Chamberlain Park not for sale
Albert-Eden Local Board Chair, Dr Peter Haynes, is quite clear about the future of Chamberlain Park in response to suggestions by consultants and others that it be sold for housing. The park is needed for the community, he says. At no time has the Local Board...
Local Board will fight Three Kings Land Exchange Decision
Media Release: Roskill Community Voice 12 November 2015 Local Board will fight Three Kings Land Exchange Decision “Today’s decision by the Auckland Development Committee (ADC) to support the proposed Three Kings land exchange (for recommendation to the Minister) will...
5th anniversary of Auckland Council
Waitematā Local Board Chair Shale Chambers reflects on the first 5 years of Auckland Council in his November Ponsonby News column The Super City is five years old this month. It also heralds the first five years of your local Waitematā Local Board and the honour I...
Hidden public spaces in the City Centre
In 2011 Waitemata Local Board Chair, Shale Chambers initiated via a Notice of Motion (item 11.1) an audit of "hidden" public spaces in the City Centre and requested these spaces be appropriately publicised. As he noted at the time: "Whilst most Aucklanders are...
First Local Board to develop a community low carbon plan
In 2011 following community feedback the Waitematā Local Board made a commitment to develop a localised plan for reducing emissions that will focus on reducing energy use, sustainable transport options, waste reduction, local food production and more effective and...
City Vision: out and proud
Brian Rudman in the NZ Herald has recently accused the left of "hiding behind bland, apple-pie labels such as City Vision" It may be correct that National has long been disguised behind Communities & Residents (previously Citizen & Ratepayers) in Auckland...
Electric bikes save time, money and the environment
Councillor Cathy Casey discusses the joys of commuting to the Auckland Town Hall by e-bike. It's all Sam Trowsdale's fault. In April last year he invited me to go for a cycle ride with him down Dominion Road to check out some safety issues. He even lent me a bike. One...
Feedback on AT’s excessively restrictive private planting guidelines
Auckland Transport has been promising to draft grass verge (berm) planting guidelines for some time. The guidelines are needed because there is a lot of interest from people who would like to make use of the berms outside their homes for more than just grass. Private...
AECT trustees to be scrutinized over poor Vector results
Media release from City Vision for AECT Subject: Auckland Energy Consumer Trust Election AECT trustees to be scrutinized over poor Vector results 29 October 2015 The five incumbent Auckland Energy Consumer Trust (AECT) Trustees will be held to account and asked to...
Election on target for record low turnout
Media Release: City Vision for AECT Date: 26 October 2015 Only 7.3% of eligible voters have returned voting papers in Auckland Energy Consumer Trust (AECT) election compared with 13.25% at the same time in the last election. With only 2 more days for the approximately...