total of 8761 votes compared with Mike’s...
17 September, 2013 | News, Waitemata Local Board
A non-elected Council Controlled Organisation (CCO) ATEED has set back the Symonds Street cemetery’s reputation by giving carte blanch to a private company to film there. While the community and the Waitemata Local Board work to upgrade the cemetery after years of...
15 September, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board |
Total parts per million of carbon in our atmosphere is, at time of writing, around 397. This is reaching levels not seen for three million years. Not 300 hundred years, or 3,000 years, but three million years. Back then, the world was a different place; sea levels...
5 September, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board
This article was first published in the September edition of Ponsonby News We all have a personal connection to Ponsonby Road. It is far more than just a thoroughfare. It is a celebrated destination and home to many residents and businesses. Over the years plans have...
