5 September, 2013 | Featured Post, News, Waitemata Local Board
It was really sad news for members of the Waitemata Local Board team to learn of the death last night of a man in Myers park. The death occurred in the area of the park that is central to the Board’s imminent plans to upgrade the line of sight and visibility of...
31 August, 2013 | News, Waitemata Local Board
Every weekend City Vision and Roskill Community Voice candidates are out door knocking in the Waitemata and Albert-Eden-Roskill wards. This is an important part of the campaign as residents meet the people who wish to represent them and candidates get to hear the...
26 August, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board
The resource consent hearing for Weona walkway gets underway today (the application is available here). Hearing commissioners will decide if the Waitemata Local Board can build a proposed 1.4km long coastal walkway on Westmere Park Reserve land between Westmere Park,...
24 August, 2013 | Featured Post, News, Waitemata Local Board
How the billboard on the St James Theatre came to be removed Assigned the Heritage, Planning and Urban Design portfolio (with Tricia Reade) at the beginning of the Waitemata Local Board term, the challenges within the portfolio were exemplified by one larger than life...
22 August, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board |
Living Streets Aotearoa has been advocating for changes to No Exit signage around our streets. No Exit street signs are there to indicate to vehicle drivers there is no exit but don’t reveal if there is in fact accessway for walking and/or cycling. This is...
18 August, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board |
As part of the Waitemata Local Board’s Greenway Plan, I’ve championed for investigation into opening the closed Parnell rail tunnel (an original rail tunnel immediately adjacent to the present day tunnel) so that a Greenway could be created between Newmarket...
8 August, 2013 | Auckland District Health Board, News, Waitemata Local Board |
City Vision candidates Deborah Yates (Waitemata Local Board) and Will ‘Ilolahia (Auckland District Health Board) joined residents last week protesting a new liquor store at the Grey Lynn (Surrey Cres) shops. “As a candidate for the Auckland District Health...
7 August, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board
Protection of our heritage is one of Waitemata Local Board’s priorities. The wonderful St James Theatre is one of the most significant heritage buildings in the CBD. From the time the City Vision team were elected in 2010 we have been advocating to the...
2 August, 2013 | News, Waitemata Local Board
The three years of an election cycle go by very quickly. Nominations for those who want to stand for local elected office for Auckland Council will close shortly, political hoardings will appear on Quay Street and Western Park and other parks in our neighbourhoods,...
2 August, 2013 | News, Waitemata Local Board
My personal campaigning gets underway Last Sunday I ventured out to the Grey Lynn Farmers market, to let people know about the new City Vision team for the upcoming Waitemata local body election. This was my maiden voyage as a member of the team – apart from...
