Berms – City Vision offers solution, not rhetoric
City Vision Media Release 2 October 2013 Berms – City Vision offers solution, not rhetoric “It is time for a practical solution to the berm mowing issue, not rhetoric designed to purely harvest votes”, says Cathy Casey, Albert-Eden-Roskill Councillor. “Berm mowing...
Spring is here and the grass is growing – who is mowing the berms?
Residents in the former council areas of North Shore, Manukau, and Waitakere are very used to taking care of the berm (grass verge) outside their homes. In the old Auckland City Council areas mowing was undertaken by contractors. From 1 July the whole Auckland...
Big Heritage wins for Roskill
Roskill’s heritage is rich and interesting. However, for a long time it has been neglected. We have lost many significant buildings over the years, we have fewer heritage protected buildings than any other part of Auckland, there is paucity of heritage signage in...
Decision time for Auckland
I have been very proud to serve the Waitemata & Gulf Ward over the first three years of the Super City. The ward based around the parliamentary seat of Auckland Central but including Parnell and Newmarket comprises Auckland’s most historic suburbs Ponsonby, Grey...
Proposed Unitary Plan now notified and online
The Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan is now online, marking its official notification and the start of the formal submission phase, that will run until 28 February 2014. The plan includes changes based on feedback from 22,000 Aucklanders and the decisions made by...
Achieving results through team work on the 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...
Lack of transparency and service cuts at ADHB
Brent Morrissey's presentation to the Grey Power meeting on 24 September The Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) is the agency with the statutory responsibility to deliver health services to Auckland As a democratically elected board it has a duty to report...
Seniors mobilise for local body election
Media Release: Auckland Grey Power While the voting papers are coming in slowly, there are over fifteen Greypower members standing across the city, so we are confident we will gain improvements for seniors, says Anne-Marie Coury, President of Auckland Greypower. A...
Auckland deserves better transport
The latest public transport patronage figures show a complicated picture which has provided various interpretations. The 12 months September 2012 to August 2013 figures are 3.3% lower than September 2011 to August 2012. However, the second period includes the RWC...
Heritage Festival gets underway
The Auckland Heritage Festival 2013 starts today. At the opening in Shed 10 last night Councillor Sandra Coney warmly thanked the 'do it yourself' history heros in our community who are integral to the success of sharing our history with our communities. People...