City Vision’s 3 years of progress on the Waitematā Local Board
The three years of an election cycle go by very quickly. Nominations for those who want to stand for local elected office for Auckland Council will close shortly, political hoardings will appear on Quay Street and Western Park and other parks in our neighbourhoods,...
Shed 10 re-opens
Shed 10 officially opened on 31 July Shed 10 after a refurbishment that has transformed it into cruise ship terminal and an events facility. The heritage building dates back to 1910 and is the last of the original cargo sheds left on Queens Wharf. It was used for much...
Campaigning at the Grey Lynn Farmers Market
My personal campaigning gets underway Last Sunday I ventured out to the Grey Lynn Farmers market, to let people know about the new City Vision team for the upcoming Waitemata local body election. This was my maiden voyage as a member of the team - apart from attending...
Organised City Vision launches campaign and new website
Media Release from City Vision At 3.30pm on Sunday, 4 August, City Vision will be officially launching its campaign for the 2013 Auckland Council and Auckland District Health Board at Wesley Community Centre, Sandringham Rd Ext, Auckland. “We are the only organisation...
Bury the Pylons Media Release
Roskill Community Voice’s public meeting to launch the Bury the Pylons campaign was overwhelmed and had to be moved to a larger room…
Annual Plan wins for Waitemata
As part of the Auckland Council Annual Plan 2013/14 each Local Board adopts a Local Board Agreement which outlines agreed service levels, capital projects and prioritised advocacy initiatives. The City Vision-led Waitemata Local Board has been able to secure the...
Give way to pedestrians rule change
Every year Local Boards negotiate an annual agreement with the Governing Body (the Councillors and Mayor) that forms part of the Annual Plan and sets out the Board’s budget and service levels. A section of the annual agreement also includes the advocacy projects the...
Draft Ponsonby Road Master plan consultation underway
It is really exciting to see the draft Ponsonby Road Masterplan printed and ready for feedback. Pippa Coom introduced the idea to set up a working group to develop a draft to the Waitemata Local Board last year. Since then Tricia Reade and Pippa have championed the...
Protest the GCSB Bill
A large majority of New Zealand stands united against the GCSB spy bills currently being pushed through by this government. We the people need to stand up for our rights to privacy! Join us and the rest of New Zealand in protest on the 27th of July! Time: 2pm Where:...
Bury the Pylons Online Petition Now Available
Roskill Community Voice’s petition to Bury the Pylons now online…