Unitary Plan ready for notification
After a marathon 5 days of deliberations on the final draft Unitary Plan, Councillors yesterday agreed to recommend a revised version of the plan be notified for public consultation. The City Vision team of Cr Cathy Casey and Board Chairs, Shale Chambers and Peter...
Good news for the Khartoum Place Suffrage Memorial
Good news for the Auckland Women's Suffrage Memorial, Margaret Wilson and the National Council of Women. Cr Cathy Casey moved the last amendment at the end of 5 days of Unitary Plan meetings to get support for lifting the proposed draft Unitary Plan designation of...
Deadline for feedback on draft Ponsonby Road masterplan extended
This article was first published in the September edition of Ponsonby News We all have a personal connection to Ponsonby Road. It is far more than just a thoroughfare. It is a celebrated destination and home to many residents and businesses. Over the years plans have...
Myers Park safety
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 the...
City Vision candidates sign up to Living Wage pledge
At the "Do Women Matter?" forum last night, City Vision candidates signed up to the Living Wage pledge. We confirmed that City Vision cares about our city and all its residents and is striving for community well-being through decent wages. We recognise the importance...
Appreciating our child-focused Council
You may or may not be aware that our Auckland Council has made children their first priority. In the Auckland Plan, the super-city’s primary planning document, the top priority in chapter 1, strategic direction 1, is “Put children and young people first”. The plan...
Art in our communities
The sight of ugly infrastructure can make our streets look very unloved – however Point Chevalier received a bit of loving recently with two utility boxes getting makeover. I proposed the sites as stand out candidates for the transformation. While the library got a...
Family fun takes on a park setting
One of the key projects that Margi Watson, Deputy Chair of the Albert Eden Local Board has pushed is for free, community based, family friendly events. No such events had featured on the Council agenda and it needed to change. “On the ground, there appeared to be...
Significant Unitary Plan gains for the community
Day 4 of the Unitary Plan decision making marathon started at 9am this morning going through till 7pm. Significant gains were achieved for the Waitemata communities. Mike Lee's motions, seconded by Sandra Coney (with strong supporting advocacy from Waitemata Local...
A Living Wage for Auckland Council: an investment in people
“A living wage is the income necessary to provide workers and their families with the basic necessities of life. A living wage will enable workers to live with dignity and participate as active citizens in society.” - Living Wage Aotearoa “We urge the introduction of...