Old fashioned campaigning – street corner meetings
Street Corner Meetings in Albert-Eden: ‘accountability and listening' City Vision candidates in Albert Eden will be face to face with voters Saturday and Sunday this weekend and the next. There is a heavy schedule of street corner stops so that all residents who want...
Dominion Road upgrade at last
Dominion Road carries more people in buses than in cars! Making it even more effective as a bus transport route is a major focus of the upgrade that will start early in 2014 – but people are to the fore as never in the past. Gone are the days when the car is king in...
On tonight: We want you to vote! An evening of music
Featuring; Jeff Henderson & Friends, Tom Rodwell & Storehouse, Steve Abel, Oscar, Great North, Swamplands, The Bads, Fagen and the People, Shadow Bat AND Surf City. Date: Thursday September 26th Venue: Alleluya, Wine Cellar & Whammy, 183 K'rd Road Time:...
Standout scores
Youth organization, Generation Zero have released score cards today of candidates standing in critical Auckland Council wards. The scores are based on interviews with Councillor candidates on four key issues in Auckland: transport, urban planning, cycling and climate...
The real story about the Whau Ward
Media coverage of the Local Government Election in Auckland has been very poor. The suburban newspapers appear to have boycotted the election altogether. The lack of coverage is a disservice to democracy. It also makes it easier for incumbents to be re-elected. The...
Level crossing safety
Graeme Easte of the Albert-Eden Local Board has been campaigning for almost ten years to have safety issues resolved at the 48 railway level crossings in the Auckland Region, particularly the 23 on the core commuter rail network. Each crossing represents a conflict...
Ignore the Herald – PT patronage is up
The NZ Herald reports today that PT patronage “continues to languish with trip numbers over the past 12 months ended 3.3 per cent lower than for the previous year” Over on Transport Blog the same results from the Auckland Transport August Board report were analysed...
Living Wage Forum: Auckland University
University of Auckland Student Quad Monday 30th September Living Wage Forum - Auckland University. Students and young people need an Auckland Council that cares about decent job creation and warm and affordable houses, and that will take the lead on making Auckland a...
Putting the record straight – 40km speed limit on Ponsonby Road
It is election time so candidates are naturally looking to trumpet their achievements to the voters. However some like to take excessive credit for the hard work of others. At the 2010 election, City Vision responded to the extensive list of achievements the C&R...
Unions Auckland – how to vote
Unions Auckland has produced a list of candidates who will (i) Protect our assets (ii) Fight for a deal for port workers and (iii) Support Living Wage Aotearoa New Zealand in a How to Vote guide available here Mike Lee, City Vision and Roskill Community Voice...