Glyphosate – what is it and do we want it in Auckland?
Waitematā Local Board member Deborah Yates, who leads the natural portfolio, has been working to raise awareness about glyphosate spraying and to push for options to reduce its...
Grey Lynn RSC ANZAC Speech
25 April 2015 I am honoured to stand before this magnificent commemoration mural this year on behalf of your Waitemata Local Board of Auckland Council. Deputy Chair Pippa Coom...
Trams – sound good, but more detail needed
From the Puketapapa (Mt Roskill) end it's a very, very, cautious welcome to Auckland Transport's proposals to extend tramlines (light rail) along key routes on Auckland's...
Roskill Community Voice hard at work in Puketapapa
Since our last update in early March, your Roskill Community Voice members on the Puketapapa Local Board have certainly continued to be busy! The main work of the Board as a...
Keeping Victoria Park for the Public: Waitematā Local Board decide a new park events guideline
In a controversial recent decision, the City Vision members of the Waitematā Local Board voted to approve an events protocol - commissioned by the Board following recent events...
People’s climate march Saturday 28 November
People’s Climate March – Solutions not pollution On the weekend before the Paris Climate talks in November this year, climate marches will take place in hundreds of major cities,...
Campaign to save Liston Village
Press Release: Roskill Community Voice Campaign to Save Liston Village launched - public meeting on 11 October In the middle of a housing crisis, how can it be that Auckland...
The Future of Transport in Auckland forum
Pop in Waitematā
Many will recall last year’s experience of Walking in Trees; the popular installation walk through Albert Park’s majestic Moreton Bay Fig tree, and the only recently departed...
Waitemata Good Citizen Awards
Call for nominations Council documents are peppered with words like ‘empowered communities’, ‘flourishing communities’, ‘engaged communities’ ‘vibrant communities’ and ‘connected...
Fatally flawed Fast-Track Approvals Bill 2024
Seasoned and experienced politician Richard Northey, current member of the Waitematā Local Board, has been around many legislative processes in his time as an MP and in local...
There is a better choice for Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland: City Vision’s guide to giving feedback on the Long Term Plan
Every three years all councils across Aotearoa must consult on their Long Term Plan (LTP) also known as the 10 year budget. The LTP determines what services will be provided to...
What does the Long Term Plan mean for Local Boards?
Feedback is now open on Auckland Council's Long Term Plan. Please have a read of our guide to giving feedback here The final section asks for feedback on Local Board...
Celebrating the Good Citizen Awards
Since the Good Citizen Awards were first established in 2013 a range of people and community groups have been recognised for the positive contribution they have made to...
A round up of updates to start 2024 from the City Vision team
Looking back Myers Park underpass The pre-dawn ceremony to celebrate the new Graham Tipene light installation under Myers Park underpass and park improvements was an enormous...